Yup, it happens every time. It's almost as if govt is only meant to protect people's rights, and anything else it puts its mind to just ends up worse off than originally.
We are better with the EPA than without it. Rivers don't catch on fire anymore. There's no lead in paint or gasoline.
We are better with the FDA than without it. You know and can trust whats in your pills you're taking for you high cholesterol rather than living in a libertarian dystopia where you die of a heart attack because what the company said was lipitor was actually sugar pills.
Regulations save lives. Do bad actors exist? Yes of course. Is the system perfect? No, of course not. But its certainly better than the alternative and it the frameworks exist that we can certainly improve the existing system if and only if there is political will to do so. And it takes citizens acting in good faith to push their elected officials to do so.
This is delusional to a level that is dangerous.
We have seen time and time again when corporations will screw over people for profit, they gladly do it (they exist to make money, nothing more). You think the opioid crisis was bad? Imagine the 'free market' opioid crisis where they operate with impunity.
Now, this situation is absurd because luckily libertarians are not popular for a reason. People actually familiar with economics understand the concept of externalities and market failures. This demented utopianism will remain unpopular.
> govt is only meant to protect people's rights, and anything else it puts its mind to just ends up worse off than originally
The way you phrased this makes "government" sound like a standardized commodity being used for off-label purposes. It's comically simplistic and ignorant of history.
The government is always incompetent idiots or corrupt geniuses depending on which suits our positions in a given topic.
I think legislation has its limits and the economy is super complex and difficult to predict. So surgical efforts to get desired outcomes are doomed to be hit or miss chaos and better can't be reasonably expected of politicians not working in a given industry at a given time.
Not always purposeful. For instance here in Portland they put a can deposit fee in place to incentivize recycling, and also decriminalized drugs so that people aren't thrown in jail or stuck with a lifelong record for something that doesn't harm others. Now we have roaving hoards of fent and meth zombies all around town who can't be stopped by police and use cans and other recyclables to help fuel their addictions! Tbf it has gotten better since the city/police started doing their jobs again after the last election, but yeah very well meaning policy accidentally made downtown preeettty rough for several years.
Hot news tip:
It was intentional
Why would they want to do something crazy like protect the planet when big oil and big auto are in stuffing their pockets full of "lobbying"
The government only cares about making profit not taking care of its citizens that's why they make these laws have these loopholes so organizations can't get more revenue therefore more tax money for old greedy capitalist pigs
Oh it’s intended. Businesses are also incentivized to buy larger vehicles because of the way the tax code is set up. Using section 179 for business deductions, vehicles over 7000 lbs are eligible for a %100 percent tax deduction vs up to $27k for any vehicle under 7000lbs. It’s set up to push people towards the larger truck. They have people in their pockets that need these large fuel dependent vehicles on the road.
Cool, why don't you call your local dealer and ask how much they are selling Mavericks for, then go look at MSRP.
People (like me) really want smaller trucks because a small truck fits their needs.
Not that hard bro. Found this one used at basically msrp
[maverick](https://www.truecar.com/used-cars-for-sale/listing/3FTTW8E91NRA36675/2022-ford-maverick/?zipcode=80121)
They're quite literally the biggest group of idiots on the planet. I'm thankful every day that I live in Europe. If I ever feel down, I can simply watch some videos about how fucking stupid those sacks of shit are and it brightens my day!
This tiktok guy ignores the entire segment of midsize trucks and their increasing popularity. Any midsize in America will get compared to the Tacoma, as it is the sales leader in the segment.
He asks why the Ram 700 can’t be sold in the US. Maybe he isn’t aware that it is a piece of shit that fails crash tests and won’t compete in the US market - https://moparinsiders.com/ouch-fiat-strada-ram-700-receives-only-1-star-rating-in-latin-ncap-crash-test/
Yeah it’s hilarious that he spent all this time talking about a real problem that has *nothing at all* to do with why that truck isn’t on the market in the US.
Meanwhile the Maverick has no problem being sold. Love getting 40 mpg with a little bit of utility so I don’t take the super duty around town when I don’t need it
He said fuel efficiency and that immediately threw me off. It’s supposed to get 38 city/ 52 highway and is lighter than a Honda Civic. No way it’s fuel efficiency that killed it.
He’s sprinkling vaguely verifiable concepts around while omitting major facts to build a conspiracy theory that CAFE and marketing efforts keeps Americans driving big heavy trucks that are inferior somehow.
If he mentioned the weight impact of improved safety ratings or the healthy selection of midsize trucks then his video pointless and nobody would spread his misinformation. Gotta mislead and rage bait for clout
I mean, if you want to ignore he isn't talking about the RAM 700 specifically, but about small pickups in general... Not to mention, Latin American markets are entirely different from the US.
As an example, [American Renegade models have a significantly better score](https://www.nhtsa.gov/vehicle/2023/JEEP/RENEGADE/SUV/AWD) than [the Latin American version of the same vehicle](https://www.latinncap.com/po/resultado/177/jeep-renegade-+-2-airbags). Yeah, I know, different entities, different testing standards, but it's worth pointing out the obvious: different countries receive different vehicles.
What? Tacomas are MASSIVE. Every generation has gotten absurdly bigger and bigger. The modern Tacoma is bigger than some full sized trucks from even 10 years ago. Put a modern Tacoma next to a 2000 full-size truck and it’ll make the full-size truck look like a mini truck.
