I bought my latest double cab 4wd Ford in 2017 after a hailstorm destroyed its predecessor. Used it moving equipment in the hayfields for five or six seasons, now mostly haul fertilizer or seed with it, along with tools and equipment in the bed. Oh, and hauling the occasional (deceased) deer or feral hog out of the woods, going to the processor.
Hardly ever use the rear seats for passengers, but it often keeps equipment, luggage, and firearms out of the rain and secure.
If you told anybody who knows me that it’s a status symbol, they would get a seriously good laugh.
Oh, it gets better gas mileage around town than my wife’s Ford Flex, about equal on the highway. Might do as well on the highway if Texas had not raised the speed limit to 75.
“Might do as well on the highway if Texas had not raised the speed limit to 75”
A common misunderstanding among drivers.....it’s a speed “limit” not a speed “requirement”. Lol!