Well yes I’d really like an unironic tank actually, but you get it
I sure do love to see $50,000 full-cab trucks driving down a residential area with no passengers and an empty bed.
Showerthought edit: They probably started doing the hardtop truck bed covers specifically so noone knows you are hauling dead air in the back of your over-priced PeenMachine
I think those really had a surge in popularity when gas prices went way up in the 2000s. The two main benefits to those are better aerodynamics and fuel efficiency (marginal gains, obvs), plus the ability to lock the thing rather than having to leave anything you are carrying up for grabs.
I do think you’re on to something, though.
It’s better when there are no passengers. Having to ride in someone’s ego machine that is really set up entirely around the driver’s seat sucks. It’s always cramped and i have to hear them listen to bad country and brag about four wheel drive or whatever when I’m just waiting to jump out and do stretches.
