roughbarked said:

Michael V said:

dv said:

3/ a 2nd power law still means it is a x4 difference.
4/ there are hundreds of thousands of heavy trucks in Australia. There are fkn millions of 2 to 3 tonne utes being utilised as family cars.
5/ At this stage the use of heavy trucks to move goods is a necessity. The selection of a 2.5 tonne ute to be used as a family car is almost always a needless extravagance.

5+/ And because it is a “Work Ute” it, its fuel and its maintenance is subsidised through the tax system.

All around here, they all have land cruisers for the wife to drive to the shops and Toyota land cruiser utes for the lads. All subsidised because they own a farm or three.

You have to have a reason to be able to claim a work car.