Hey, German here. What the f*** are Americans doing at the other side of the Atlantic? Some of you already know this monstrosity. I did’nt. This is a Ford F650 Truck and when I stepped out of my Youtube Bubble I realized, it was marketed as the “biggest, baddest Truck on the road” for the everyday American. Are you guys serious?! Is the end goal really to drive a Monster Truck to McDs to get a McFlurry? Americas bloodiest wars have been fought in the middle east to secure oil, bombing nations to rubble. And all, for this bullshit? The excess, waste and decadence is mind boggling to me and people on Reddit seriously justifying this by “you know dude I’m 6,4ft. I don’t fit in any other vehicle” makes me go up the wall.
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I’m 6’4”. I don’t fit in any other vehicle
Maybe they mean wide
As a European, that’s definitely an impractical, asshole vehicle. You couldn’t drive or park that anywhere here.
As a guy though? Gotta love a big, fuck you vehicle. It’s like a giant kids toy. Highly impractical, but I bet you’d giggle if you drove it. Only Americans could ever build something like that.
I used to drive an F650
In the military
For my job
It was a truck to refuel aircraft.
People don’t drive these on the roads, but our trucks are too big.
Most people in these comments act like we just have car lots full of trucks just like this ready to be sold to the regular consumer. Just a couple searches on the internet or simply reading other comments in this thread will tell you that we don’t. To get something like this you’re paying well over $100,000 and you would have to specifically ask to have this set up. That’s if they even do it at a factory. This could very well be aftermarket. Trucks this size are meant for commercial use and are purchased with just the cab and open frame. After the purchase they would be delivered to whatever facility needed to outfit it for its specific purpose whether it’s a tow truck, electric service, waste management. Etc. Just because 1 douchebag decided to kit one these out as an oversized pickup and some YouTuber decides to market like “biggest and baddest” is a good thing doesn’t mean that everyone here is doing it. Like calm down. Most of us don’t like it either.
Look at it this way. Technically this isn’t the biggest and baddest for any everyday citizen of any nation. You could have a semi with a sleeper cab. Something like that would be massive for the everyday person, and for everyday use it wouldn’t be bad, it would be horrendous!
Yeah this thread is a bit silly.
I hate oversized US wank tanks, but anyone can see just from the cover image that this isn’t a factory product. As you said, it’s sold as the cab & chassis. The tub and lift (and a bunch of other things) are custom.
That said, I completely agree that the US has lost it’s fucking mind, but if we’re going to make that assertion lets build it on something real.
I mean, this is an old trick that reappears anytime a medium or heavy duty truck manufacturer uses one of their existing pickup cabs on a heavier wagon. Chevy C40s used to be a popular candidate, they came in a frame length intended for a short tall dump box or fifth wheel mounting, same cab as the 73-87 gm half tons.
I look at that and see a Lamborghini. An overpriced, impractical, toy/hobby/show vehicle. There’s nothing wrong with them existing.
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American here. Never heard of this nor seen one.
Don’t believe everything you read on the internet.
I’m not the biggest fan of trucks, nor am I American. However it’s kind of ironic a German posting about another nation bombing others to rubble…
Most of us wouldn’t be seen dead in such a small truck. The back axle only has a single set of tires and the child crusher isn’t even installed on the front grill.
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Instead of driving something that is almost always too big and burns fuel and money, why not get a small trailer (or just rent one)?
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Maybe it is better that our fuel prices are higher here, because then people actually have an incentive to buy something efficient instead of wasting resources.
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The US used to have good public transit until it was torn down by the car lobby, and cities were only allowed to almost exclusively consist of single family homes with large yards front and back and no stores closeby, its no wonder people need cars. (Street maintenance also burns so much money that it cripples local governments)
Just imagine how nice it would be if the US had as many high speed train lines as they do highways. It would be quicker than driving your car.
While I dont want to ban cars completely, it would be nice if cars werent the only option and car owners would pay the costs that the cars create.
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American Car Brain.
I read this article recently, which describes this sort of ridiculous behavior perfectly. “Oh, we can’t drive big gas guzzling children killing trucks? I’m gonna buy an even bigger one! How about that?” These people are behaving like children being taught they can’t have everything, and they’re having a big tantrum about it.
If you hate the stock model you’re going to hate this
They’ve flatbeds. These are new crew trucks. When I worked construction, this would have been handy, as I drove out in a F750 loaded with gear and the crew cane in a f250 crew cab with their tool bags and a bit more gear in the bed. F250s are so heavy empty these days you can only haul 1500 lbs in them before you hit the max gvw, but they can tow a fuck ton.
That actually looks like it may be used to haul a crew and equipment. Unlike the one in the OP.
Siri, show me pictures of fragile masculinity!
Canyonero!
Top of the line in utility sports,
Unexplained fires are a matter for the courts.
Overcompensating for a lack of everything but money.
