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Jul 11, 2024
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Madam Pattirini
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You are not imagining it. You can pick any model that's existed for the past 15
And the size increase both in dimensions and Mass are pretty incredible.
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Have you all noticed that houses and cars just seem bigger now?
Zoobieman
Jul 11, 8:09am
Trucks are excessively large. Especially the front ends.
IGlowInTheDark
Jul 11, 8:12am
It’s almost like they’re designed for a group of people compensating for some other deficiency 🤔
spinner
Jul 11, 9:01am
You are not imagining it. You can pick any model that's existed for the past 15
Madam Pattirini
Jul 11, 8:13am
Now I'm actually wondering about mass. But for sure and dimensions.
Madam Pattirini
Jul 11, 8:13am
for Honda, is seems the new CRV is nearly the same size as the original Pilot
Blue Ridge
Jul 11, 8:35am
Yet Ford did away with the Excursion 20 years ago because it was "too big."
volleyjiver
Jul 11, 8:14am
Guess it's time to bring it back
JayOwen
Jul 11, 8:16am
It's just called the Expedition now
Waschlappen
Jul 11, 8:19am
Actually it's not. The Expedition and Excursion were in production at the same time. They just did away with the
WDaddy
Jul 11, 8:23am
Wasn't the Excursion built on the Super Duty chassis?
Captain Rex
Jul 11, 8:28am
Yes, it was much larger than the Expedition.
Japan Coug
Jul 11, 8:44am
Yes. I still drive mine. Diesel. 238k miles. It’s awesome.
Idacoug
Jul 11, 8:59am
Vehicle size is government irresponsibllity
Lifi
Jul 11, 8:15am
Yep. The Mitsubishi Mirage is the last small ICE car, and it's being canceled
cvd6262
Jul 11, 8:55am
Americans also hate driving small cars so I’m not sure the market would be there
Pepe
Jul 11, 10:09am
We are so stupid.
dYrtbYkerYder
Jul 11, 10:51am
This trend will probably reverse with Ozempic becoming more common.
gangbusters
Jul 11, 8:16am
Hopefully. Giant pickup trucks are a menace
TNT
Jul 11, 8:19am
But TNT could fit a full size bed in Giant pickup to sleep in.
JayOwen
Jul 11, 8:22am
This is true. But still
TNT
Jul 11, 8:23am
It would also be a good place to stock his Diet Dr Pepper creamy coconut
JayOwen
Jul 11, 8:28am
Great picture demonstrating the size change in trucks
WorfoSAUR
Jul 11, 8:21am
The bigger the better. I see houses getting smaller in my area though.
HomeGrownCoug
Jul 11, 8:22am
Hey man, this is a family board!
WDaddy
Jul 11, 8:23am
RE: Hey man, this is a family board!
HomeGrownCoug
Jul 11, 8:30am
There’s an inverse relationship between house size and property size. Houses
elmerfudd
Jul 11, 8:27am
True but sad! I’d rather have a big lot with a more modest sized home
IntelCougar
Jul 11, 11:47am
I love it when I go back east and I don't have endless number of pickup trucks
EM_Puma
Jul 11, 8:51am
Yeah, there are no big trucks in Texas or the southern states at all.
cvd6262
Jul 11, 8:56am
No big trucks in all those farming flyover states either. Toyota Corollas hauling all that farm gear.
WDaddy
Jul 11, 9:01am
The median size of a house in the US in the 60's was 1,500sf. Today it's 2,800sf in UT. Much of the increase in housing
HarlemCoug
Jul 11, 9:22am
And family size has declined
Lifi
Jul 11, 1:29pm
True, and it’s very hard to find new build homes that are under 1,500 sq feet.
Spindash
Jul 11, 2:01pm
Well people seem to be "bigger" now days as well, makes sense they need a bigger
Dynomite
Jul 11, 10:23am
You're more likely to die from a car crash today than you were 20 years ago.
Magneto
Jul 11, 11:25am
But how likely are you to get into a crash today versus yesteryear?
Tokolosh
Jul 11, 11:30am
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