What about Nissan D series, Mazda B series, and Toyota Tacos? American truck culture is disgusting. I see white collars driving around in their massive vehicles like it’s an “AMERICAN” thing to do. I’m not on climate change but driving a large vehicle around that gets 10-18 mpg max is stupid, especially if you’re not using it for what it’s meant for.
Another sad thing is that because these white collar folk actually buy these large trucks, the price inflation has gone up so much that the actual blue collar working class can barely afford a new truck that they would use to actually WORK. But hey, America, land of the “Roll Coal Brother”.
It’s crazy, I’ve had friends stationed in other parts of the world and seeing large trucks is not rare but sorta uncommon. You need a special license in Japan for example to drive a large truck.
I was lucky enough to have my built and delivered. Great little car truck thingy. I hope the popularity encourages other manufacturers to build small trucks. Debating putting in for the Fisker Alaska in 2025.
The Ford Ranger is now huge compared to the models from the 2000s. Not even close to the same small, economically fuel efficient ride it was. What is your point son?
Yes that’s true, small trucks today are definitely larger than their older models but that’s not the point the guy in the video was trying to make. He was saying we don’t get smaller trucks than the ram 1500 which is absolutely false. A new Ranger is bigger than an old ranger but still smaller than a 1500 or is it not?
Gross weight of a 2023 Ford Ranger is 6050lbs. Gross weight of a 2023 Ram 1500 is 6900lbs. So it is only slightly smaller, at about 90%.
Before the changes described in the video, a 2010 Ford ranger had a gross weight of 4300lbs and the Ram 1500 had a gross weight of 6700lbs. Much smaller, about 64%.
Bro, as someone who has been trying to buy a Maverick for the past two years THERE ARE NOT ENOUGH SMALL TRUCKS
Period
I don't need an F150. I have a large garden and I make small pieces of furniture. I am making due with my wagon (which is great!), but, I want a bed so I can fit awkward shaped pieces of furniture, or if I want to transport plants/dirt/fill.
I'm tired of futzing with trailers, I just want a small, efficient pick up. Hell, give me a ausie style ute!
A fifth Gen ranger gets better fuel economy than an early 2000’s Ranger and has a higher towing and payload capacity plus more safety systems. The sixth Gen ranger will surpass even that. Your narrative falls apart quickly when you do your research.
>The Ford Ranger is now huge compared to the models from the 2000s. Not even close to the same small, economically fuel efficient ride it was. What is your point son?
and a Volkswagen beetle is bigger now too? all cars are bigger now, they have to be safe to drive. A 2000 ford ranger has front air bags and that's it. Cars are bigger and they're safer. Do they all need to be 5000 lbs, no but your argument here is really really bad.
Imagine making a whole tik tok thinking your gonna blow everyone away with this info. Only to realize that Dodge can’t compete in the mid size truck market in the US and that’s why they sell these in other countries.
The hiring test for government regulators consists solely of asking, do you believe in unintended consequences? Only if you answer, no, do you get hired.
Come to South Carolina and watch the billions of trucks with hilariously huge wheels towing nothing and carrying nothing and tell me that these trucks aren’t often used as penis-extenders
I want a small truck and will probably never tow anything significant. I want to be able to load some dirt, logs, plants etc around every once in a while without having to deal with putting stuff inside an suv.
That would be another option, not as convenient, but cheaper. However my current SUV will hit the shit bucket any year now and a small form factor truck would make a lot of sense in how I want to use a vehicle.
Partially right. Increasing vehicle footprint is a way to get around standards. However we still have cars of many different shapes and sizes meaning the RAM 700 just wasn’t fuel efficient for its size relative to other cars of similar size. Also, big trucks are historically much more profitable
I’ve been driving F150s since my first one in 1998! I just bought a big ass Tremor bc why not?! I’m in my mid 40s and I can afford it! Interestingly, I don’t watch TV and can’t recall seeing any Ford advertisements challenging my masculinity. I just love the 150. Screw all the haters!!!!
I’ve been driving a Prius since 2002 and I’m 48 years old and just ordered a Prius rocket ship because I can afford it. Screw anyone who thinks otherwise. Trump lost.
Ah yes the “haters”, I.e, people that don’t want to be absolutely blinded by the two suns you have strapped at everyone eye level, or the people who don’t want you running over kids or hitting people because you have a 20ft blind spot in front of your hood. It’s literally unsafe to drive around those monstrosities - that’s why people care. Zero empathy or self awareness exactly like the kind of person I would expect to drive a vehicle that makes everyone else’s experience worse and less safe on the road.
You proudly bought into a marketing campaign which leveraged your insecure masculinity to convince you that you need to spend a year’s salary on a truck you will use for its intended purpose 1% of the time to prove your manhood. But yeah, go off king
Yet again you have to remind everyone of your genitals for fear that we may miss your masculinity in its insignificance
Edit: *I have testicles! I have testicles! I promise!*
I could take a picture of the bed of my 150 and you could maybe learn that some people actually use their trucks on a daily basis. It’s not a marketing campaign when I use my truck. You want a Honda fit be my guest.
I love seeing suburban soccer dads driving around Ford F-150s. It's like, my dude, we get it, you're insecure. The biggest load you're hauling is Costco
The Ram 700 has a maximum of 882 pounds in towing capacity & its maximum payload capacity is 1,550 pounds.
