I Found Out Why Americans Are Obsessed With Big Cars!
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✔️ I Found Out Why Americans Are Obsessed With Big Cars! - European Reacts - Reaction For the First Time
As a European, I Finally Understand Why Americans Love Big Cars
I got a 01 Chevy Z71 and a 21 RAM 1500
I have a 2018 Chevy Cruze, and it's a great car, my first Chevy. But... Speaking of big cars... I had a 2006 Dodge Charger Daytona, and that thing was like driving around in a high-speed living room with an extra Sofa in the back 😆
I also have a 21 Ram 1500
Got a 99F350 on 40” wheels and a 96 dodge ram 3500 with the 12v Cummins
Never let go of that Z71 unless your selling it to me. Lol
Collisions are more fatal for the opposing vehicle, not the trucks
This is just my opinion, but if you're watching a video that shows a lot of negative sounding government stats on emissions, regulations and crash results, etc., I'd say that you're watching a biased or maybe slightly propagandized video. Again, this is just my opinion.
@@bobbiejojackson9448 You are not wrong. As the OP said in the crashes it's not the people in the truck but what the truck crashed into. They are also not taking into account that we are a much larger country and we have to be in our cars longer and drive greater distances. So having a more comfortable car mean it being larger. The shorter the car the rougher the ride. Also the safety regulations require we have bigger crumple zones. If anyone is old enough they would know what smog is. If you ask anyone who has be born since the mid 80's they would have no real clue what you are talking about. We don't have anymore. the new car are so much cleaner. They produce less pollution in a year then what the cars built in the 70's did in a day. They are getting clear every year. So they are going after the size. When we have less deadly accident per year then we ever had before.
It’s all about taxes and regulations. The federal government basically killed the small truck market with over regulation
Just to add to that... depending on some unknown outcomes, EVs could possibly continue to be a smaller share of the US auto market in the coming decade. There are still some issues with EV sales/usage and one of those is the US grid. It's in dire need of expansion/repair/replacement from coast to coast. Another problem we have, is that the US is so massive, and people right now, seem to be moving out of the larger cities, into more rural, less densely populated locations. At the present, there are simply not enough charging stations, especially in those more rural areas. So, until or unless there are some major changes to the vehicles themselves, as well as the infrastructure that's needed to support them, I don't think there will be much of a switch over to EVs, nor will we see the demise of the gasoline/diesel powered automobile industry. ...just my humble opinion. (There are also some major issues with EV batteries, but I won't get into that now)
I've often said Detroit died because they were forced to make cars for European grandmothers. We used to make great cars.
strange thing to say
The loss of the steel industry in Michigan and the exportation of automotive and steel manufacturing to foreign companies, combined with the riots in the sixties, the gas crisis of the seventies, and decades of corruption rotted the city and the state.
Don't forget the corrupt and greedy labor unions. They did a lot to force people to seek resources and products elsewhere by raising the price to ridiculous heights. Today, people are still buying Honda and Toyota since they are less expensive for the same class of vehicle.
Have you ever ridden on the back of a pickup truck as it raced down dirt logging trails in the woods? That joy alone is reason enough for me to always need an offroad pickup truck! Well, not me but my hubby, lol. Seriously, we spend a lot of time in our cars, so of course we want them to be as big and luxurious as we can afford. It is much easier to see when driving an SUV or truck as well. I think the height is an advantage. Husband has an Extended Cab Chevy Silverado, son has a Yukkon. I drive a little Camry.
Americans have trucks because lots more Americans have LAND. It's as simple as that! I'm not driving a mini Cooper up the mountain to my house!
I dont think a mini cooper could handle the foothills of a mountain😂. They’re cute cars but they are meant for city life.
because they tow boats and trailers
hell, even in the relatively flatter land in Wisconsin and Iowa, the smaller vehicles are only good for commuting and even then they're dangerous in the winter. (the less it weighs, the more chance you're going to flip it on the ice)
The crash stats on trucks are misleading because if you crash the truck into a wall it is much more dangerous than a regular car, but if someone in a regular car crashes into a truck the truck is the safer vehicle to be in.
And if you’re in an old muscle car you’re ripping through whatever you hit
The NTSB now is talking about using pedestrians to measure the safety of vehicles instead of the occupants. That's not going to go wrong, I'm sure. 🙄
@@Catherine.Dorian. Depends on what you hit. There's been extensive testing on the old cars from that era. The cabins tend to fold like an accordion. The heavy duty construction meant nothing anyway since all of that momentum transfers directly into the passengers which is way more deadly compared to new cars with crumple zones. So an old car might rip through a modern car, but you're likely to break something, and you hit a wall in it, you're likely a goner. They are so beautiful though, I love older car design but I'm also aware of the shorcomings.
@Catherine.Dorian. Yep, an old Imperial is fine. You just tear the aorta and severe the cervical spine.
A lot of men in America work in the trade industries and that requires a truck. Most of the time the truck‘s gotta be big because you’re pulling something behind the truck like a trailer with a backhoe or tractor.
