I understand your reasoning but what about us that have 3 children and do have to haul or pick up things that are very strenuous on a small truck. We borrowed my dad's Ford Ranger to go to lumber yard once, after getting rid of our truck, but had to make 2 trips without the family because the truck could not hold us or the stuff we had to get. For my parents a small truck is ok but for us we need a full-size with 4WD for our area. Our Fords and Chevys have had over 200,000 miles or more and are still running and pulling without having to change out a transmission. It's not we want a gas guzzler but when you have a family and need a truck sometimes you have no choice but to get full-size for a family of 5. Especially when 2 are teenagers and 1 will be in 5 years.