The overland craze is out of control

[TheGreatAbyss]

5'6. My kid is 2.5 feet?

My neighbor's new Ford Bronco comes just about up to my shoulders.

I snapped this in the Holiday Inn valet drive through in Portland. This monster truck was solidly over my shoulders. Double Cab, Extended Bed etc. The couple who drove it definitely needed it for their two suitcases.

 

[Harvey]

The heavier is here to stay at least until batteries get lighter or we move beyond evs.

The bigger grills look stupid on cars imo. Feels like a return to the 50s with sheet metal as art. Don't get me wrong i love those cars but dont want to see those shapes in mass production.

I've seen sloped front ends on tractor-trailers and they could probably put them on dump trucks if they could sell them I don't know. That's the big issue, it's the visibility right?

I'm old enough to remember when you'd backup you put your hand behind the passenger seat and turn around to see. You could actually see from the driver's seat out the little triangular window in the rear quarter panel. In an suv that window is decorative.

 

[Milo Maltbie]

I'm 6' and a Bronco hood comes above my nipples. My neighbors Raptor is over my shoulders.

mm

 

[Milo Maltbie]

There are more efficient more logical ways to move a single person but I get it we live in a car centric culture and are more or less incentivized to travel in this manner.

Good gawd
Anyone who is fearful on the roadway shouldn't be there to begin with. When it comes to driving, just about anything, the throttle is your friend. When in doubt, throttle out.

The problem with "...shouldn't be there to begin with..." is that in most cases you have no other choice but to travel by car, and if you walk it's even more intimidating. Most roads around here are not safe for walking, and even where there are sidewalks it's difficult or unsafe to cross the street. More than once, I've had drivers change direction to pass closer to me when legally crossing an intersection on foot. Cycling often involves hostile interactions with traffic, and strictly following traffic rules doesn't prevent that. Zoning for 15000 square foot building lots and mandatory parking at commercial sites makes it impossible to build walkable neighborhoods. The built environment in almost all affordable neighborhoods is designed for cars, not pedestrians, and government zoning is forcing it down our throats.

mm

 

[Ripitz]

5'6. My kid is 2.5 feet?

My neighbor's new Ford Bronco comes just about up to my shoulders.

I snapped this in the Holiday Inn valet drive through in Portland. This monster truck was solidly over my shoulders. Double Cab, Extended Bed etc. The couple who drove it definitely needed it for their two suitcases.

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Thank you for clarifying that. That’s a wannabe monster truck not an SUV. Those vehicles are clearly in a different class than Harv’s CRV, Brite’s Tucson and our Outlander.

 

[Harvey]

My neighbors Raptor

Yea but with a Raptor you can solve that by popping your head out of the sunroof.

 

[Brownski]

The couple who drove it definitely needed it for their two suitcases.

What do they do for a living? How many kids do they have? What other hobbies/sports/passions does the truck serve? Do they have enough money for multiple vehicles?

 

[Thacheronix]

Maybe they are gold smugglers and the suitcases are heavy

 

[Campgottagopee]

Raptors are fkn badass

 

[Campgottagopee]

5'6. My kid is 2.5 feet?

My neighbor's new Ford Bronco comes just about up to my shoulders.

I snapped this in the Holiday Inn valet drive through in Portland. This monster truck was solidly over my shoulders. Double Cab, Extended Bed etc. The couple who drove it definitely needed it for their two suitcases.

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Why on earth do you even give a F what these people drive. I don't get it.