Also not getting a full size sheet of plywood in a prius
@@AhHereWeGoMinivans take plywood and drywall just fine. They also keep it dry.
EV in America will likely be only a city car, long distance driving of many hundreds of miles per day, especially in rural areas makes internal combustion engine more practical
Yes, these modern trucks are now loaded with sensors and cameras that can warn the drivers of obstacles (other vehicles) in their blind spots. They have backup cameras mounted in the tailgates (which is super helpful) as well as back up sensors that detect obstacles (like other vehicles and parking hazards). So yeah, don't worry, the technology included with these bigger vehicles helps a lot with the added size of the vehicle. The backup camera and sensors alone are a game changer. And some trim levels include a front, grille mounted camera for parking assist as well.
I find that all these cameras and sensors are making drivers lazy and less experienced.
We are not the ones obsessed with things. Its peoole in other countries that are obsessed with us and what we do
Pickups are popular because of living rural areas, being able to pull thousands of pounds (or even thousands of kilos) of supplies, lumber, etc in the truckbed. They also are made for offroading most of the time, and they're durable. Not so much the later models. But that's why people love them, as well as companies.
Yup - here in NH it's best to either have a beater pickup for all the chores!
Yes, but a large percent of Americans only use their trucks once a year to haul heavy loads in their beds or trailers.
We use ours to haul hay, sweet grass, and feed, move our generator around as needed, and pull our travel trailer. The bed is full of stray hay and grass, assorted tools, and stuff the dogs use when we travel. Plus where we live it's pretty useful, as a lot of the roads around us are basically gravel logging roads, clinging to the sides of very, very tall, steep hills.
@@johncarpenter3751 You say that as if there's something wrong with that.
When you have a family of big people 6' + and hefty, you need large cars. When you have 4+ kids you need a large car. When you are hauling an RV you need a large truck.
Or even just larger, taller people.
A family member had a mini cooper for a while, the larger type (clubman I think, not sure what they're called), I could not sit in the back seat of it at all. Couldn't get my feet on the floor there and it was painful to try with my feet due to angles for things when we tried to get 4 people in it.
I’m a 65 year young Great Grandma, I drive a 2003 Chevy Pickup Crew cab, drink A&W, eat Twizzlers and Cheez-its, smoke my own Bbq meats.
You sound like one of my family members in Texas! (only, you'd probably be drinking Dr. Pepper or Big Red...)
@@vampiro4236 lol, so true, when I read it before submitting I thought I should add, “and I’m not from Texas”. That’s too funny.
EDIT: 2006 Ford Escape XLT, it's a copy from Mazda, which Ford owns.
The US has a lot of small private contractors that use their trucks to haul stuff to a job site like building a house, mowing lawns, etc. We also have a wilderness, so some use their big trucks to haul a camping trailer (not real camping), then you have those that pack their large car with a week's+ worth of stuff for camping, including food, then you need room for your fellow outdoors companions. Also, not all destinations have paved roads, so you'll need a 4x4, with high ground clearance truck or SUV.
Im sorry many of us want little trucks like the old S-10 pickup or Ford Ranger but can't have them because the REAL reason cars are big is the 2008 EPA bill where every 2 years cars must meet stricter and stricter emissions tests to the point where it is beyond resonable tech and they allow for more emissions based on the width and length of the wheel base of the vehicle. ALL cars post 2010 are HUGE by width and length because of this. They are harder to drive and take up far more lane space. As someone who drives mountain country roads; I really miss smaller cars with less bright blinding led lights. My used 2008 suv is a way better drive for me then driving relatives newer suvs.
@@Morristown337 Also see the "Chicken Tax".
@@Morristown337 Thanks, I've heard that a couple times, but never remember. I was going over reasons why you find so many more trucks and SUVs in America vs Europe. When I've visited western Europe, even in smaller towns, I don't see many, and that's where they are more likely to have things like small contractors and people who leave the city limits more than once in a blue moon. I drove an '88 Ford small cab long bed F-150 from my senior year in high school till around 10 years later. I actually used my truck bed a lot like doing minor landscaping, odd jobs, etc. In college I had a friend softly mock people with larger cars when he didn't own a car and only road his bicycle. Then my hippie friend (definitely not one) had to move, I was the first person he called.
A lot of people are stupid and buy big trucks and SUVs when they don't need them, like my father and his wife, they just wanted a big car each. They'd complain about the MPG their big truck and huge SUV got, and I'd just remain silent and shrug, and leave. Always wanted to call them idiots because they made choice to purchase the new expensive cars, especially my dad's wife who never used all the extra size for hauling things or transporting things you don't want exposed to the weather. My truck was a matter of price (I was in high school, low price and cheaper insurance) and I used its bed a lot.
I now drive a 2006 Ford Escape XLT, a smaller medium size SUV, and really appreciate how much easier parallel parking is, the better acceleration, and better MPG.
The REAL, REAL reason is that law was made because Americans want bigger cars, in general. If people didn't want bigger cars, they wouldn't buy them, regardless if that law existed or not.
