Agreed. My question wasn’t for him but for me to try to understand why they said it.
My own experience: pickup truck owners are very opinionated, brand loyal and fuel type loyal. I have quite a few friends who own diesels and routinely yank the chains of those who don't, for example.
I own an F-150. Friends who own Chevys or RAMs give me crap and I give them crap. Last year when I was buying my first pickup ever, I heard everyone's opinions on what to buy. Then I bought what I wanted anyway.
It's a guy thing. That's just how it goes. It's the same thing with muscle cars.