The whole MMM truck hatred thing is kind of silly. Yeah, granted, no one needs a $60k King Ranch Titanium Package whatever, but for the average DIY guy, a basic late-model F-150 or Tacoma or something is probably not a bad idea. First off, if you follow MMM, you aren't commuting crazy distances, so the gas mileage isn't a big deal. And a truck is an excellent enabler for a DIYer. And because they tend to be well-built/over-engineered, you can either drive them forever OR when you go to trade them they still have very good resale value. I really think it's a case of MMM letting his eco-weenie virtue signaling side over ride his common sense "right tool for the job" side. He's mad because an F-150 LOOKS like a gross polluter, but if you aren't driving it a ton of miles every year, the actual pollution increase over a Prius is negligible, and it's less than a Prius driving 10s of thousands of miles a year.
The whole "MMM shoes how ridiculous it is to use a monster drill for a tiny hole" is simplistic and idiotic considering the cost to own multiple drills versus the cost to own multiple vehicles. It's also idiotic, IMO, to say "I can cram all sorts of shit into my tiny hatchback" because it shows a vast lack of understanding about weight ratings, tow ratings, and the effect they have on vehicle longevity and dynamics. Go put 1500lbs into your hatchback with a 600lb capacity, and then slam it into the back of the guy in front of you when your braking distance triples and let me know how that works out for you in civil court.
To me, the best truck compromise is some sort of medium (Tacoma, Colorado/Canyon) or large (F-150/Silverado) pickup with a big-ass trailer as backup when you need something bigger. And that's what I'd drive if it made sense for my lifestyle. It doesn't, because I live near a hardware store and can get bulky stuff delivered cheap, so I don't, but if I did, I wouldn't feel badly about using a truck to drive the ~6k miles a year I usually do instead of a car.