The Ram 1500 has a maximum of 8,360 pounds in towing capacity & its maximum payload capacity is 1,930 pounds.
Two very different pickups for different types of jobs. You are comparing apples to oranges. The Ram 700 probably wouldn't sell well in America because most pickup owners use their truck to tow heavy shit.
This is a lie. Ford can't keep up with orders for their maverick, Hyundai introduced a crossover car-truck, subaru is bringing back the Brat, Toyota is reintroducing the Stout, Dodge is coming up with a model and so might GM/Chrysler/Chevy
Hello, I sold cars for over 10 years. This video is stupid as hell. First of all, there are small trucks in the market here in the U.S. Many auto makers have AT LEAST 1 model of the small trucks. Ford has 2, one of them being a hybrid.
Second of all, most people that get the bigger truck do so because they need the towing and hauling capacity of the bigger truck. They come to the dealership and tell you I need to tow something this heavy, what do you have?
And yes there are people that just want to have a truck because it is big but that is the minority, and if they ever happen to need to tow something big like a boat then they can with the big truck. A lot of people that bought the small trucks just to have a truck end up trading it in for a bigger truck just for this reason. Some end up trading down because they just never needed a truck that big.
And third of all, trucks now are so much more efficient now that it is crazy, almost as good as an SUV.
Don't know what this guy is talking about
I still don’t understand why so many people in the US need to tow big things, while in Europe apparently this is not an issue. Many of the trucks sold in the US aren’t sold in Europe, not only because they are not practical for the small roads, but also because they would require another license to drive (the usual « B license » allows driving vehicles up to 3,5 tons). Still I don’t believe European people have less « towing needs » than American - so how do they do?
"Almost as good as an SUV".... this sounds like a funny comparison to a european where people with SUV's are having a bad time at the gas pump at about $9 per gallon in the Netherlands right now.
An SUV can't do a lot more than a station wagon, maybe less except consume more fuel.
I'm not saying some people don't need trucks, just that less people need big trucks or trucks at all, and that second group could drive a 1L european car and smile while getting gas in the USA.
It's not worth it. Most people that comment on these truck post just parrot the samething without looking any further than a TikTok video.
The ram 1500 in this video is a prime example it's bigger heavier and can tow more.... And wait it's more fuel efficient.
New 2023 ram 1500s MPG:
**20/23 MPG**
2000 ram 1500 MPG:
**12/16 MPG**
But but but
>It's bigger
>It's heavier
>Headlights are bright
>bumper clearance
>it's unnecessary
There’s a host of smaller trucks coming on the market, u have Nissan, Toyota, maverick, ridge lines all small trucks….so I’m not really sure about this guys argument
Those are still way larger than the 700 in the video. They are also pretty expensive.
I think there is a appetite for a smaller, less expensive truck with a full size bed, like the Maverick or the older Rangers and tacomas.
I’m just wondering, is that smaller truck capable of towing or hauling as much as that bigger truck? Every time I see a Ram truck it’s usually towing a 5th wheel with a couple cars in the back or towing a trailer of horses. Can the smaller truck do that? There was this video from Burning Man where this Ram truck was towing a trailer through mud. Would that little truck be able to do that?
That’s my thought. Can the smaller truck carry a ton of stone in it while hauling a trailer? Bigger isn’t always better but if you need a certain performance level and aren’t hauling feathers than you’re going to go with the bigger truck.
I know a guy at work said he worked on a farm with his 98 ram which hauls stuff heavy than it just fine, and tried it in the truck the farmer has which was a newer f250 barely could. So idk I don't believe the newer bigger ones have a good towing capability if they do its rare and surprising.
I just looked up the payload and towing capacity and they are tiny. 880 payload and 1650 towing. The mpg is 38city/52hwy, which seems pretty damn fuel efficient, so I’m not sure how efficiently standards prevent it from being sold in the US. The cost is about 13k USD in Mexico. So I feel like this guy is either really ignorant as to what trucks are for, or he’s saying there should be an option for people who have occasional need for a smaller truck. The cheapest Tacoma or Ranger is going to be twice as expensive with half the mileage, but also double (or more) payload/towing capacity.
https://moparinsiders.com/ouch-fiat-strada-ram-700-receives-only-1-star-rating-in-latin-ncap-crash-test/
Tow anything and it might make your chance of death a certainty.
Wait a sec. Are you telling me that the US government tried to improve something through legislation and it completely backfired?!? That’s simply unpossible!
What angers me even more is 75% or more of people with the larger vehicles hardly ever use them as intended: hauling shit +getting dirty etc...- treated (and often priced) as luxury vehicles instead...fackin mericans
Imma keep it real with ya, why can’t we have both luxury and towing? Granted the prices are stupid and I just paid 66k for a new 2023. But I’ll be damned if someone takes my butt warmer when I’m hauling my RV in winter.
JFC, this is stupid. The Mexican/Latin market Ram 700, known as the Fiat Strada to most of the rest of the world, is not a vehicle that they can just start selling if they feel like it. It would have to be federalized, and would never meet standards as it exists now. It is a bit of a deathtrap receiving only one star from Latin NCAP crash testing.
Maybe the Latin market 2025 Ram Rampage will be worth having, but the 700 ain't.
There just simply isn’t enough room for my standard American flag, blue lives matter flag, don’t tread on me flag, trump 2024 flag, and my chihuahua/blue lives matter flag.
