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I can recall not so long ago when 4WD in a truck was an unusual thing, owned by a person who needed it, used it, was off road often, etc.

Now it seems to be a status symbol rather than something meeting an actual need.  Of course, a lot of trucks around us never are used as trucks either.  They are too purty to put anything in the bed beyond maybe a bicycle.

I don't view it any differently than the guy who buys a Z06 Corvette but never takes it to the track, or the guy who buys a Rolls Royce Phantom convertible and never puts the top down.

I'd opine it's kind of the same as the guy who buys a BMW 3 series and drives it like it was a Honda Accord.

Sure.  All of these situations are the same.

And who am I to judge the guy with the M3 who drives it like a Honda or the guy with a convertible who never puts the top down?  Did they do it as a status symbol? Maybe? So what?

I'd opine it's kind of the same as the guy who buys a BMW 3 series and drives it like it was a Honda Accord.

it's a lot more fun to buy a Honda Accord and drives it like it's a BMW M3. 

I disagree

I'd rather drive my Vette at half throttle than my Impala at full throttle

To me some of the fun of high performance driving is the ability to be near the limits of the vehicle. 

Now, my example (Accord vs M3) is a bit of an extreme, and not saying driving an Accord around the track would be exactly the most fun thing to do. 

But if I had a choice between taking a modified Miata or WRX STi around a track, or a Mercedes AMG-One (fastest production car around the Nurburgring)...

...well I'd obviously pick the Mercedes. Just to say I did it...

...but it would probably be more fun to flog the Miata or WRX around a racetrack. The limits of the Merc are so beyond my skill level as a driver that I would be scared to go anywhere near them. The Miata / WRX, not so much. Even though the Merc would be faster, I think the others would be more fun. 

Saw my first live Cyber truck today, so I know there's at least one dumbass in the area.

They should not be allowed out in public ...

I think I've seen one, so far.  Is there something functional over the Ford pickup that is worthwhile?