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A mini van will hold more than a pickup. A truck is good for hauling dirt or other dirty stuff.
I agree.
If you want to get a truck then get a truck.
Get one before you get a girlfriend if you haven't got one already.
I lived in the US and recall driving to Lowes to get a barbeque. My friend and I easily slid it behind the front seats through the sliding door, having taken out the two middle chairs and left them in the garage.
Next to us two big guys were struggling to heave something onto the bed of their large pickup, and presumably would have similar issues unloading.
Minivans are not sexy, but they are practical.
Unless you are looking to carry messy stuff kit lots of the time, you're likely to be carrying things like furniture, home furnishings and people which are better suited to being in an enclosed area, not on a flat bed.
Or do what I do here in the UK- get a 150mph station wagon.
If your one of those people who when it comes time for home improvement or yard work and only knows how to write a check then you certainly don't need any kind of truck or mini van.
For those of us who like to do it ourselves for almost any project then a pickup truck is certainly a valuable and essential vehicle.
Some seem to think a pickup sits in the yard until you need it but it also gets you to the train station, grocery store, movie and every other place the second car gets you.
You don't want one, don't buy one, but don't laugh at the neighbor who has one and knows the value of owning it.
You don't need truck to own a house but it is nice to have one. I have a F150 crew cab which is great to haul people, building supplies, mulch, dirt, plants, furniture, firewood, bicycles and my 20' boat. Not all at one time. LOL
My wife has a medium sized SUV and we have hauled alot of stuff in that as well with the seats down. You certainly don't NEED a truck but it is nice to have one. Keep in mind trucks use more gas than most cars and they are more difficult to park. Also it has been easier and safer at times to tie long stuff on the SUV's roof racks then to have it sticking out the bed of my pickup. Don't get anything over the typical half ton F150 or Chevy 1500 unless you are looking to tow alot or start a landscaping business.
Good luck
I could spend some time counting, but it seems that the vast majority of posts say OP doesn't need a truck.
EDIT-While waiting for tea to brew, I counted. Only two people basically said "Yes, OP, get a truck". One said trucks are great for a b c d e f but mine is too pretty to actually do anything trucky with it. Numerous people said they're great but OP does not need one for his purposes. So out of 58 posts, only TWO said OP should buy a truck for his stated purposes.
Two. Is that a bunch? I dunno.
Well, I went back and counted every word typed, and it seems that in terms of sheer verbosity, the pro-buy truck people typed 5,235 words....
...no, I didn't.
Also, did you count the people who were sort of on the fence, obviously very EXCITED about trucks, but didn't implicitly say that the OP MUST buy one? We need to be very scientific about this.
Anyway, I think it is important not to buy a truck because you think you need it. If you find yourself needing to rent/borrow a truck on a regular basis, then it is time to consider one. Unless, of course, you just like driving a truck then by all means.
The bold part answers your questions. Yes. You should have a truck. Home ownership is irrelevant.
Will you buy furniture, appliances, trees, flowers, a lawnmower, or the like? Do you like girls? Do the girls you like ever need to move to a new apartment? Do you go camping? Do you ride a bicycle?
Trucks are incredibly useful vehicles. Most people I know, including me, don't get the truck thing, until they have one. Then they always want one.
However an F-250 is a bit ridiculous unless you are towing things or hauling loads of dirt, rock, or iron. A half ton truck is fine for 96% of homeowners/men.
Of course if you were raised on estrogen laced water (like many young men of today), then you will definitely not want a truck. A truck is a manly thing. Metros are not allowed in trucks.
There you go, buy a truck because somebody else tells you it's manly. No need to think for yourself.
I worry less about the snow than the mud. Retirement makes the dirt road out here more bearable but occasionally "when ya' gotta' go, ya' just gotta go."
If your one of those people who when it comes time for home improvement or yard work and only knows how to write a check then you certainly don't need any kind of truck or mini van.
For those of us who like to do it ourselves for almost any project then a pickup truck is certainly a valuable and essential vehicle.
Some seem to think a pickup sits in the yard until you need it but it also gets you to the train station, grocery store, movie and every other place the second car gets you.
You don't want one, don't buy one, but don't laugh at the neighbor who has one and knows the value of owning it.
+1 Couldn't have said it better myself.
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