Western Europe doesn't really have "nature", it's all basically one city, so you don't really need a car and can use public transportation to get any where you want. There is almost no public transportation in the Rocky Mountains because low population density, there aren't any buses to the tall mountains to climb, and public transport frowns on people bringing the deer they just shot on the bus.
EDIT: Also, Americans are fatter and taller than most Europeans, the Dutch really tall though, so extra inside space means a more comfortable drive.
@@Morristown337 I loved my Mazda B4000 :(
America is a big place, large roads. Long distances. We have counties the size of Europe.
I learned how to drive in a pickup. I’ve never really owned one-my name is on the title of my son’s ancient Dodge Ram, but I have never driven it. I understand that rural folks need pickups and they need to have some horsepower, but I am not fond of having massive ones on the road all of the time. I drive a small Toyota SUV, and the hoods of those pickups are taller than my car. It’s impossible to see around them when trying to park or un-park (that’s a made up word). Back in the dark ages when I was a teenager, I dated a guy with an MGB convertible. It was an absolute joy to drive. We lived in the mountains and that little car hugged the road so those curvy mountain roads were a blast. However, it stayed at the mechanic a lot and was freezing cold in the winter. My first car was a 1969 Mustang. It cost $485 including South Carolina sales tax. We lived just over an hour from South Carolina so it was easy to go there to buy cars. Some teenagers ran over it while it was parked and they were drunk. Insurance paid me more than I paid for it, and then my brother fixed it and sold it for $200. I have driven pretty much every kind of road vehicle from an 18-wheeler on down. Admittedly, I didn’t go far in the 18-wheeler-I didn’t have the correct driver’s license.
I live in Appalachia, my family ride and race dirtbike, 4 wheelers, utv, we haul lumber to build, firewood to heat, feed for the animals, riding mower, tractor. Trailers to pull. Hunting, fishing trips. I dont know how anyone can get by without one ? 😮
Big cars like Cadillacs are cushy, comfortable, quiet, and luxurious.
I know a number of people who commute more than an hour each way for work. And others who travel farther as part of their job.. If you spend that much time driving, you want comfort.
I've owned a Ford f-150, a Ford Explorer, a Chevrolet Silverado, and a Jeep.
I like to sit up above other teaffic, i like the option of towing and hauling. I've also owned 2 Honda civics. But its much more comfortable driving in a larger truck.
I sometimes doordash, and once I got an order to be delivered just out of my town. All the main roads were clear of any snow or ice, but the back roads could still have ice. Well, I got trapped between 2 hills and couldn't get out either direction!!! Embarrassed, i had to call the customer and explain what happened. He brought his 4x4 dually Dodge Ram truck and pulled my car up the hill with no problem!!!
That's why so many people have large trucks!!!
In Europe the "SUV's" you have are mostly crossovers.
Traditionally SUV's use truck frames. Meaning the body and frame are seperate units bolted together and are much more rugged for towing and such.
Meanwhile crossovers are basically cars shaped like SUV's and are much lighter duty with unibody construction.
Yeah Europe really only has a few kinds of body on frame SUVs. the Toyotas, I believe a few Nissans, and the G wagons.
I was going to say the same thing, basically. I've seen what the European market calls SUVs and they're definitely smaller than what you'd typically see in the states. For instance, we have a Toyota RAV4 which is considered a mid-sized SUV here in the US and from what I gather, it's still a bit larger than a Peugeot 5008, which is considered to be one of the largest/full sized SUVs in the European market at the moment.
I am in Montana and most families have a truck. They are very useful for hauling loads of firewood, bringing animals home from the hunt, bringing your garbage to the dump etc. Many people across America have jobs that require a truck like working construction, landscaping, or other trades. It is hard to imagine an America without trucks.
I think they are missing a factor that might just be more important that anything they mentioned. a lot of people, and I mean a LOT of people, were financially devastated by the crash in 2008. Most are living in houses or apartments that are a MAJOR downgrade from they had been (many haven't been so lucky to rebuild that well). Those that HAVE been able to rebuild their lives to some degree have in their mind that it could (probably will) happen again... If you lost everything except your vehicle, would you rather try to live out of a car, or would you rather try to live in a large, comfortable, spacious, SUV or pickup truck? I know multiple people personally that have made such a decision. They've been able to start to rebuild and foremost on their mind is having something better to live out of than they had last time.
My first car was a 1959 Olds super 88. Huge car, I called it the lead sled.
The reason I think Americans like "big trucks" is cause America was built on hard work. And a lot of hard work comes from farms. Loading hay to feed your animals, loading, dirt, carrying animal cages, to produce food. Trucks can be used for many things on a farm. Farmers feed America.
Without farmers most of us wouldn't survive. When I get behind someone driving farm equipment I don't get frustrated by it being slower I give thanks that a farmer is working and ALWAYS give a thumbs up to the driver when we part.
I remember seeing something about the different mindsets of Americans versus Europeans on having large vehicles. It went something like when both were told that in a car crash between a large and small car, the chance of injury or death is much higher in a smaller vehicle. The bigger the difference in car sizes meant a higher chance of injury or death. The average European heard this as we should limit the size of cars to not allow huge differences in sizes and that would make driving safer for everyone. To the average American, they saw this and thought "I need to be the bigger vehicle".
