alt Hacker NewsI'd go a step further and say the high hoods reduce utility by making the vehicles harder to work on. I'm 6' and needed a step-stool to change the battery on my uncle's Silverado. The truck manufacturers leave that inconvenient detail out of their macho ads on TV.
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snypher • yesterday at 11:37 PM
No-one works on junky new cars; people who work on their cars have a 90's model etc.
SOP now is to pull the whole cab off to work on the engine.
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I remember when changing spark plugs meant flipping down the front-plate bumper step, taking one step to hop up on the fender, and putting your legs inside of the engine bay while you wrench.