It seems as though the media is in love with the idea of hybrid vehicles as the “environmental savior” that will deliver us all from the specter of global warming and ecological disaster. As a pickup owner, you may be tired of hearing all the reasons why a hybrid is the ultimate in street credibility. But if you stop and think, there are clearly a number of ways in which your Tundra is superior to any hybrid on the road today. Let’s take a look at the top 6 reasons gasoline-powered pickups are better than hybrids.
1 – Smoke shows. Sometimes, it just feels good to drop the clutch or stand on the brakes and peel a 2 inch layer off of your tires in the parking lot of the local hamburger stand. Hey, they haven’t outlawed smoking for trucks – well, not yet, anyway. If you tried that in a hybrid, the only smoke you’re likely to see would be from the clutch itself. Maybe the tow-truck will be a hybrid too.
Here’s a nice little video of someone getting ready to buy a new set of tires.
2 – Going off-road. A pickup truck covered with mud after a long day on the trail looks awesome. A hybrid covered with mud just looks…dirty.
TundraSolutions member Ademadude1960’s Tundra Crew with a little dirt on it.
3 – Monster trucks. Putting 37″ AT tires matched with a 12″ lift kit on your Tundra would make your friends and neighbors green with envy. Putting huge tires and a lift kit in your Prius would make your friends and neighbors stop sending you Christmas cards and call the loony bin on your behalf.
Greg’s suh-weet 07′ Tundra Doublecab with a 12″ lift and 37″ tires.
4 – Light bars. Running a full set of KC HiLites on the roll bar mounted in your truck bed is a great way to dress up your truck and blind oncoming traffic. Mounting the same rig on a hybrid would probably drain the batteries within 10 seconds of flicking the on switch – leaving you stranded, alone, and in the dark.
5 – Two words: Yard sales. If you’re driving down the road and happen to pass by someone selling the most amazing collection of late-70’s furniture that you have ever seen in your life, how many lime green couches and brass floor lamps do you think you can realistically fit in your hybrid? Advantage: pickup trucks.
6 – Portable swimming pool. On a hot day, you can just use some silicone caulking, seal up the cracks and use the garden hose to transform your pickup into a summer fun zone that you can drive down the street in search of a party. Rolling down a window and sticking a garden hose into a hybrid usually results in a tow to the dealership and some very awkward explanations being made to the service manager.
Check out this YouTube video of a “redneck waterpark.”
Hopefully, the next time you get cornered at the local supermarket or Little League by an overbearing hybrid owner, you can pull some these out and defend your driving choice. Remember, there are not many things in this world that are more satisfying than a speechless hybrid owner as he stares at you driving away in your beautiful pickup – silently wishing he was in your shoes.
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