Comments by "Comm0ut" (@Comm0ut) on "Why Americans Are OBSESSED With Trucks" video.

  1.  @matrinezkevin11492  I can confirm having been a mechanic since the late 1970s. Even my 2000 F150 is as capable as my 1976 F250 was stock (it's not stock any more...). Worth noting is no modern truck should be considered "harsh" in ride because they haven't been that in decades.
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  2. Trucks and SUVs replaced station wagons which back when they were popular in the US mostly used truck engines and transmissions and often weighed MORE than their truck contemporaries (I've scrapped many vehicles which involves weighing them at the yard's truck scale.) The US market always favored as much space as it could afford. Vehicles may change style but as a mechanic I look at what's under the body. Suburban is the SUV version of the same GVW range pickup truck and they've sold well since many years before CAFE standards. While NEW truck buyers tend to use them as butt jewelry subsequent utilitarian buyers who aren't wealthy tend to have very different use cases. Truck use cases change over multiple owners for the same vehicle. Trucks and SUV have more usable space than station wagons let alone sedans and are more comfortable for big and tall operators like self. While most non-commercial users don't use a truck as I do they're always handy and if you can afford the vehicle you can afford to feed it. If you keep vehicles at least twenty years (easy with trucks thanks to their long production runs) the cost per year is not much. Sedan fans should note the PUBLIC rejected sedans in the US and manufacturers exist to sell in volume to profit stockholders. Like manual car gearboxes, if you want one track one down then keep it for life. The longer you own your ride the lower your operation and maintenance costs per year so put in time to get and keep exactly what you want.
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  3. My multiple half-tons prove otherwise. I also own 1970s trucks and have been a mechanic since that era. Tell us you aren't a mechanic without telling us you aren't a mechanic. Even my 2000 half tons (Chevy and Ford) are more capable than my F250 was in stock trim. Tow ratings have increased as have typical trailer weights while houseboats etc are also quite large.
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