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You just made my point. You don't think it should be called a truck because it doesn't fit your definition of a truck. It does, however, fit the EPA definition of "truck" which is a cargo hauler with an open cargo area at the rear. That's the definition that matters, not your definition.
Rusty, it's a truck. Just like that little six pound terrier is a dog. I, personally, think it's a rat, because it has to be over 20 pounds to qualify as a dog, but it's a dog, whether I like it or not.
My point is the crowd who buys a truck just to say they have a truck and dont really need a truck shouldnt of being the ones being catered to.What do you care?
You hate and refuse to buy anything newer than a 1980.
You don’t buy new vehicles. (Car manufacturers only care about the new car market trends. They don’t sell used cars.)
Most people don’t need a 10 passenger truck with an 8’ bed for day to day life. They compromise and buy crew cab short beds because they can’t afford to buy, maintain, tag, store, etc. 5 separate vehicles for each different errand of the day. They have to get to work, they have kids, they need to pick up a new dishwasher, the pull the sub 20’ boat to the lake, they take a long weekend at the shore and bring their bicycles, they go light off-roading.
A crew cab pickup with a 5-6 foot bed can do all this and more. Most people can do everything with a Maverick or a Ranger. On the rare occasion they may need a bigger truck, they can rent it from Home Depot for $20.
Yeah yeah follow the money whatever...but if you truely want a truck, regardless of if you need one or not, you should be willing to accept the shortcomings that make it a truck suited to a purpose.
So then that way those of us who actually want a serious truck would be able to get one without spending ridiculious sums of money, or buying a product thats supposed to be meant for a certain segment who has to now deal with shortcomings because people who had no business buying one in the first place has dictated market direction.
All trucks right down to the ranger should be built similar to the superduty only getting smaller in size and capacity. No 5.5ft boxes, no independen front ends, etc etc.
Just my take. If you really need a truck like one of you said drive your camry to home depot and rent one for 20 bucks.