I have a 2013 5.7 liter V8 Toyota Tundra. We use it to drive out to our land in west Texas and haul building supplies. My dad was in construction and drove a truck but we would take our boat to the lake with the truck on the summer weekends.
I've downsized from a Ram 3500 Crew Cab dually with the long bed to a Ram 2500 Crew Cab with a standard bed, but the new truck is the off-road edition with the 20" wheels and factory lift so it's taller. It's the Laramie in Blackout (everything is black, inside and out), 4WD, 6.7L turbo-diesel.
Pickups are practical and that's why a lot of people have them. But, a big, fancy, lifted 4x4 truck can also be a status symbol. My neighbor is constantly washing, waxing and modifying his beautiful Ram diesel.
My daughter always says those are to make up for having a small p--s.
I highly recommend against buying a jacked up pickup truck. My brother had one and it spent more time in the shop than in his driveway.
My first car was a 56 Chevy 2dr hdtp, Black tuk n roll interior, Stewart Warner guages, 3/4 cam 4bbl dual exhaust hurst shifter, chrome wheels. It had a 3 spd with overdrive. 2,000 rpm at 65 mph.
For the record, Americans are not obsessed with big cars. There are just as many small cars on the road as big ones. Maybe more. Americans like power.
Rural living means you drive what you need. Snow might not get cleared but going to work is not optional.
Driving a pretty blue Chevy Colorado. It's a V8😎
4:08 RAM used to be a subset of Dodge. "I drive a Dodge Ram 1500". In the 1980s Dodge had the slogan "Dodge trucks are ram tough!" In recent years, Ram became its own brand under the Chrysler corporation, so it's just, "I drive a Ram 1500"
Larger vehicles have higher safety ratings because the ratings are based on how protected the people in *that* vehicle are, and if two vehicles of unequal size collide, the people in the larger vehicle are better protected. So for example if an Escort gets into a collision with a Mack truck, the truck driver might walk away; the people in the Escort, not so much. Critics of large vehicles point out that more larger vehicles on the road means accidents are more dangerous for people in small vehicles, which is true; but they fail to account for the fact that trucks are going to be on the road regardless of what the trends in consumer vehicles are. In the wake of the Energy Crisis, when subcompacts were super popular for a few years, semi trucks didn't cease to exist.
Exactly. I think it's stupid to complain about the size of personal vehicles when semis and motorcycles drive on the same roads.
My husband had a truck since he was a teenager. I didn't meet him until later in life and developed a great love for these trucks. He did a lot of manual work, so he needed one to carry supplies. I have to say these trucks are the most comfortable to ride in. Lots of leg room, and you can move around more. Lots of room to carry groceries and everything else you want. They are safer to drive because if someone hits you head on, you will probably live. They are making them electric now, but the cost is out of sight. Small cars scare me because if you get hit, your chances aren't good. Once I rode in a truck, I never wanted to go back.
The Fat Electrician explains why our trucks are so massive now in one of his videos, but for the life of me, I'm blanking on which one.
It's not really a truck thing.
1973 Civic - 1536 lb 139.8" x 59.3"
2025 Civic - 2875 lb 179.0" x 70.9"
I live just outside of Toledo Ohio and Jeep was created in Toledo. The Jeep Wrangler, my favorite, is 100% made and assembled in Toledo. Love your interruptions during the video. You are my favorite of any other reaction channels. Keep going Andre!
I own a 2020 Ram 1500 Classic Edition with a powerful 5.7 Hemi V8 motor. The truck has been great to me ever since I first bought it. It has never let me down, and I haven’t had to take it for any repairs. The only issues I’ve had over the four years were minor issues that are easily fixable, like cruise control not working some times. The hauling capacity is great, and the storage and leg room is incredible. One of the best parts is how smooth the ride is. IMO, Ram is the top tier of trucks.
I have a F150 Platinum, super crew and a 1964 Ford F100 flareside, . The 64 would almost fit the the bed of my F150. I drive a Ford Fusion hybrid Titanium everyday for the gas mileage, but also have a couple of classic thunderbirds. A 1964 convertible and a 1970 hardtop. They drink too much gas for daily driving (and the 64 has undergone a 120K restoration, and i don't want it to get hit) but I do cruise around on nice weekends.
The question may be - why are Europeans obsessed with little cars?
Narrow, older roads. Older houses, no garage space. The U.S. is mostly newer roads ..
Also, U.S. is huge. And going cross country is not unheard of. 3,000 miles of good roads. Thank Ike for this.
@@melindaburch4318 Seems to me most European roads started out designed for ox carts in the 17th century. America; in the 17th century was mostly game trails. We got serious about our roads MUCH later.
Yes, this video is econut propaganda. Pickups weigh more and more because they are now combo trucks and luxury cars. Every one of those pickups shown has far more (and heavy) luxury features than that heavy weight vintage Caddy from the 50s or 60s had.
