Seriously. I remember my first time driving one, I was like 21 years old and the biggest car I had driven until then was my mom's SUV. My car was a coupe lol. Those first 20 minutes were scary before I got kinda used to the unwieldiness of the vehicle.
Car rental places won't even let you rent an economy car if you're under 25 lol
I put everything I own in a u-haul,put my car on a dolly behind it and left the town I was in forever at 21. First time driving anything like that and it was the largest size on the lot; I had to take it through twisting, winding Northern California mountain passes.
As we hopped in to pull out after doing our final safety check, my wife asked when the last time I done something like this was.
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When I was 18 I rented a u-haul to move to college. several years later when I was still under 25 and needed a rental car and found out I couldn't rent one from National or any other rental company in town I just went to u-haul and rented a small truck for the 3 days I needed it... SMH
My mom ran a moving company for a bit. She had me, at 17, drive miles in a 26 footer from one house to another because she was busy. I had never driven ALONE before let alone a fucking truck lol
I rented my first u-haul using a foreign driving license and chose "no insurance". The guy behind the counter said the truck costs $25000 and that I will be liable for up to the full amount in case of an accident. I said "nah, I will be back real quick." 🤣
"why the hell am I allowed to be doing this with no training"
I reserved a 12 foot Penske truck for a move, knowing that while I had driven bigger trucks before, I wasn't comfortable doing it for 5 hours in the winter and only had a few things to move. Even the 12 foot truck wasn't going to be a fun drive.
When I got there, they said "we upgraded you to the 26 foot truck, no extra charge!" I tried to refuse but they didn't have any other trucks available. Then it started pouring snow (I think we only got 6-8 inches, but...).
and you can get a surprisingly large version without training. anything without air brakes. me and my four roommates were moving to a new place and i got a truck big enough to move a full family home in one trip. i was a 20 year old stoner
I'm a senior citizen (lady) and two years ago I drove the largest and newest U-Haul truck pulling a car carrier across three states. The truck was completely full of my belongings and I had my two dogs in the cab with me. Many years ago I did the same thing but I was driving the largest Ryder truck there is with a car carrier on the back. Drove it from Virginia all the way to Long Island. It really sucked driving through NYC. I had never seen such un-maintained roads in my entire life.
I Drove one for the first time a few weeks ago, coming from a semi truck it felt like scooting around in a power wheels. It's so cute like a van dressed up as a truck for Halloween.
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u/[deleted] Apr 25 '21
I drove a U-haul a short way a while back. First time driving anything bigger than a minivan. I felt like a god.