Are lifted trucks popular outside of the USA and Canada?

>so that you know how massive their EGO is
I live in Los Angeles and people still drive these type of trucks. Sitting in traffic, guzzling fuel while idle.

Move out of Toronto maybe?

on /o/ these things have become a meme for people with small penises that drive them between their suburban house and the walmart parking lot

This is no new thing. Its a well accepted truth.

When I was a child I always wanted to own a monster truck. I still do, but now I know it's an unrealistic wish.

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They're not only unpopular but would be flat out illegal in that configuration.

>tons of critical parts without any type approval
>tinted front windows
>fender extensions are only well-intentioned and don't actually cover the wheels in any meaningful way
>body this far above the wheels would require giant mudflaps
>potentially some laws on the height of specific lights or the license plates as well that I might be unaware of right now

This is about as lifted as things get around here. And that's still pretty retarded. American levels of lifted trucks are just completely pants on head.

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I got to drive one last year on a big dirt track, quite the experience

can't wait until they are banned...

Not as popular as it is in USA and Canada, but there is a culture around it here. You have Arctic Trucks here who are very well known, and some other minor companies that lift trucks. The further inland you drive the more likely you are to sport them on the road.

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A lot of those parts come with a sticker of some sort that you would show to prove they are properly certified. That said, the people that drive these type of trucks are usually good ole' boy types that the cops dont fuck with. Try modding a Honda and the cops will be all over you for illegal mods.

dont live in toronto, spent a lot of time in rural QC
never seen a lifted truck in my life

I occasionally see few in Finland

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>lift your truck's floor to eye-level
>the axles are still knee-high
>need a ramp to get onboard
>loading the bed becomes a bitch
>can't even tow anything
>all this to drive between home, work, and Burger King in a city
>mfw

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The typical retort is BECAUSE WE CAN or IT'S CALLED THE BILL OF RIGHTS NOT THE BILL OF NEEDS.

I've seen lifted trucks for people that like outdoor stuff, but not THAT lifted.

People who lift their trucks THAT high aren't into outdoor stuff anyway, or only pretend to be into outdoor stuff for their cowboy image, or think that driving a pickup truck on an asphalt road to the shooting range is outdoor stuff.

I love how 30 something moms that never leave the urban area here want 4x4s for some fucking reason.

Yeah, thats meme tier..most lifts here are small as well

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Dicks too, judging by those wheels and that wrap.

A GRAVEL DRIVEWAY AIN'T OFFROADING

its called the bill of rights not the bill of needs

Yes.
The alternative is everybody has to drive a Lada.

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because we can

You are not taking that thing off road... It will mess up that sick paint job.

what about lowered trucks? does this trigger americans?

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This is what their cholos do to their trucks. El atrocidad...

only mexicans drive lowered trucks, but they're not those "big kind" like the one you posted

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wom*N are the same the world over.
They were called Chelsea tractors here before those weird crossover vehicles were even first produced.

Nice paint job, themed without going meme-tier.

I kinda don't entirely dislike lowered trucks for looks alone, but if you're gonna drive something that effectively works like a car you might as well drive an actual car so you're not stuck in some plastic tub interior for Mexican landscapers. You'll never get the cheap utility look out of truck interiors even if you slap leather seats in them and call them King Ranch or Laramie Longhorn.

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This

Its very limited what you can legally do, and removing heavy mods before the yearly inspections is shit

My own truck is an example;
>two inch lift kit
Actually approved, but it require DMV inspection, alignment and lights adjusted by a professional shop, and a good deal of documentation
>tires
35x12.5R15, waaay too big compared to what is in my title
>bullbar
Not approved due to not being ECE-marked. Does nothing against pedestrians or crash safety - its just some thin chromed piping, aka a fancy light mount
>LED-bar on the roof
Not approved. No markings, wrong position and more

I mean, it makes sure a lot of people dont do unsafe mods, but there is a middle-ground

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Only people who goes offroading in the jungle.

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Shitloads of people in BC have those. They are pretty awesome, and handle like an aircraft carrier. Only butthurt environmentalists dislike them. Its almost a cultural thing

>make something worse and more wasteful in every regard
>IT'S PRETTY AWESOME BECAUSE IT UPSETS RATIONAL PEOPLE

They're common here in the south, for regular use and oil companies, amaroks and hilux everywhere.

>Rolling coal is the practice of modifying a diesel engine to increase the amount of fuel entering the engine in order to emit large amounts of black or grey sooty exhaust fumes into the air.
>Some drivers intentionally trigger coal rolling in the presence of hybrid vehicles (when it is nicknamed "Prius repellent") to taunt their drivers
>Practitioners cite "American freedom" and "a stand against rampant environmentalism" as reasons for coal rolling.
Goddamn I love America

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Is it true the USA has states without vehicle inspections?
Do insurances even cover these ?

>What's the point of one of these if you aren't having fun and taking them mudding?