I used to drive from Boston to Washington DC in my VW. 400 miles and about a ten hour drive. I felt it physically. A larger car is far more comfortable on long drives.
Our friend just bought a Kia Carnival.
Crazy SUV. Hybrid, huge, middle seats fully recline, with a footrest.
So many "bells & whistles."
They call it their son's car.
He has many special needs, is non-verbal.
Without the 3rd row seats pulled up from where they are hidden under the back of the SUV, the 2nd row reclining seats can also be adjusted to be waaay back from the driver's & front passenger seat.
Friends said definitely needed for their son.
Also, besides the now usual back up camera, cameras actually monitor the 2nd row seats.
So, the driver can glance & see what is going on, without turning around.
I have a 2007 Toyota RAV 4 that we bought used in 2009. It had been a leased car, all maintenance done at the dealer.
I fell in love with it.
Great size for me, feel safe but it isn't huge.
Have definitely folded the 2nd row (back) seats forward to fit large items.
Blessings, all.
A Kia Carnival is actually a minivan, not an SUV. For most people, a minivan would be a better vehicle than an SUV or crossover, but unfortunately they’ve become “uncool” over the past 20 years, and the number of companies making minivans for the US market has dwindled.
@@kc9scott My friends husband, our long time family mechanic, did call the Carnival a minivan.
I am the one who announced, "Looks more like an SUV to me."
Of course our friends are correct -- it is their new vehicle.
It is just so . . . pretty. 😃
I am an old lady, that's my excuse.
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0:20 That’s my truck!
I live in Texas and I daily drive a RAM 1500. Great truck and very confortable for long drives with the family. Plus it is very nice being able to tow the race car and do it in comfort.
When I lived in Japan I daily drove a 1967 Mini Cooper and owned a few others. My neighbor in Japan, a Japanese man, daily drove a 1958 Cadillac Eldorado. We used to laugh that the big American had a tiny car and he drive the massive hunk of American steel.
Amory, Mississippi. I'm a truck girl myself. Purchased my Chevy Silverado brand new 23 years ago & it still doesn't even have 100,000 miles. Love my truck, needs a paint job but otherwise it's perfection.
Pickups are as popular now because they are just as high tech and luxurious as your regular passenger cars or SUVs. And they're more versatile than a car or even SUV. They can haul or pull quite a bit of cargo. And a lot of American men works in the trades and so having a truck is practically a necessity.
I have a 2019 Toyota 4Runner TRD Off Road. First car was 1987 GMC Jimmy S15
I really have fun watching your videos..the way you get excited about different things here in the USA. Things that we have taken for granted.
So, you like him pausing the video every 30 seconds.
I use to own a 2006 Chevrolet Colorado, mini pickup. I loved it. I've never really thought about why larger vehicles are made. I learned something new today. It was fun learning it with you.
I have hit big deer in an suv, a pickup truck and a 4 door sedan in the last decade. The sedan survived better with less damage and no injuries. All at about 40 miles an hour! From your friend in SE Wisconsin.
As my Grandpa called them, "Rats of the forest." I hit a deer head on in a 2001 F350 at 65pmh. You couldn't even tell it hit anything. Hello from the West side of Wisconsin.
@@joshuawiedenbeck6944 you are 1 lucky guy bet you launched that sucker right over your truck! God as a copilot stuff!
The crash data is often bias against trucks. If you are in a Fiat 500 and you crash into a Dodge Ram, your Fiat will get crushed just because of the size and weight difference. Trucks have unique issues that cars don't have, but so do motorcycles. These bias lobbyist create false stats that manipulate data for their own agenda. No truck company wants the bad press of multiple fatal accidents, they do what they can to keep them safe. Trucks are prone to rollover because of their height, thats a factor that people take into account vs their need. If you never want rollover, buy a Formula 1 racecar. But cars can't haul lumber nor tow family trailers nor transport cattle and hay. You can't put your 80inch TV in the back if your Fiat.
-It's that the large trucks vs. small cars in an accident cause more injuries in the small cars.
-I own a 2016 Z71 Chevy Silverado pickup. That designates the off-road package. It's a full sized 4x4 with crew cab (front and back seats) and a 6 foot box. What can I say, this lady loves her truck. I live in northern Minnesota, so we have rough winters. Ice and snow for 6 months of the year. 4x4 plus lots of clearance and power is real nice. Then, I live on a farm. That truck pulls a horse trailer, hay wagon, or whatever you ask of it. I haul stuff. Today it hauled 2x10 lumber from the lumber yard, plus, this afternoon I went on a short trip up north to enjoy the changing colors - destination an area of interest with many rough back country dirt roads, trails and bogs. My truck gets dirty and gets used as a truck. Haha..you should see some of the places I've driven it "off-road". Frankly many of us own trucks because we DO stuff here.
- My full sized truck gets about 21-22 mpg on the highway, maybe 18 on regular roads. Not so bad, and considering I'm retired so don't have to drive 20 miles one way to work anymore, and gas is less than $3.00/gallon, it doesn't hurt to drive it.
