If you live in a rural area and you don't have 4w drive and / or a nice truck then moving around can get complicated. I'm sure NYC. Gets completely plowed very quickly and if it doesn't you can always take the subway. If you live in Nowhere, SD (pop. 257) if you don't have a proper car you'd be stuck in your house for weeks.
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actually New Jersey suburbs get plowed continuously 24/7 before the snow can even accumulate but NYC gets buried in snow but we don't care because NYC is for Niggers anyway
a very small percentage of people actually need to live in remote areas that require trucks. for most truck owners it's a lifestyle CHOICE not a need.
for example one of my bosses when i worked in Manhattan had a Truck - obviously he didn't live in Manhattan - nor did he commute to work in the truck. he just used the truck to enlarge his genitals which he didn't even need because he was like 6'8" tall and was married to a professional dancer.
I agree that most people don't need trucks and they just get them because they are insecure.

