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Omg. Theres more ads than content in that link haha. I cant stand big cars. I wonder if one day they won't be worth much because people get sick of them
install firefox and ublock origin. works on pc and android.
that webpage looks fine to me in a decent browser.
People who have trucks love them. That ain't changing.
What may change is younger demographics having lower interest.
That being said, trucks are super useful. I very much doubt we see them go away unless there is a real viable alternative. SUV/CUVS could trend downwards in a few years I think.
I have an alternative to the pick-up trucks currently in production. Smaller pick-up trucks. They’re only that large as a legal loophole around regulation of the ratio of mileage to vehicle footprint. I’d add a source but I can’t find the video I saw a couple of months ago.
I know a bunch of people who really want smaller trucks. The Ford maverick sold out pretty quickly.
It’s insane to me that the modern Ford Ranger is bigger than a 90s F150. There’s absolutely a market there that’s only served by people buying used