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      405 months ago

      And if people were buying massive trucks for their unmatched safety, that would be a point worth making. Unfortunately, there’s thousands of cars on the market that are safer than both those options (for both the occupants and the people around them) and some of them can fit just as much in the back.

      There is no justification for these trucks. Not safety, not cost, not the environment, not accessibility and not the amount of stuff they can theoretically carry.

      The only excuse is “I’m a massive cunt” and people are absolutely right to not accept it.

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          115 months ago

          No, I think OP is making a valid point. If you start with a Kei and just add in modern safety features and nothing else, the size of the vehicle will be a lot closer to the Kei than the other monstrosity.

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              65 months ago

              I’m not saying the modern Kei must be safe. I’m saying if you do things to make it safer while prioritizing small size, you’ll end up with something a lot closer to the size of the Kei than the other car.

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                you’ll end up with something a lot closer to the size of the Kei than the other car.

                They literally just provided that vehicle for you…… still not safe…… because it can’t be done at that size… instead of claiming something, provide an example to show it’s even possible mate.

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                    Looks like it can hold about a third of the capacity of the truck and a 1/10 of the towing? Yeah they aren’t comparable when you account for what matters. It has a bed is about the lowest a factor when looking for a truck, capacity and towing is what people look for.

                    But of course people deflect from these and just spout it’s the same bed size like that matters?

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                  35 months ago

                  I’m not saying at that size! I’m saying that whatever size increase you need to make a reasonably safe pickup would be closer to the small extreme (the Kei) than the large extreme.

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                  Smart gets a 5 star crash rating and is smaller than a. Kei truck. It can be done. Get Smart to make a pickup, literally just stick a bed on the back of the thing.

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                    15 months ago

                    Get Smart to make a pickup, literally just stick a bed on the back of the thing.

                    Thats literally not how it works… like at all….

                    But not surprised SOMEONE would suggest it eventually…

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      85 months ago

      I mean modern kei trucks have airbags and safety features. They just have to buy 25 year or older to use the classic care rule.

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        And it still achieves a zero rating with those “features” dude…. Its almost like it’s size is why it’s dangerous or something…… they added modern features, and its still not safe… huh… why’s that…?

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      25 months ago

      If crash tests results were the main reasons for people to buy these shitty pavement princesses, Volvo would have buried the rest of the industry decades ago.