The whole point of a F250 (vs. F150) is the increased tow/cargo capacity the heavier build provides. I doubt people are buying these because they're hauling trailers and/or heavy loads in extreme offroad scenarios. Customized Jeep-like vehicles perform way better offroad as they're lighter and have a shorter wheelbase. A 4x4 F150 is sufficient for hauling camping gear offroad, or a plain F250 4x4 for off roading with a camper (not something you'd want to attempt crazy technical stuff with for fear of rolling, talking dirt USFS roads).
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That is what I don't get. I am admittedly a car person and own a truly StupidCar that should get me booted from this forum. I enjoy it because it makes my silly commute actually fun, and because my "oh shit" threshold is at maybe 1/10th of the car's. We also used to love to offroad, so we bought a cheap-ass Rodeo that was great fun (and more than sufficient for our skill level); I can totally see why people would throw stupid money at a specialized Jeep that lets them truly go everywhere. And I have a secret fondness for pickup trucks, even though I don't own one and can't justify one personally; so again, I'm not going to harass anyone for owning a truck that they use to haul shit.
But what I don't get is paying so much money for flash and bling that actually gets in the way of the primary purpose of the vehicle. I mean, we bought the Rodeo instead of some fancier SUV specifically because we didn't
want to have to worry about getting it dinged up and getting dirt on fancy leather seats -- that would have gotten in the way of the fun of offroading. If you want a pickup to haul shit and do real work, what's the point of jacking it up and fucking with the center of gravity and making it more dangerous to use for that purpose? Not to mention all the extra pretty trim and stuff that you'd have to worry about breaking or getting dirty?
So, yeah, if you want to spend lots of money on something you're actually going to use and enjoy the hell out of, then go do you; it's not particularly Mustachian, but I am not even remotely in a position to throw stones. But when you dump a load of cash on a brand-new vehicle, and then dump
even more cash on stuff that actually makes the vehicle less suited for the use it was designed for, that's just an expensive way to say "mine's bigger." And that epitomizes stupid.