Large trucks like an F-350 are engineered for towing. They are, ironically, not that great off-road.

behold the asspain

>towing
Please tell me they are at least diesel then

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I see lots of vehicles with bullbars and lights here, it can't be that hard to get it approved. Seems like you just need to do some research before you buy mods. But hey, in a few years time they'll just castrate us and force us to drive electric cars.

You can tow fine with a gas-engined truck. Sure, diesel has more torque and yada yada, but the gas engines in those produce plenty themselves

Thing is a turbodiesel accomplishes the same capability with half the displacement of a petrol, and isn't a complete fuel hog the 95% of the time you're not towing.

I've always wanted to buy a beater diesel pickup, and put lights, and a push bar on it. Too bad ICBC charges so much for insurance

>why are prairie fags so americanized?
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Most states do not have inspections.

...and most of the states that do inspections check the exhaust emissions only. Checking the thickness of your breakpads and how bright your headlights are is some commie bullshit.

My type of bullbar you could get approved within a certain date. After that its illegal unless that written into the title. Legal bullbars now need to have the ECE-marking & papers, and you cant get that on the type I have due to its height.

Lights, as in single large LED-bars?

Dont forget that diesel fuel is more expensive than gas in the US, and diesel trucks cost more to purchase

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>Checking the thickness of your breakpads and how bright your headlights are is some commie bullshit.

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Ironically that one (frankly useless and dangerous) freedom is preventing access to much more valuable freedoms, such as being able to participate in public traffic without having to worry about the road worthiness of every vehicle around you. Thorough vehicle inspections are also one of the pillars enabling us to have highways with no general speed limit. Is being allowed to drive complete death traps worth giving up so many other things for?

Most of America has no viable public transportation system. If you take away poor peoples cars that will do much more damage. I have lived in a state with "safety" vehicle inspections. People still drive unsafe vehicles. You just buy your friend 'Joe the mechanic' a case of beer and he gives you the sticker anyway. It hurt people who dont want to break the law the most. Single mother, some asshat mechanic telling her that her blinker fluid needs to be adjusted or she cant leave the lot.

Better than single mother leaving the lot with shot brakes and the mechanic being unable to do anything about it because lol no inspections.

Just extra lights in general seem pretty normal on cars here, but I guess a large light bar is harder to get approved. I think strict rules combined with high cost is a turn off for some would-be car modders.

The point is the inspections dont do anything. Mechanics force repairs that you dont need. People who have shit cars still get the permit if they want to pay a little extra. In the end the poor get fucked and the roads are no safer. Owning a car in America isnt a rich persons pursuit like it is in Europe. Basically every adult needs to have one here and its not affordable for everybody to drive a brand new Mercedes.

I'm somewhat of an ameriboo, but America really has some 3rd world tier corruption it seems.

Ah, you mean the typical two front-mounted lights? Those are indeed usually legal, whereas the large bars are not

The rules for extra lights are;
>two lights
Not one, not three or four; only two
>reference
Its a percentage of the allowed amount of light, and is branded on all lights. The total reference of your stock lights and two extra lights cannot exceed 100
>mounting
Have to be mounted on the front, and next to eachother at the same height

I'd say you'll see one every 3 months, so not popular.

can the coppers give you a hard time if they spot you on the road? And I'm just curious why you invested money in mods that are not approved. Is it because the rules are not enforced irl?

>The point is the inspections dont do anything.
They do when everyone's not a crook.

>VW """"CLEAN"""" Diesel
wew lad.

see

>implying the VW witch hunt in the US wasn't just an act of domestic protectionism

We favor corruption over too much control.
Most of the control is just legalized corruption pushed by some other assholes looking to make money anyway.

americans always exaggerate this thing, as if you give a fuck about the environment when F150 is the most selling vehicle in America

No wonder your country is a lawless shithole if you think any kind of orderly regulation is just institutionalized corruption.

Harley Davidson did the same shit and got out with a slap on the wrist.

Depends on where you are

Statens Vegvesen never does random inspections in my area, and I have a very good relation with the local police so they leave alone

Big tires because it allows me to go offroad, something I do for fun and for work/duties
Lights because its fucking Norway
Bullbar because its the best way tp mount my two front lamps

Not having an independent inspection organisation is pretty gay.

>triggered
That was quick guys.

Smells like 'no arguments left' to me

These faggots are so annoying lmao, pickup truck drivers are honestly the worst on the road, bunch of road rage airheaded dudes in their mid to late 30s/40s driving aggressively or just shit in general, I love having a loud sound system to drown out their brainlet ass mufflers.

I'd rather a ricer any day of the week than an obnoxious fucking pickup truck driver who has huge wheels or some other dumb ass modification and drives like a moron. Pickup truck drivers and people who ride chopper motorcycles are equally as shit and they're usually the same type of person, coincidence? probably not.

I live in Hamilton, ON and there's like 6-7 in my area of the city alone, surprised they haven't spread everywhere.

>Asian driver detected