-Yes, I have a feeling this video is a subtle hit piece against truck ownership. Greenies/environmentalists etc. Whatever. Let 'em stew.
-Haha. My first car was a 1965 Chevy Impala 2 door coupe. White with a red interior, air conditioning, power everything. A real beauty. I drove that thing back and forth from the woods of Minnesota to my aunt and uncle's ranch in Montana countless times when I was college age.
-From what I understand, those British sports cars look great, but you play hell keeping them running.
Ram Trucks were originally under the Dodge brand. They kinda split off from Dodge about 5, 6 years ago. And now they're just known as Ram Trucks. I had a 1999 Dodge Ram Sport for 16 years until I bought a Ford F150 Lariat. (Lariat is the Trim Level...it's like mid-level Trim level) It's that red truck in your video about your American viewer's homes. I'm the dude who lives in the blue house in your thumbnail.
I am on my 7th pickup truck since 1995. All have been Chevrolets. The 1995, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2018 models have all been Chevrolet Silverados. The 2002 a 2005 models I had where Chevrolet Avalanches. I did and still do us my trucks for both work and personal uses. From hauling materials , tools and other cargo and for towing my cargo trailers and boats and travel trailers, having a truck in the family has always been very useful. I also have other vehicles that are more economical to operate and now I only use my truck when really needed. I started doing that about 15 years ago to save money in fuel cost and also save unnecessary miles on my truck making it last much longer.😀
I have a 2015 GMC Sierra Denali 2500. It has a Duramax diesel, with an Alison transmission. It has 65k miles on it. Denali means it has everything it can come with. Heated and cooled seats, heated steering wheel. And every other option available. Its a dark blue. I love her!
I have a 1973 Chevrolet Caprice Classic hardtop sedan that i purchased with only 34,000 miles on it for $2500 in 1996. It was my daily driver for many years. I still have it as a second car because it's so fun to drive. I always receive comments and many people tell me they owned one and regret selling it.
I love big cars and I cannot lie... I currently drive a 2500 series Suburban 4x4! I've had 4 suburbans now, 2 Chevy conversion vans and 1-15 passenger van! The bigger the better! Hopefully, soon I'll have a Class A mobile home and can get rid of our 29' Jayco trailer.
I learned to drive back in 1983 when I was 13 in my step dad’s 1977 midnight blue 400horsepower(hp) 4 door Cadillac New Yorker. It was big like battleship cause it was long and wide
We don't all love big trucks and SUV's here in the USA. Some of us hate them. Of course this entertains the owners of these ridiculous things. I love watching someone having trouble parking & maneuvering theirs because they are so huge.
Chevys are usually considered low to mid tier depending on the model.
As a boy growing up, one of your favorite toys were your truck toys. Especially the Tonka trucks and the Hess toy trucks, you learn from early on to love and appreciate trucks.
I have a Dodge Ram 2500 4x4 Bighorn Turbp Cummings diesal engine. The reason is to pull any size trailer I want. My wife and I love glamping which is camping in style
My wife, my mother, myself, and most everyone I know owns and drives a pickup in rural western Washington!
Andre,
Large aka full size pickups are safer, unlike compact and subcompact cars, fullsize trucks have more metal, which covers you in a wreck. My first vehicle was a 1977 El Camino.
Back a long time ago the metal in vehicles was thicker than today, back then vehicles were made to be safer in a crash, today cars are made for fuel economy. As far as EV cars when the battery needs replacing just like cell phone batteries over time they lose the ability to hold a charge, and EV batteries are roughly almost the original price of the car.
I would rather be in a pickup over a car any day! A pickup is built sturdier and more solid to haul heavy loads and it also has more protection for its passengers in the even of a traffic. I would prefer a pickup that was made BEFORE computers and electronics were installed to them. The other reason why people like the larger vehicles is for leg room, comfort, and places to store lots of luggage and items for those long road trips.
My dad ALWAYS had trucks!! My husband has one… if you live in the country you Need a truck! We tow our large livestock with them hay trailers, campers, put your new large appliances in the back to bring home, and more! 🥰💖
I drive a full size Ford F-250 Super Cab and I love it! Plenty of room and, very comfortable.
Move to America, Bro. We welcome you with open arms!
Great reaction.
My son In law has a gorgeous F-150 crew cab pickup. It's black with gorgeous chrome accents. It has computers that show the driver the trucks' visual positions, special tailgate features, when lights are turned on for nightdriving, it lights up like a christmas tree so it can be easily seen in traffic, etc ($54,000). You would love it!
4:42 it’s true, the pickups weight so much that for example the cab can’t support the weight in a roll over. I rolled one years ago and only survived because I was thrown from the vehicle. Also the added weight makes a lot more inertia that the body can’t absorb the way smaller cars do
The SUVs you have in Europe are not true SUVs. They are what we in America would call a "crossover" which is basically a passenger car with an SUV body on it. A true SUV is built on a truck frame and has truck suspension and a truck drivetrain.
