• notgold@aussie.zone
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    1 month ago

    They still make single row ones. We have many at my workplace. Usually tradies that work for larger businesses or local governments use them. Smaller trade businesses generally the dual/super cab ones. They do have their uses but most people don’t use them for that purpose.

    Ranger XL single cab or Hilux single cab still around. The Holden Colorado was my favourite as someone that did a lot of long drives but that doesn’t exist anymore.

    At the end of the day, most people want to drive a bigger car because they feel safer when though the bigger vehicles are the problem.

    • Armok_the_bunny@lemmy.world
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      1 month ago

      Neat, I’ll retract the older part of my comment, if you absolutely need a pickup truck get one of those then. As for the safety thing, I’m aware of it, and I’m also aware of how psychopathic it is. Fuck you for wanting to have any chance of survival when I hit you, I don’t want to be hurt at the same time.

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            27 days ago

            It’s a LandCruiser cab/chassis with a tray. They aren’t common outside Australia and Africa

            The thing is though, in Australia people don’t buy these for everyday driving, they are expensive and industrial, there are no incentives to push people and car sellers toward bigger vehicles

            Dual cab models are available, but are only popular in overland/off-road enthusiasts who aren’t bothered by the small tray

            So we don’t have them trying to park in town, naturally they’re more common in rural areas, but rural towns have longer parking places