Originally Posted By: Garak
Originally Posted By: FutureDoc
I vote for any medium-duty truck IF you are an accountant who lives in the 'burbs. Basically any daily-driver truck owner who has an office job and under an acre of land is a bit of a poser.
My cousin was a CFO at a big financial firm here. He had a big F-350 dually diesel. He'd take it to work on occasion, though that was more the exception, rather than the rule. Ironically, he had a reason to have such a truck, since he had a very large fifth wheel trailer and did a lot of camping. I don't think he wanted to try to park the F-350 downtown on a regular basis, though.
It is getting bad in some places. My family farms and we have large trucks so I can tell if they are being used or not. If there is a legitimate use, why not? They are tools to do a job... tools without jobs are.... hummm. Occasional use, like your bother, is no big deal. I guess it might be my area of the country, but I see a lot of guys trying to have that big truck regardless of use. A buddy of mine has a F250 and works as an accounts person at the hospital. Worse, he complains about gas prices. Luxury trucks are just as bad, who would show up at a worksite with a gold-plated hammer. Yeah, THAT guy.
Actually, because big trucks can be common enough, some parking garages in my area give the first spots to large vehicle so they don't have to loop around the garage. Basically, it is semi-handicap spaces.