[throw0101b]

> In the rare occasions that I do want a car, a truck is really helpful. I don't really see another solution other than cheap and convenient pickup truck rentals.

As someone on HN, I would think you would be familiar with the saying "optimize for the common case". If most of the time you simply need personal transport, paying for the gas to operate a truck the occasional use seems sub-optimal.

I say this as someone who owns a VW Golf and who borrows or rents larger vehicles once or twice a year.

[vostok]

For personal transport, I'm biking or taking public transportation or taking a taxi.

A car is a luxury good for someone in my situation and a pickup truck is the common case for that luxury good.