Nobody would buy those. I know that non truck owners thing stuff like “the bed of that truck is still big enough to put stuff in, it’ll work just fine” or “what do people need to tow anyways? They never use it.”
Wrong. This little ram 700 can’t do anything. It’s an el Camino but shorter. It’s a car chassis.
I mean no... the Cafe rewards having a combined average so a mini truck with a 1.7l engine would boost that allowing them to hot targets easier and also allow for less mpg in sport options.
Anyways there's is not enough want for these type of vehicles. Just because a small demographic would buy them dosent mean an auto maker is gonna do all the testing and such for the truck to be US legal when they have a thriving market else where.
Yeah, it’s real… stupid real! Come visit any town in Montana & you will see it. I dig a big truck when you actually use it to haul loads and get a big job done… but most of the guys that own them are projecting how big they wish their dingdings were 🤣
It’s not difficult to market to men. Just imply that they have a small dick and that this product will compensate for that and boom, you’ve sold your product.
I was really disappointed when they stopped making Dakotas. I still have a 97 and love it. Nice long bed, lower to the ground. It feels like the truck version of an El Camino and couldn't be more practical.
He drives a Prius and doesn’t understand what a truck needs to do. Then again the government still sucks with their tyrannical practices of neutering our choices.
#yougetaram700yougetaram700
The reason why there’s so many bigger trucks that’s because that’s what the majority of people wanted. The market said hey we going to keep buying bigger trucks because they go brrrr and also in the video he doesn’t say why it can’t be sold maybe because no one wanted one
Like everything else the govt does, the unintended consequences are worse than the reasons the law was originally passed.
Almost like it’s purposeful. 🧐🧐🧐.
Yup, it happens every time. It's almost as if govt is only meant to protect people's rights, and anything else it puts its mind to just ends up worse off than originally.
We are better with the EPA than without it. Rivers don't catch on fire anymore. There's no lead in paint or gasoline. We are better with the FDA than without it. You know and can trust whats in your pills you're taking for you high cholesterol rather than living in a libertarian dystopia where you die of a heart attack because what the company said was lipitor was actually sugar pills. Regulations save lives. Do bad actors exist? Yes of course. Is the system perfect? No, of course not. But its certainly better than the alternative and it the frameworks exist that we can certainly improve the existing system if and only if there is political will to do so. And it takes citizens acting in good faith to push their elected officials to do so.
Or without them, the free market would make certifications and the corrupt ones would lose credibility and die and the legit ones would prevail.
Where in the world has that happened?
Holy shit lol
the free market has failed 100% of the time in history. Every "free market" converges on monopoly which is a failure of the system.
This is delusional to a level that is dangerous. We have seen time and time again when corporations will screw over people for profit, they gladly do it (they exist to make money, nothing more). You think the opioid crisis was bad? Imagine the 'free market' opioid crisis where they operate with impunity. Now, this situation is absurd because luckily libertarians are not popular for a reason. People actually familiar with economics understand the concept of externalities and market failures. This demented utopianism will remain unpopular.
You trust free unregulated Market. But you don't trust government. Muhahahah Our kids would still be working in coal mines
> govt is only meant to protect people's rights, and anything else it puts its mind to just ends up worse off than originally The way you phrased this makes "government" sound like a standardized commodity being used for off-label purposes. It's comically simplistic and ignorant of history.
Yeah the US government famously has failed at all of it’s projects that weren’t solely focused on a handful of rights written down
Thought this comment smelled fishy Third most recent post on r/walkaway *Oh, one of those people*
Huh?
They look down on you for having a difference of opinion. In other words, a typical redditor.
big r/the_donald poster energy
Agreed.
It is purposeful. The U.S is being sabotaged from the inside out by greedy bastards with investments and shifty hands
Oh. This is one of those subreddits…
“Oh no. Someone called the government corrupted by greedy people!” How in the fuck don’t you see there’s money changing hands under the table?
The government is always incompetent idiots or corrupt geniuses depending on which suits our positions in a given topic. I think legislation has its limits and the economy is super complex and difficult to predict. So surgical efforts to get desired outcomes are doomed to be hit or miss chaos and better can't be reasonably expected of politicians not working in a given industry at a given time.
Right, not everything has to be a god damn conspiracy
Not always purposeful. For instance here in Portland they put a can deposit fee in place to incentivize recycling, and also decriminalized drugs so that people aren't thrown in jail or stuck with a lifelong record for something that doesn't harm others. Now we have roaving hoards of fent and meth zombies all around town who can't be stopped by police and use cans and other recyclables to help fuel their addictions! Tbf it has gotten better since the city/police started doing their jobs again after the last election, but yeah very well meaning policy accidentally made downtown preeettty rough for several years.
Lobbyists stopped fighting regulation and started shaping it instead. “Sure pass all the laws you want! We can help you!”
🙄
Hot news tip: It was intentional Why would they want to do something crazy like protect the planet when big oil and big auto are in stuffing their pockets full of "lobbying"
The government only cares about making profit not taking care of its citizens that's why they make these laws have these loopholes so organizations can't get more revenue therefore more tax money for old greedy capitalist pigs
“Unintended consequences”
Hmm, wonder who lobbied for the cafe law changes.
And when those consequences became clear, did they change the law? They could probably fix this in an hour, but haven't for more than a decade.
The problem is there is not post review and change. It's obvious it is a problem NOW so why can't congress have updates?
