• Bertuccio@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    Except the people who own the monster trucks never carry more than 1500 lbs and rarely take it on the highway.

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      2 months ago

      A little off the topic, but sometimes I wonder if driving a rally car with a cage, 5 point seatbelts and a helmet will be more safe on a highway. Like it seems to me that it is safer, but will it actually be?

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        2 months ago

        It’d be safer, but it wouldn’t be very comfortable. Rally cars have very barebones interiors to cut down on weight. You’d also need different tires and tuning.

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      2 months ago

      You might be shocked to know that fitting a family of four plus vacation gear quickly approaches 1.5k.

      Payload capacity includes how much people weigh. It’s not just how much you can throw in the bed.

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      2 months ago

      Except the people who own the monster trucks never carry more than 1500 lbs and rarely take it on the highway.

      All of them? Like every single one?