Yup, I usually run a Pickup. Right now I just drive a 2 wheel drive Nissan Frontier but when younger I usually had a 4x4. Real handy for yard work (hauling off branches hauling in gravel) and with a topper it becomes a handy little camper. Pick-ups are also cheaper than Vans or SUVs.
I have a 2024 Honda Ridgeline. It is a midsize truck. I park next to a 2024 Toyota Tundra at work. That thing is huge.
I work with someone who just bought a big beautiful truck. I was shocked it was electric, it was huge, and looked like a regular Ford! I work at a hospital, and they provide multi car charging stations in the parking lot! I was shocked one morning when I saw him plugging his truck in!!! It is beautiful and just as big. They have come a long way already!
Larger cars have better rides, better leather seats, larger seats, much less road noise, better sound systems, and more safety. My truck (F-250 Super Crew Lariat) has sensors on it to let me know if a car is near me. The truck has a camera to monitor where I am in the lane and if it gets too close to the next lane or the fog line, it steers back to the middle. On many highways and freeways it can drive itself. Best of all, I can have 3 adults in the back with plenty of legroom.
It all depends on what the truck is used for. For my 5th wheel RV, I need something with the power to tow it. Since I'm a full-time RVer, I've got to have a larger truck.
number one reason i love big cars is that your chances of survival is much greater if you crash and number two they are much more comfortable if you have a bad back or if you travel long distance they help you not feel so tired physically , number three they are better because you can fit more alot more in when vacationing.
I had a 1966 Chrysler Newport Royale back in the 80.s. That thing was about a city block long. The back seat was bigger and had better craftmanship than the couch in my house. You could sit four guys in the back and three compfortably in the front. The front seat was bigger and more spacious than my 97 Ford F250 7 tree.
Those older cars like the 50-80s cars can still be seen. Here in Colorado Springs, Colorado there are a lot more older cars than i have seen in Tennessee. Heck there was one that looked like it was from the 1920s! And great and beautiful shape. There are vintage car shows, i want to say every state but may vary, but there are people who love to show the vintages off.
Since 2004 I have been a truck owner. Bought my 2002 dodge ram xlt v8 with 14 miles on it. Still own it with 175k miles. I maintain it very well and still purrs like a kitten. You just can't beat the utility of a good v8 truck.
In Canada we still have lots of those little cars. But lots of trucks as well ..but usually a truck is for business or construction.,... SUV is probably the most popular then sedans.
I noticed when they were talking about the regulations that happened around 2000. What they did not explain was the small trucks we used to call them puppy trucks or little sports trucks. You know they may have had a 6-ft bed. They may have had a full bed but they were fairly short. Usually a you know a regular cab. They had to meet regulations that were for smaller cars. As far as gas mileage. You cool. It really couldn't make the engines. Do that and give them the power. People want it so it became more economical for them to just make larger trucks with big engines because they didn't have to meet those ridiculous fuel mileage regulations that were being put on the light trucks which a lot of people like their small trucks and their sports trucks. Another factor is the reason we can't get small trucks from overseas. The imported ones has to do with some stupid thing that happened. It was a regulation tacked on with another regulation that had nothing to do with it that penalizes small trucks coming in here with this big tariff and that stopped us from getting foreign small models and why Toyota trucks and other trucks also just make bigger models now even they're supposedly small trucks or big trucks. I can't remember exactly what that whole trade situation was with that. I remember seeing a thing on it and I forget the details but those are why the smaller more reasonable size trucks started to disappear. You know my dad. I work trucks for years. He had a couple of big ones but most the time he liked his smaller drunks he had a full 8x footbed get around town easy zip go where he needs to go without having to worry about the size of the vehicle and you can't find those anymore because regulations
That looks like a great first car. My first was a mid-80’s Subaru which had the best feature ever for a manual transmission: a hill-holder setting so that the car wouldn’t roll backwards even if you weren’t in gear. Made manual transmission so much easier to use.
Now half my vehicles are manual (Harley and Kawasaki) while the others are not (Nissan Titan Pro4x and Chrysler Pacifica).
Most American vehicles nowadays have power steering and power brakes. My first pickup truck had none of those things. It was a 1/2-ton Chevy long bed. I had to do the hand=over-hand maneuver to turn it. Loved that truck, though. Had 2 gas tanks. Could take a weekend driving trip and never need to refill--this was when destination was 8 hours away.
Everything has power steering and brakes now its been years since they haven't. Hell all cars have a screen and backup cam now. I can't remember the last time I had a car with manual windows or locks and I am a car dealer so not like I am just buying a personal car every 5 to 10 years. I haven't had any cheaper cars with manual windows in years. They hardly even offer manual transmissions anymore. Don't think you can get a manual Vette anymore and every single one I ever owned personally was manual not all I have sold but every one I had for myself was manual. I have had some cars with manual brakes and steering fairly recently but they were nothing new. My 70 El Camino was one but I put Wilwood brakes on it and power steering same with my 69 z28 it didn't have power steering and I left that alone since I restored it all original but the steering wasn't so bad. Only bad if you were sitting still or driving slow if you were moving it was no big deal
LMAO, yep a lot of us are laughing at your car. Your pen must be huge though. LOL.
