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The communist Justin Trudeau wants to tax carbon 😑

But I need this vehicle to buy groceries 😑😑

AX THE TAX 😑😑😑

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[–] gizmonicus@sh.itjust.works 35 points 2 days ago

Ah yes the Ford F9000 Pedestrian Pulverizer

Stanz: It was all fine until dickless parked his truck. Mayor: Is that true? Venkman: Yes, this man has no dick.

[–] SaharaMaleikuhm@feddit.org 54 points 2 days ago (21 children)

I'm keeping my hopes up that this thing would not be street legal in my country.

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[–] vikingtons@lemmy.world 100 points 2 days ago (10 children)

my friend from ontario says:

"This might be for folks who work on oil rigs (Edmonton is close to several), a vehicle like this means they can travel as a full crew. It's still terrible but that might explain it."

[–] Empricorn 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Oh? And that also means they have to take up 4 parking spots...?

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[–] running_ragged@lemmy.world 138 points 2 days ago (11 children)

They could get a crew van, fit more in it, and still fit in a standard parking spot.

Probably also quite a few thousands of dollars cheaper.

[–] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 48 points 2 days ago (6 children)

Fuck you, vans are gay and you're stupid cuck. /s

That said, I recently saw a guy that bucked the trend and pimped his family van instead of going full truck. Lowered suspension, wider wheels, hot vinyl and a spoiler. Looked pretty good tbh.

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[–] Mpatch@lemmy.world 11 points 2 days ago (14 children)

No ground clearance on van, gona get stuck in the mud. less payload on van, can't just drop a skid of what ever or extra long things like hydraulic cylinders into a van with out akward fucking around. less tow capacity on van, notice the tow bar on the back... What are you gona put a welder, diesel cans, gas cans, pales of hydraulic oil for equipment/ slip tanks, pumps and what not into the van too with the occupants? What about the greasy and oily ass clothes. Throw em in the van too? So they stain and fill the cab with VOCs?

This is a purpose built one off, and alot of you are out of touch with how work gets done. Not evey job is hauling standard 8x4 drywall. Alot more trades work than just slinging plaster around.

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[–] expatriado@lemmy.world 25 points 2 days ago (9 children)

I thought the same, but there may be a very specific combination of conditions where this could make sense: bad roads where ground clearance is needed, no sharp curves that require shorter wheel base, need to take 8 people and need to take their tools/materials. but probably they did just because they could

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[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 10 points 2 days ago (6 children)

have they never heard of a bus?

[–] jerkface@lemmy.ca 9 points 2 days ago (1 children)
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[–] BurntWits@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I can guarantee each employee drives one of these (or similar) and do not carpool to work or from office to site.

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[–] Machinist@lemmy.world 20 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Too much truck, not enough dick, as they say.

Slide under the midpoint with a battery powered angle grinder or a sawzall and cut 3/4 of the way through one side of the frame. Then you just let physics do the rest when they hit a good hard bump.

Xanthan gum and muriatic acid will make a nice corrosive paste that might do the trick if you're into edging with your sabotage.

[–] ICastFist@programming.dev 12 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Sawing that thing without being caught is hard. So, about that xanthan and muriatic paste, what kind of gloves should I use for protection?

[–] Machinist@lemmy.world 11 points 2 days ago

Nitrile gloves, thicker the better. It will break them down but it will take a while. The fumes are chlorine gas, but aren't that bad if you're outside. What you really have to watch out for is getting it in your eyes, wear goggles.

Baking soda will neutralize it, so you might want a gallon of water and some baking soda on hand. It will burn your skin if you leave it on you, but it takes a minute and you have time to just wash it off.

Paint brush would be a good way to apply it.

[–] PrimeMinisterKeyes@leminal.space 7 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Nitrile, thickness Β½ mm, should last you about an hour.

I didn't know they made buses with a cargo bed.

[–] callyral@pawb.social 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

what the fuck kind of carbomination even is that

[–] IWW4@lemmy.zip 0 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

It is a 6 door pickup. They are very common.

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[–] mercano@lemmy.world 26 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Even if you somehow need a vehicle this size, you can park it in a way that it only takes up two spaces, not four.

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[–] rekabis@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 day ago

Aye, that’s a Pavement Princess bought with more money than sense.

[–] Tiger666@lemmy.ca -4 points 1 day ago (3 children)

THIS IS SO FAKE, WHY LIE ABOUT TRUCKS ARENT THEY BIG ENOUGH AS IT IS?

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