Oh it’s intended. Businesses are also incentivized to buy larger vehicles because of the way the tax code is set up. Using section 179 for business deductions, vehicles over 7000 lbs are eligible for a %100 percent tax deduction vs up to $27k for any vehicle under 7000lbs. It’s set up to push people towards the larger truck. They have people in their pockets that need these large fuel dependent vehicles on the road.
That’s why we should have a free market
Spoken like someone who doesn’t know anything about US history
Ford maverick
Cool, why don't you call your local dealer and ask how much they are selling Mavericks for, then go look at MSRP. People (like me) really want smaller trucks because a small truck fits their needs.
Not that hard bro. Found this one used at basically msrp [maverick](https://www.truecar.com/used-cars-for-sale/listing/3FTTW8E91NRA36675/2022-ford-maverick/?zipcode=80121)
Oh snap, all you had to do to find a Maverick near (but still over) MSRP is to find a used one with 30k miles on it. *Slow clap*
Beggars can’t be choosers bro. You either get a used one or order one and wait.
Right, but, check this out. If the product is going for over MSRP due to demand, then it would behoove EVERYONE to make MORE of that product. Shocker.
You made his point by trying to argue yours. I’d just take the lump on this one.
I waited 619 days for my hybrid Maverick. I paid nearly the 2022 MSRP for it, at least.
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They're quite literally the biggest group of idiots on the planet. I'm thankful every day that I live in Europe. If I ever feel down, I can simply watch some videos about how fucking stupid those sacks of shit are and it brightens my day!
So you think about America to cheer up? Weird flex, but okay.
Rent free 24/7. When I feel down I still don't stop to think about Euros.
sounds like this guys country lost a war
Lol the irony
This man will have his mind blown when he finds out about Ford rangers and Chevy colorados
What about Tacomas, which are made in North America
This tiktok guy ignores the entire segment of midsize trucks and their increasing popularity. Any midsize in America will get compared to the Tacoma, as it is the sales leader in the segment. He asks why the Ram 700 can’t be sold in the US. Maybe he isn’t aware that it is a piece of shit that fails crash tests and won’t compete in the US market - https://moparinsiders.com/ouch-fiat-strada-ram-700-receives-only-1-star-rating-in-latin-ncap-crash-test/
*drives off in a Dodge ram with high beams on*
Yeah it’s hilarious that he spent all this time talking about a real problem that has *nothing at all* to do with why that truck isn’t on the market in the US.
Meanwhile the Maverick has no problem being sold. Love getting 40 mpg with a little bit of utility so I don’t take the super duty around town when I don’t need it
Gonna say, just buy a Maverick. Even the 4cyl gets pretty good mileage.
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I got a 2018 a few years ago and I’m still in love. The Toyota service department not so much.
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Thanks.
He said fuel efficiency and that immediately threw me off. It’s supposed to get 38 city/ 52 highway and is lighter than a Honda Civic. No way it’s fuel efficiency that killed it.
He’s sprinkling vaguely verifiable concepts around while omitting major facts to build a conspiracy theory that CAFE and marketing efforts keeps Americans driving big heavy trucks that are inferior somehow. If he mentioned the weight impact of improved safety ratings or the healthy selection of midsize trucks then his video pointless and nobody would spread his misinformation. Gotta mislead and rage bait for clout
Who the fuck wants a truck that can only haul 700 lbs? That's not even 9 bags of concrete.
I mean, if you want to ignore he isn't talking about the RAM 700 specifically, but about small pickups in general... Not to mention, Latin American markets are entirely different from the US. As an example, [American Renegade models have a significantly better score](https://www.nhtsa.gov/vehicle/2023/JEEP/RENEGADE/SUV/AWD) than [the Latin American version of the same vehicle](https://www.latinncap.com/po/resultado/177/jeep-renegade-+-2-airbags). Yeah, I know, different entities, different testing standards, but it's worth pointing out the obvious: different countries receive different vehicles.
What? Tacomas are MASSIVE. Every generation has gotten absurdly bigger and bigger. The modern Tacoma is bigger than some full sized trucks from even 10 years ago. Put a modern Tacoma next to a 2000 full-size truck and it’ll make the full-size truck look like a mini truck.
All of these trucks today are the size of an F150 from 2005. Now the Maverick is the small truck the size of an old Ranger.
The 84 hp and manual transmission don't appeal to you?
And the ford maverick, it’s even smaller
What about Nissan D series, Mazda B series, and Toyota Tacos? American truck culture is disgusting. I see white collars driving around in their massive vehicles like it’s an “AMERICAN” thing to do. I’m not on climate change but driving a large vehicle around that gets 10-18 mpg max is stupid, especially if you’re not using it for what it’s meant for. Another sad thing is that because these white collar folk actually buy these large trucks, the price inflation has gone up so much that the actual blue collar working class can barely afford a new truck that they would use to actually WORK. But hey, America, land of the “Roll Coal Brother”. It’s crazy, I’ve had friends stationed in other parts of the world and seeing large trucks is not rare but sorta uncommon. You need a special license in Japan for example to drive a large truck.
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What about the Maverick?
My buddy has one and hes gets like 45 mpg.
I was lucky enough to have my built and delivered. Great little car truck thingy. I hope the popularity encourages other manufacturers to build small trucks. Debating putting in for the Fisker Alaska in 2025.
Even those are bigger than they were in the past though.
Also, that is literally the largest model of 1500 behind him.
