QUOTE(benCKa @ Feb 1 2006, 11:22 AM) [snapback]275496[/snapback]
Nice looking car Tom.
No offense to anyone but I have always wondered why so many people drive pickups in America? Wouldn't it be much easier in all ways to have a roof over the whole lenght of the car?
I mean, aren't there a bunch of disadvantages compared to a normal car?
-You can't really leave anything on the bed when you park the car without being worried that someones gonna steal it from there.
-Everything you keep back there will catch dust and dirt from the road
-Rain/Snow will ruin whatever you keep back there
-You have to pack everything carefully so it doesn't fall of from bumps
-You can't keep really light items back there because the wind will get to them
-Not really suited for transporting a larger amount of people, unless you wanna put them back on the bed..
Ok, I know that you can cover the back with a hood, but wouldn't it just be easier with a roof?
Someone explain to me why a pickup is better than a regular car with a roof? Are they cheaper or what is it?

Where I live, a truck is very useful.
-people don't steal shit if you have a cap over it or it's woodchips, dirt, or something like that. People don't usually steal from you where I live anyways, but they're really useful when you buy something big and you need to bring it home.
-cover it with a tarp if you need it clean from dust? I don't know, roads are pretty clean for the most part, it's not like you come home and your stuff is covered in dirt.
-You don't leave stuff in forever, it's just good for moving big stuff.
-Bungee chords solve this problem.
-they go in the cab or in a plastic container made for truck beds
-More people can fit than in a 2 door sports car, and some trucks have back seats
They can also be 4 wheel drive, which is really good when the roads are icy as hell or you're driving on some shitty dirt road.
The only bad part about driving a truck is gas prices, and sometimes lack of space in the cab, but overall I guess it all just depends on where you live.