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Hey, German here. What the f*** are Americans doing at the other side of the Atlantic? Some of you already know this monstrosity. I did'nt. This is a Ford F650 Truck and when I stepped out of my Youtube Bubble I realized, it was marketed as the "biggest, baddest Truck on the road" for the everyday American. Are you guys serious?! Is the end goal really to drive a Monster Truck to McDs to get a McFlurry? Americas bloodiest wars have been fought in the middle east to secure oil, bombing nations to rubble. And all, for this bullshit? The excess, waste and decadence is mind boggling to me and people on Reddit seriously justifying this by "you know dude I'm 6,4ft. I don't fit in any other vehicle" makes me go up the wall.

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[-] ShittyBeatlesFCPres@lemmy.world 56 points 1 year ago

I’m not defending the truck or America but I don’t think that one is common outside of industry. I live in the South and have never seen one. F150’s are very common, you see F250’s here and there, and F350s are basically exclusively work trucks. I didn’t even know it went up to F650 (the F750 apparently exists but seems like it’s really only for industry).

Ford’s web site has them “starting at” $80k but without a bed or any consumer features. It seems like they’re more the base for order things like fleets of tow trucks or dump trucks. I’m sure a mega rich person can buy one but it’s probably a weird custom thing that costs $200,000 and is missing whatever creature comforts go into vanity trucks.

[-] Exusia@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

650s and 750s make up most of those electric service vehicles (huge boxes of tools over the wheels and maybe a cherry picker) and Ambulances. Since ambulances are private businesses (not owned by a hospital wouldn't you know it.) They purchase their fleets and commission a box for the back. That's why you see so many different vehicles that look "converted" - because they are!

[-] cmbabul@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

I’m not discounting your experience but I grew up and lived in Georgia for most of my life, and you are right that f150s are very common, but I remember many more 250s than here and there, I’ve only been gone two years

[-] Jerb322@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

And I'm sure there are no over the top vehicles in Germany....

[-] FMT99@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

There are some morons here that are buying American made "trucks". More and more unfortunately, but it's still pretty rare. Luckily it's damn inconvenient to drive or park them in many places here.

[-] Jerb322@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

How about sports cars with 12 cylinders? How many super cars are made in Europe?

[-] chocoladisco@feddit.de 1 points 1 year ago

Sadly they are becoming more by the day. The amount of Hiluxes is also steadily increasing in my neighborhood.

[-] Fredselfish@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

Saw one the yesterday in Oklahoma. They look like gaint Tonka toys and are stupid. But Chevy made one in the early 2000's guess Ford wants into it now.

These should be outlaw. And I know how to solve the rolling coal but we need to bring back inspections for vehicles to sholve it.

[-] mean_bean279@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago

It’s a medium duty truck. The 550 and 650 are most commonly found acting as either tow trucks or heavy machinery repair. Outlawing them is preposterous as they serve a purpose.

[-] n2burns@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 year ago

Since they're sold incomplete (without a bed), maybe he means outlawing them being modified like this one with a silly bed? Either way, I'm pretty sure you need a commercial air-brake license to drive this thing in most jurisdictions.

[-] Fredselfish@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

One I saw had a bed and was pulling a trailer. It was loud as fuck.

[-] Enk1@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

To be fair, Ford doesn't really make the final product here. They make the cab and chassis without a bed, and they're then shipped off to companies that turn them into commercial trucks like large tow trucks. But some company started buying them, slapping on a pickup truck bed, a lift, and a bunch of cheesy accessories and 'Murica flags, then charge idiots $100,000 more than they're worth so they can own the Libruls.

They're so rare to see that I'm not even mad, as long as some dipshit is wasting his life savings on this instead of donating it to shit politicians.

Edit: Ford doesn't even make or offer a pickup truck bed for these. IIRC, these beds are from F-250/350s and modded to fit.

[-] SamVergeudetZeit@feddit.de -5 points 1 year ago

Maybe not that recent "https://www.worktruckonline.com/335688/ford-reports-record-sales-of-the-f-650-and-f-750". But I guess, enough guys buy em.

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