[fargle]

It doesn't matter what specifically he is towing, he stated he needed the higher towing capacity.

You made the argument that you believed people should rent a truck or use a smaller SUV to tow most loads. And only get a truck if they needed higher towing capacity.

Your point appears to be "I agree with his vehicle choice".

[Symbiote]

Discussions are boring when they are simple assertions with no background or detail.

It's also very common for people to argue they need these large vehicles for activities they aspire to do more often, but in practise only do once or twice a year.

[fargle]

> Discussions are boring when they are simple assertions with no background or detail.

I think I agree. For example:

A simple assertion of the form "It would be more useful if he'd said what he was towing." by itself is boring.

It'd much more be interested why you need to know why someone who said "hey I was driving a Tacoma and needed more towing capacity so I got a bigger truck" needs to explain in more detail what he was towing to you.

Is it so we could have a discussion of how his boat or RV or whatever is or is not acceptable and rational to you? That would be a more interesting subject.

Perhaps you'd like to check the math or google the towing limits or have a discussion about suspension upgrades?

It would make a much more enlightening, dare I say entertaining, discussion to have included on what basis, morality, etc. you presume to have questions about his truck buying decisions and whether they were warranted or ethical. You must have an interesting job to be an expert on this.

[s0rce]

Only if you need it frequently, they make terrible daily drivers.

[fargle]

Would it be OK to buy a truck for very infrequent towing, but then only use it when hauling or towing. Perhaps bicycling or running to work on a normal daily basis? Or having a responsible vehicle such as an EV or hybrid? Or maybe an E-Bike?

I wouldn't want to inadvertently do something immoral like improper daily use of an inappropriate tool.

[defrost]

It really depends what you are towing - a full length triple axle low trailer with a shipping container full of car parts, a mega house on wheels caravan?

I grew up in one of the more remote parts of Australia and now live in sparsely populated rural part of W.Australia - we get by pretty well in a six cylinder family car both on and off road .. and we tow regularly mid sized caravans and a thirty year old double axle trailer (built from the chassis beams of an old nine tonne truck) loaded up with whatever (tonnes of fire wood, tonnes of sheep shit for the garden, white goods from the city, fallen trees, hay bales, etc).

Oversize Toorak Tractor US Trucks are mostly overkill, but I do recommend a good set of Hayman Reese anti sway bars for more positive control.

https://www.caravanparts.com.au/hayman-reese-weight-distribu...

[fargle]

+1 for the "Toorak Tractor" - I've never heard that before.

[defrost]

I first heard it circa 1984 | 85 (ish) .. which highlights just how many decades we've been mocking oversized gas guzzling vehicles for.

On the plus side I probably won't see the end of another four decades of rampant consumption for no fit purpose.

Fingers crossed habits changed (don't hold yor breath!).