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There have been big pickup trucks forever (dating back to before WWII). The difference is that they were very clearly intended for work - no back seat, no indoor features, just functionality.

 On 4wd I'm not a driver but I've spent a lot of time on snowy mountain roads as a passenger, and they're much easier to get out of a drift, and much less likely to skid. It might be true that snow tires are better than 4wd without them, but everybody in a snowy climate has winter tires regardless of what they're driving.  Chains are even better, but they're an absolute pain to be constantly putting on and taking off.

by MarekNYC on Wed Jun 18th, 2008 at 07:27:06 PM EST
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The pickup trucks I'm familiar with back into the 1960s were not nearly as big as today's. And obviously in Europe it is possible for a carpenter to get to work without having a massive 4WD truck...
by asdf on Wed Jun 18th, 2008 at 10:31:46 PM EST
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The Japanese solution to the workman's problem . . . the K-Truck

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by Zwackus on Thu Jun 19th, 2008 at 05:42:32 PM EST
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