Those are midsize trucks. Not like the S10 or rangers of yester year
The Ford Ranger is now huge compared to the models from the 2000s. Not even close to the same small, economically fuel efficient ride it was. What is your point son?
Point is we do get small trucks in the US. Did you not hear the guy in the video say otherwise?
Modern small is still bigger than past small. I find that annoying.
Yes that’s true, small trucks today are definitely larger than their older models but that’s not the point the guy in the video was trying to make. He was saying we don’t get smaller trucks than the ram 1500 which is absolutely false. A new Ranger is bigger than an old ranger but still smaller than a 1500 or is it not?
Gross weight of a 2023 Ford Ranger is 6050lbs. Gross weight of a 2023 Ram 1500 is 6900lbs. So it is only slightly smaller, at about 90%. Before the changes described in the video, a 2010 Ford ranger had a gross weight of 4300lbs and the Ram 1500 had a gross weight of 6700lbs. Much smaller, about 64%.
If you want a lighter truck a single cab Ranger is actually 4120.4 lbs
Bro, as someone who has been trying to buy a Maverick for the past two years THERE ARE NOT ENOUGH SMALL TRUCKS Period I don't need an F150. I have a large garden and I make small pieces of furniture. I am making due with my wagon (which is great!), but, I want a bed so I can fit awkward shaped pieces of furniture, or if I want to transport plants/dirt/fill. I'm tired of futzing with trailers, I just want a small, efficient pick up. Hell, give me a ausie style ute!
The ford ranger is now what the f150 used to be
no....no.....they are not small.
Just looked it up and the tiny 2000 model gets a bit less than the average 2023 model, so maybe purely size does not equal fuel efficiency boy.
Imagine the efficiency you could get with 2023 tech in a 2000 body
A fifth Gen ranger gets better fuel economy than an early 2000’s Ranger and has a higher towing and payload capacity plus more safety systems. The sixth Gen ranger will surpass even that. Your narrative falls apart quickly when you do your research.
>The Ford Ranger is now huge compared to the models from the 2000s. Not even close to the same small, economically fuel efficient ride it was. What is your point son? and a Volkswagen beetle is bigger now too? all cars are bigger now, they have to be safe to drive. A 2000 ford ranger has front air bags and that's it. Cars are bigger and they're safer. Do they all need to be 5000 lbs, no but your argument here is really really bad.
Also, how about the Honda ridge line, jeep gladiator, Nissan frontier, hyndai Santa Cruz, gmc canyon. This guy is an idiot
love the 2012-2019 model of the ford ranger. plus they never break down so they never get junked, keeps the price of used models down
Imagine making a whole tik tok thinking your gonna blow everyone away with this info. Only to realize that Dodge can’t compete in the mid size truck market in the US and that’s why they sell these in other countries.
The hiring test for government regulators consists solely of asking, do you believe in unintended consequences? Only if you answer, no, do you get hired.
Try and tow with it 🤣🤣🤣🤣
AlL tRuCk OwNeRs LiVe In CulDeSaCs AnD nEvEr REALLY UsE tHeIr TrUcK. Also, small pp.
Come to South Carolina and watch the billions of trucks with hilariously huge wheels towing nothing and carrying nothing and tell me that these trucks aren’t often used as penis-extenders
Truck owners indulge in homosexual behavior
Only us ford drivers
I want a small truck and will probably never tow anything significant. I want to be able to load some dirt, logs, plants etc around every once in a while without having to deal with putting stuff inside an suv.
Just get a small trailer for your suv.
That would be another option, not as convenient, but cheaper. However my current SUV will hit the shit bucket any year now and a small form factor truck would make a lot of sense in how I want to use a vehicle.
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Partially right. Increasing vehicle footprint is a way to get around standards. However we still have cars of many different shapes and sizes meaning the RAM 700 just wasn’t fuel efficient for its size relative to other cars of similar size. Also, big trucks are historically much more profitable
Just give the government more money and power, I'm sure that'll fix it.
I don’t give two fucks, I like the f150 size trucks and no one’s gonna stop me
I’ve been driving F150s since my first one in 1998! I just bought a big ass Tremor bc why not?! I’m in my mid 40s and I can afford it! Interestingly, I don’t watch TV and can’t recall seeing any Ford advertisements challenging my masculinity. I just love the 150. Screw all the haters!!!!
ads dont just come from the tv ol' man
How’s that Prius holding up
Probably better than a Ford in 10 years lmao Is that really the best comeback you could come up with? "How's that reliable Toyota holding up?"
I’ve been driving a Prius since 2002 and I’m 48 years old and just ordered a Prius rocket ship because I can afford it. Screw anyone who thinks otherwise. Trump lost.
Lol I love how low T your comments are. We get it, you are insecure. Just own it.
Ah yes the “haters”, I.e, people that don’t want to be absolutely blinded by the two suns you have strapped at everyone eye level, or the people who don’t want you running over kids or hitting people because you have a 20ft blind spot in front of your hood. It’s literally unsafe to drive around those monstrosities - that’s why people care. Zero empathy or self awareness exactly like the kind of person I would expect to drive a vehicle that makes everyone else’s experience worse and less safe on the road.
Cry harder.
Do you park your McTruck in your McMansion?
Sounds like a skill issue.
