[JKCalhoun]

I don't know why the downvotes. Maybe a snarky reply but I live in suburbia and I am quite sure they are not using them to haul gravel to a job site.

Perhaps a couple bags of grass fertilizer.

Perhaps hauling the kids stuff to/from college.

That's about it. The rest of the time they struggle to park them in strip mall parking lots.

[mdszy]

Right? People arguing about home ownership is hilarious.

I have hauled multiple loads of mulch, other landscaping stuff and animal feed when helping my parents at their home/small farm in the summer.

I have moved in and out of college dorms/houses with all of my belongings (including my TV, kitchen equipment, lots of electronics lab equipment that I purchased to resell as a side-gig in college...)

All using a 2005 Buick LeSabre.

[beervirus]

Not everyone wants to shit up their sedan hauling dirt and animal feed.

[mdszy]

Ah right, I forgot that there's no animal feed or landscaping supplies that come in bags conveniently packaged for light usage relevant to homeowners.

If you need literal truckloads of bulk supplies often enough to justify owning a truck then congratulations you're probably running a landscaping company or something so you might need a truck.

And that's clearly not what I'm talking about at all in this thread.

[ausbin]

I used to own a Chevy Prizm and packed it with all sorts of stuff – including carrying a huge whiteboard on the roof – so I agree that strategy works.

But what's nice about having a truck now is that I don't really have to try. I can just plop most things in the bed and go. You're right that it's not 100% necessary, but it's a great tool when you need it. That's one of the reasons they're so popular where I'm from (Georgia).