People use trucks for business and transportation. I disagree we are obsessed with big cars. Actually small SUV are extremely popular. Look on any road.
My first car was a 1971 Fiat station wagon. It broke down nine times in eight weeks. That car was always in the shop. Then my dad gave me his 1982 VW Rabbit, and that thing ran and ran and ran. My third car was a 1990 Pontiac Sunbird convertible. When it wore out I bought my first new car, a 2000 Saturn SL which lasted until 2019, at which point it blew a headgasket. Then my dad sold me his 1999 Mercedes SLK, which is my daily driver.
I have and drive a Ford F-150 ,extended cab ,black, bought it when I retired,,😊 and we went on a 14 state road trip in 12 days!! We had a blast, had plenty of room !! My husband also drives his own Ford F-150 extended cab.🤷🏼♀️😊 Love 💕 em!
My Dad bought a used MG in the early '80's when I was a child. He LOVED that car, but after a few years he had to sell it because getting parts to repair it cost too much since the parts had to be imported from Europe. I have some great memories in that car.
I have a 24 Tundra it's comfy.
I'm not a fan of pickup trucks myself, but they certainly have uses. If you need towing capacity, transporting heavy loads, or some off-road capabilities, they are great. Living in suburbia myself, i think most of my neighbors have them just as status symbols, as they're quite expensive.
Large cars also make sense, they're just more comfortable. It reminds me of the old joke that Americans think 200 years is a long time, and Europeans think that 200 miles (322 km) is a long distance. It would certainly seem like a long trip in a tiny car 😂
My first car wasn't a pickup but a hand-me-down "soccer mom" car - an suv we *called* "The Truck" because the truck fit 8 foldable seats, a trunk, a dvd player, cd player, cassette player, 4 cupholders, heated seats, - it was an ideal car for busy families who needed to fit a lot of kids into the car for sports or road trips, and for fitting furniture, bikes, mulch, dirt - anything you may need to haul back and forth. It was overkill, to be honest.
When I bought my first car on my own, I downsized, but the reality is I was used to and more comfortable with something of a similar size, even though I definitely don't need to fit 8 kids in my car!
4:42 The larger vehicle with higher road clearance is safer for the occupants of the heavier vehicle but deadlier to the other vehicle's occupants. Higher road clearance means that the Pickup truck that hits a sedan (for example) is more likely to have its frame hit high on the car and ride up the vehicle crushing the passengers of the car.
So, a large pickup or SUV is safer for its driver and passengers at the expense of those in the other vehicle involved in the collision.
I like bigger vehicles because I'm more comfortable in them. I have a 2010 F-150 Supercrew as my personal vehicle, and I drive a 2021 RAM 3500 at work. My mom has a 2008 Subaru Outback and when I get into it, it's like pulling on a sweater; it's like I'm wearing the car. It just feels tiny to me. I feel cramped and squished inside of it, the door panel hitting my body and my head touches the roof. In either truck, I can stretch out and be comfortable. I'm willing to pay the difference in fuel for that comfort.
Old boomer here, I live in southern California. Bought a Jeep Gladiator pickup. I'll never go off road in it, and never actually put anything in the bed. I guess growing up in the 60's and 70's my dad always had a pickup. To a european it might seem wastful. However, we love our cars and trucks. Always a car show around to attend. It's all about our heritge.
My son has a 2019 Ford. F-150 Platinum crew cab, it has it all. Heated and cooled seats, all leather seats. New it's cost around 70-75,000
I’ve always had a truck. I used to live in Texas, and trucks are more popular there than cars. What is nice about trucks today is that more have extended cabs, and they drive just as well as cars. I then moved to Arizona, which is another state that has a lot of trucks. I am now in Southern California. There are some trucks, but not nearly as many per capita as Texas or Arizona.
My father was a car dealer in USA & I have had more cars than the average person and typically have more than one car at a time. I have typically owned a truck or large SUV and a sedan style car. This was not including my wife's vehicle. The trucks are my weekend fun, hauling campers, boats and trailers and the sedan was my commuting to work vehicle. At 58 yrs old now just have a truck. I prefer the cars with less technology as they are more affordable to repair. Fewer things go wrong, less sensors, computer chips etc to break down. If you regularly tow something behind your truck you are very aware of your surroundings and sensors and camera's can lead to a false sense of security. Nothing beats awareness of your surroundings and experience behind the wheel.
Omg your wife’s car is adorable. We call something that small a baby car and joke it wants to be a car when it grows up one day. 😂
When my kids were growing up, we had a Dodge Ram 2500 van. It is a 2500 truck chassis with a van. It could basically tow anything. We had a 10 horse trailer and a camping trailer. We are in SW Florida and the kids could go to the East Coast surfing. They could take 8 kids, surfboards, camping gear. Fun. Remember, things are far apart here. So, it was about 500 miles round trip. Our President made news driving the new electric trucks coming out en masse shortly. Along with loving trucks, we love muscle. My first car was a 1968 Camaro. Really, really fun.