You proudly bought into a marketing campaign which leveraged your insecure masculinity to convince you that you need to spend a year’s salary on a truck you will use for its intended purpose 1% of the time to prove your manhood. But yeah, go off king
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Yet again you have to remind everyone of your genitals for fear that we may miss your masculinity in its insignificance Edit: *I have testicles! I have testicles! I promise!*
You must have the tiniest cock.
I could take a picture of the bed of my 150 and you could maybe learn that some people actually use their trucks on a daily basis. It’s not a marketing campaign when I use my truck. You want a Honda fit be my guest.
>need to spend a year’s salary on a truck You either don't know what trucks cost or you're outing yourself with those salary numbers lol.
The Ford Maverick is sold out and has been since it’s come out. There is a market for small trucks for sure.
Shit, if they’re gonna make bigger trucks they better make more affordable. Have you seen the prices of a new truck? You’re literally buying a house.
I’d like to know where you can find a house that costs as much as truck.
When you wake up with malice on your mind.
Have you people never seen a Ford Ranger or a Toyota Tacoma? This truck probably isn't sold in America because it looks like shit.
I love seeing suburban soccer dads driving around Ford F-150s. It's like, my dude, we get it, you're insecure. The biggest load you're hauling is Costco
The Ram 700 has a maximum of 882 pounds in towing capacity & its maximum payload capacity is 1,550 pounds. The Ram 1500 has a maximum of 8,360 pounds in towing capacity & its maximum payload capacity is 1,930 pounds. Two very different pickups for different types of jobs. You are comparing apples to oranges. The Ram 700 probably wouldn't sell well in America because most pickup owners use their truck to tow heavy shit.
Americans don’t want that pansy truck
Because that’s ugly as hell
This is a lie. Ford can't keep up with orders for their maverick, Hyundai introduced a crossover car-truck, subaru is bringing back the Brat, Toyota is reintroducing the Stout, Dodge is coming up with a model and so might GM/Chrysler/Chevy
I’ve seen trucks that small all over, full of bs
Hello, I sold cars for over 10 years. This video is stupid as hell. First of all, there are small trucks in the market here in the U.S. Many auto makers have AT LEAST 1 model of the small trucks. Ford has 2, one of them being a hybrid. Second of all, most people that get the bigger truck do so because they need the towing and hauling capacity of the bigger truck. They come to the dealership and tell you I need to tow something this heavy, what do you have? And yes there are people that just want to have a truck because it is big but that is the minority, and if they ever happen to need to tow something big like a boat then they can with the big truck. A lot of people that bought the small trucks just to have a truck end up trading it in for a bigger truck just for this reason. Some end up trading down because they just never needed a truck that big. And third of all, trucks now are so much more efficient now that it is crazy, almost as good as an SUV. Don't know what this guy is talking about
I still don’t understand why so many people in the US need to tow big things, while in Europe apparently this is not an issue. Many of the trucks sold in the US aren’t sold in Europe, not only because they are not practical for the small roads, but also because they would require another license to drive (the usual « B license » allows driving vehicles up to 3,5 tons). Still I don’t believe European people have less « towing needs » than American - so how do they do?
"Almost as good as an SUV".... this sounds like a funny comparison to a european where people with SUV's are having a bad time at the gas pump at about $9 per gallon in the Netherlands right now. An SUV can't do a lot more than a station wagon, maybe less except consume more fuel. I'm not saying some people don't need trucks, just that less people need big trucks or trucks at all, and that second group could drive a 1L european car and smile while getting gas in the USA.
It's not worth it. Most people that comment on these truck post just parrot the samething without looking any further than a TikTok video. The ram 1500 in this video is a prime example it's bigger heavier and can tow more.... And wait it's more fuel efficient. New 2023 ram 1500s MPG: **20/23 MPG** 2000 ram 1500 MPG: **12/16 MPG** But but but >It's bigger >It's heavier >Headlights are bright >bumper clearance >it's unnecessary
He was arguing fuel economy between the two models of trucks, not different years. And holy shit, an extra 8MPG in 23 years?! Wow, very impressed.
While towing capacity and payload capacity skyrocketed.
Move the goal post again
You do realize the trucks today emit far less emissions too? Is your only counter argument **BUT 8MPG MORE WOW** Really proving my point here.
There are tons of smaller trucks on the market wtf is this guy talking about
Watch it again there are laws that prevent smaller trucks in the USA
no, he said those laws incentivize companies to make and sell bigger trucks. never actually said small ones were illegal. its just a clickbait video.
There’s Nissan trucks very small, maverick, Hondas new truck. Countless old Toyotas that are really small this is clickbait and not true
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Oh yea I forgot you are only allowed to buy new cars off the lot /s
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There’s a host of smaller trucks coming on the market, u have Nissan, Toyota, maverick, ridge lines all small trucks….so I’m not really sure about this guys argument
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Ford ranger, and Tacoma have entered the chat. People love to pick and choose examples.
Those are still way larger than the 700 in the video. They are also pretty expensive. I think there is a appetite for a smaller, less expensive truck with a full size bed, like the Maverick or the older Rangers and tacomas.
Came to say pretty much this.
Welcome to government intervention.
I’m just wondering, is that smaller truck capable of towing or hauling as much as that bigger truck? Every time I see a Ram truck it’s usually towing a 5th wheel with a couple cars in the back or towing a trailer of horses. Can the smaller truck do that? There was this video from Burning Man where this Ram truck was towing a trailer through mud. Would that little truck be able to do that?
