If you ever find yourself tempted to buy a truck and/or SUV, just remember one thing: they’re not worth it. They’re a societal nuisance. They’re a massive pollutant. The maintenance, repair, and insurance will cost you a whole lot more. Aside from the aforementioned pollution, They’re overall environmental impact is egregious. These monstrosities are best left alone.
If you ever have to do any sort heavy work, rent one instead. Want to live that outdoors lifestyle? A sedan and/or hatchback will do. Just buy a bike and roof rack. Got a family? Again, sedan and/or hatchback will do but also consider a station wagon. Better yet, buy a cargo bike like the Urban Arrow or the Dutch bakfiets. These are way better options to those climate-changing abominations.
I know what I’m writing isn’t anything groundbreaking but I’m writing this mostly get something off my chest in relation to a dream I had last night. The dream itself was quite boring: I was driving around in a new Ford Bronco. The thing was that, in the dream, I was quite happy about it. This happy feeling was still felt when I woke up. For a brief moment, I was thinking about buying a Bronco. I soon returned to reality. But I’m not going to lie; the temptation was strong. The temptation was made stronger by nostalgia. I grew up with these kinds of vehicles. My dad worked in labor-intense, blue collar jobs that used trucks. He even owned some himself. But, once again, they’re not worth it.
For me the biggest advantage is that vans fully enclose their cargo: good against climate and less likely to lose stuff to theft.
For towing capacity, this article gives 3 models that can tow 3.5 ton: https://www.vanarama.com/blog/vans/van-towing-capacity-chart-whats-the-best-van-for-towing
Seating can be however you want it to be. Vans are also used as mini buses, so all seating configurations in between no passengers and all passengers are possible.
Those are all bigger in every dimension than a ute though.
So, I repeat my question. How is a bigger, likely less efficient vehicle an improvement over a ute? Especially considering they can’t travel off road.
Also, lockable canopies are commonplace where I live.
Yeah, moving goalposts now are we :D
I could try look up a smallish van with high towing capacity, it’s probably not even that hard to find, seeing how easily I found multiple vans that fitted your earlier criteria, but somehow I know that I’d be wasting my time. You’ll grasp at any straw and think up any rare scenario to justify your belief in trucks.
Trucks have their applications sure, especially for gardening/farming or other mobile crews that can benefit from having that mobile open bed near them, but for most work crews, vans are the better solution.
You didn’t answer my question. How is a van inherently better than a ute of similar size? What’s the difference?
And you could drive a Kei truck into the vans with a 3500kg tow rating.
Why don’t we reverse this question and put the burden of proof on you? I’ve already looked up things and proven that stuff that you thought did not exist, did infact exist. So since I put in the work earlier, it’s only fair that it’s now your turn: you can look up a van and a similar sized truck and then make a comparison in what ways one is better than the other. Stuff like price, cargo sq space, cargo volume, cargo weight, towing limit etc. By using that comparison we will then be able to make an informed decision as to which one is best for your imagined situation. I’m looking forward to your comparison and conclusions.
You haven’t proven anything, I was aware that monster “vans” built on a truck chassis exist.
You’re making the claim, you back it up.
I’ve done my part, you’re the one moving the goal posts. The burden of proof now falls onto you.
The goalpost has remained in the same location the whole time. Why is a van inherently better than a ute?
Nope, that question again goes way beyond your earlier disingenuous questions, you’ve the most the goalposts even further this time. So yeah, go waste your own time.
You should be more honest with yourself though. The only reason that you act like a vanity truck is a better utility vehicle than a van, is your ego. All your disingenuous trolling just helps to underline the point that’s it not about which vehicle is actually most suitable for the job, it’s all about satisfying that ego.
And there is nothing wrong with satisfying ego, everyone makes purchases that might not be the most practical, but which are simply more fun too them. But when you do, you don’t have to make a fool out of yourself by pretending that your decision was based on practicality while everyone can see that it’s about vanity.