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    be kind to the poor pfc, he’s paying by the week for seven years for that shitbox.

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    I’ve heard that people who drive a Dodge Ram are most likely to have a DUI on their record.

    For real. Might have changed since then though.

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            Because some people only live inside their tiny little bubble and can’t think outside of it. So therefore if I don’t have a need or want for a truck then no one else should.

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              That only works if what you want doesn’t also affect other people. If you buy a giant pick up truck that endangers other people, for no other reason than your own ego, you’re probably an asshole.

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                Your world view is so tiny. You don’t know shit.

                You’re probably an asshole. Only because your own ego is so great and your own mind is so limited you can’t take time to think outside your own tiny little box.

                It’s sad really. Also don’t leave your house ever. Your actions endanger other people.

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          Have you never had to tow a trailer? Haul lumber or stone? Bring home a large appliance or furniture? Help a friend move? Or are you just assuming anyone who uses a vehicle you don’t need is an asshole?

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            None of the idiots who brag about driving a semi have done any of that either. They’re grocery haulers at best. Just like 4x4 princesses. The loudest mouth breathers are the ones who think that driving on a unpaved dirt road is off-roading.

            The rest of sensible humankind knows that, for any of what you mentioned, it’s astronomically cheaper to rent an actual truck for the couple of days every other year that you actually have to do any of it than owning, and slaving over a loan, for an inefficient, expensive and inadequate machine that can’t do any of those task properly.

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              So you mean in your limited experience it’s cheaper. Which is fine. If you found solution for you good stuff. But your limited experience isn’t the reality for everyone.

              Sounds like you don’t have a good understanding of the machines you are even talking about. Try expanding your world a little. Be less about making judgements about things you don’t understand.

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                Idiot says to the guy whose entire family were trades professionals for two generations who had owned, worked on and driven everything from buses and box trucks to 18 wheelers and forklifts, that he doesn’t understand machines and need to expand their world. Stay classy Internet.

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      It was BMW drivers, rams were a close second to Tesla in driving incidents and highest overall combined incidents and dui.

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        Saw that recently as well. Wondering if the stats are US versus the world. BMWs just don’t seem common enough in the US to hold the top spot. Unless every driver is constantly tanked at all times.

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    These kinda folks look the best when they crawl away unharmed from the twisted pile of useless scrap that used to be that truck

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      Hope I’m not the only one trying to put these words to Smooth Criminal.

      You just got passed by, you just got hit by, a soldier in a hemi!

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      I once got passed by a rainbow-decal prius with the bumper stickers “0-60 eventually” and “you just got passed by a lesbian in a unicorn outfit”

      Sure enough when we stopped at the next light, there were two rather lovey-dovey women in the front seat, and the driver was wearing what looked like a unicorn onesie. It was fantastic.

      Incidentally, my wife now has a similar unicorn onesie and wears it when we go grocery shopping.

      • 🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 ℹ️@yiffit.net
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        I don’t understand the correlation of having a small penis and simping for big oil, either. 🤷🏻‍♂️

        See it with Teslas, too. It’s pretty funny to me that even though Tesla is pretty hated, the people who hate them for good reason don’t go around keying them or trying to run them off the road, while the jerk offs who hate them just for being electric are the people who do those things.

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          I saw one of this Japanese Kei trucks the other day with a decal across the windshield that read “under compensating” :D

          Sadly I did not have time to snap a pic.

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    People who treat driving as some kind of competition should have their license permanently revoked.

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    Wow, he’s got TWO things to base his whole personality on. What a complex, nuanced existence he must lead. 🙄

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      And here I am with like 10 hobbies and unable to keep up with them. I still find myself unable to communicate with others though as my hobbies are niche and not the norm for most people.

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        I wouldn’t recommend using vinyl lettering on a RAM as your method of communication. Try a makerspace, they’re wonderfully wide-ranging in terms of hobbies and interests.

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          Can I use vinyl lettering on my Chrysler Pacifica PEV? It’s the same maker of RAM but more soccer mom and less douche nozzle. How about “You just passed a middle aged man getting 40mpg”

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            I am often amazed by the aggressively-driven minivans I see. It’s like they’re upset they’re driving a minivan, and taking it out on the rest of us, or something. I don’t know.

            I mean, I see plenty of other aggressively-driven vehicles as well, but the minivans always stand out because they seem like pretty much the antithesis of a vehicle you would expect to be driven aggressively. No one is buying a minivan for the performance, handling, or cool factor.

            I don’t have anything against minivans - they’re extremely useful vehicles for hauling people or things and reasonably fuel-efficient while doing it.

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    I’m speeding, I kill people for the government, and my engine has hemispherical combustion chambers!

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      and my engine has hemispherical combustion chambers!

      Not even that anymore. HEMI is just a marketing term.

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    Any soldier of worth I’ve ever known, …any true soldier, wouldn’t advertise their profession as such.

    Wannabe.

    Nothing more.

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    Round here we call this “micro-penis syndrome”, the urge to tell everyone that this is how they are compensating for possessing what they believe to be tiny penis.

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            Didn’t know the goal to winning life was “being more original”, thank you for this lesson internet stranger. You are so kind to educate a dunce such as myself.

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        I mean I don’t mind the sentiment but the way it was presented as an original thought we all needed a lecture on was a bit much yeah

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    Pardon my ignorance but is driving a Hemi a “good” thing or a “bad” thing and thus an insult to be passed by?

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      Dudes that say “hemi” still are stuck in the past and stupid. I say this as someone who owns and drives a Ram 2500 “Hemi” (don’t worry, no DUIs). It’s a marketing term at this point that dumb grunts (and I don’t just mean in the military) buy into because they feel special. It’s like dudes that say they drive a Cummins or Power Stroke (yes all of these are as erotic as they sound). It’s an engine. At the end of the day it’s kind of a crappy one too. Most Dodge Hemi’s have what’s known as Hemi-tick that is this sort of constant clicking on idle, they’re incredibly inefficient, they make mediocre power compared to their competition and the reliability on them is questionable at best. Overall good maintenance will keep these motors working fine and running for a long time, but the paint on every Ram will fade and chip, the clear coat will crap out, and the interior will eventually start to rattle and fall apart faster than the competition. 10/10 vehicles.

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      It’s supposed to be a good thing. I don’t get the context of the stickers either unless it’s just supposed to be a useless explanation of the situation.

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        It’s supposed to be a good thing

        What part of it is good in any way?

        • Guy’s in the military: yeah war. Yeehaw…
        • He’s proud to drive a gas guzzling truck
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          I didn’t say I think it’s a good thing, just that the truck guy probably think it is.

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      A Hemi engine has a hemispherical dome, which was a new design that increased efficiency and power output over others, in 1901.
      Chrysler popularized the term for their engines in the 1950’s, and the name has a positive image in some circles because Chrysler-built Hemi engines were used in WW2 fighter planes and NASCAR racecars.