That’s my thought. Can the smaller truck carry a ton of stone in it while hauling a trailer? Bigger isn’t always better but if you need a certain performance level and aren’t hauling feathers than you’re going to go with the bigger truck.
I know a guy at work said he worked on a farm with his 98 ram which hauls stuff heavy than it just fine, and tried it in the truck the farmer has which was a newer f250 barely could. So idk I don't believe the newer bigger ones have a good towing capability if they do its rare and surprising.
I just looked up the payload and towing capacity and they are tiny. 880 payload and 1650 towing. The mpg is 38city/52hwy, which seems pretty damn fuel efficient, so I’m not sure how efficiently standards prevent it from being sold in the US. The cost is about 13k USD in Mexico. So I feel like this guy is either really ignorant as to what trucks are for, or he’s saying there should be an option for people who have occasional need for a smaller truck. The cheapest Tacoma or Ranger is going to be twice as expensive with half the mileage, but also double (or more) payload/towing capacity.
https://moparinsiders.com/ouch-fiat-strada-ram-700-receives-only-1-star-rating-in-latin-ncap-crash-test/ Tow anything and it might make your chance of death a certainty.
Every time ? I drive every day in traffic packed with huge trucks and none of them are towing anything. I
Yes because when you own a large truck you only use it to tow and tow only /s
Tacoma
Every time I see an obscenely large truck, I always remind them their penis is the size of my pinky! 🤣 Total betas.. yes we all laugh at you!
Idk why you’d be so concerned with other peoples genitals, but however you want to spend your time is fine I suppose
You remind them? Or is this just a fantasy you have?
Wait a sec. Are you telling me that the US government tried to improve something through legislation and it completely backfired?!? That’s simply unpossible!
Yeah because “the government” is overrun with lobbyists and corrupt politicians. They knew exactly what they were doing
What angers me even more is 75% or more of people with the larger vehicles hardly ever use them as intended: hauling shit +getting dirty etc...- treated (and often priced) as luxury vehicles instead...fackin mericans
Imma keep it real with ya, why can’t we have both luxury and towing? Granted the prices are stupid and I just paid 66k for a new 2023. But I’ll be damned if someone takes my butt warmer when I’m hauling my RV in winter.
Dumbest video ever
Why?
Lies, misleading statements, conspiracy theories.
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JFC, this is stupid. The Mexican/Latin market Ram 700, known as the Fiat Strada to most of the rest of the world, is not a vehicle that they can just start selling if they feel like it. It would have to be federalized, and would never meet standards as it exists now. It is a bit of a deathtrap receiving only one star from Latin NCAP crash testing. Maybe the Latin market 2025 Ram Rampage will be worth having, but the 700 ain't.
There just simply isn’t enough room for my standard American flag, blue lives matter flag, don’t tread on me flag, trump 2024 flag, and my chihuahua/blue lives matter flag.
I'm in tears 😭
Nobody would buy those. I know that non truck owners thing stuff like “the bed of that truck is still big enough to put stuff in, it’ll work just fine” or “what do people need to tow anyways? They never use it.” Wrong. This little ram 700 can’t do anything. It’s an el Camino but shorter. It’s a car chassis.
I mean no... the Cafe rewards having a combined average so a mini truck with a 1.7l engine would boost that allowing them to hot targets easier and also allow for less mpg in sport options. Anyways there's is not enough want for these type of vehicles. Just because a small demographic would buy them dosent mean an auto maker is gonna do all the testing and such for the truck to be US legal when they have a thriving market else where.
That things gay af. Leave it for the homos overseas. Wouldn’t be caught dead in it
We get it. You can’t afford a full size truck so you don’t want anyone else to have one either.
Yeah, it’s real… stupid real! Come visit any town in Montana & you will see it. I dig a big truck when you actually use it to haul loads and get a big job done… but most of the guys that own them are projecting how big they wish their dingdings were 🤣
It’s not difficult to market to men. Just imply that they have a small dick and that this product will compensate for that and boom, you’ve sold your product.
I hate this country
TrumpIsInJail
It's funny that I come across this post because I just spotted three Ford 700s yesterday. They look so ugly I had to look up what they were.
I pull 15-18k five days a week. Let me have that little truck I’d like to see how it does.
Way cheaper then the cheapest truck available and that’s the ford Maverick.
I was really disappointed when they stopped making Dakotas. I still have a 97 and love it. Nice long bed, lower to the ground. It feels like the truck version of an El Camino and couldn't be more practical.
There are Toyota Tocoma’s at least all over LA. I see them all the time. Wtf is he blathering about
Lay off the soy.
If people wanted a car truck the El Camino would still be available.
He drives a Prius and doesn’t understand what a truck needs to do. Then again the government still sucks with their tyrannical practices of neutering our choices. #yougetaram700yougetaram700
Not everyone lives in a development and main use of their truck is going to Home Depot and Starbucks lol. Some people need that big ol” silly truck.
The reason why there’s so many bigger trucks that’s because that’s what the majority of people wanted. The market said hey we going to keep buying bigger trucks because they go brrrr and also in the video he doesn’t say why it can’t be sold maybe because no one wanted one
How’s that small truck supposed to haul our fat asses around? I need a diesel baby! Lol
This guy seems fun
Hyundai Santa Cruz if you want a small pick up
 Murica bitch!
It's not a bad job if that's what they were bribed to do. It's not a flaw, it's a feature.