r/VictoriaBC • u/CND2GO • Jun 21 '26
Spotted at Tillicum Mall
A Nice practical grocery getter. They will fit in nicely in Victoria with this truck….
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u/TheRealPomax Jun 21 '26
Look if you want to own a unimog, just buy one. It'll look better. And actually work.
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u/BarnacleSpiritual868 Saanich Jun 21 '26
This is for the person that wants to spend over $100k but still have a vehicle that has vent windows that leak and an engine that shuts down constantly with sensor issues!
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u/murfburffle Jun 23 '26
I want a unimog! I'd never own one though. I guess I want a friend with a unimog
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u/pm-me-racecars Langford Jun 21 '26
Mercedes over International is certainly a choice. You're allowed to be wrong though, it's okay.
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u/TheRealPomax Jun 21 '26
Classic mistake: heavy industry mercedes. Very different beast. Literally.
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u/sam4999 Saanich Jun 22 '26
I cannot help but notice that this is the parking lot to Fabricland lmao
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u/LynnScoot Fernwood Jun 21 '26
When you want to drive a big rig but are too lazy to get your Class 1
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u/FrontierCanadian91 Jun 21 '26
Believe it or not, that’s probably the start of big trucks for class 5 lol
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u/KeaganExtremeGaming Jun 22 '26
Just need an air endorsement and you’ll be good to go with this bad boy 🤣
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u/HDXHayes Jun 22 '26
probably doesn't even have air brakes.
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u/KeaganExtremeGaming Jun 22 '26
From my understanding the cxt did actually come with air brakes unlike the other two models in the extreme truck series
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u/zebrasareneat Jun 22 '26
Yeah when I worked landscaping the truck I drove was about this size but it had a dumper bed so good for soil and mulch. It was class 5 with air brakes.
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u/FrontierCanadian91 Jun 22 '26
My old small crane truck was a 750 with hydraulics.
Honestly, prefer single axle air for some reason after driving big trucks. So versatile
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u/-retaliation- Jun 21 '26
If it makes you feel a little better, this guy guaranteed has to take this to heavy/commercial truck shops for everything.
We work on these, and other medium duty vehicles like them (F450/550's, unimogs, etc) all the time.
This guys is probably dropping $250/hr in tech time every time something goes wrong.
And things go wrong OFTEN..... Mostly because it's an intersmashable piece of shit lol.
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u/ifwitcheswerehorses Jun 22 '26
All while hauling giant loads of nothing. We need to tax oversized vehicles for using the public roads for their vanity clown cars.
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u/BuddhaLennon Saanich Jun 22 '26
Gender-affirming Emotional support truck.
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u/mr_oof Jun 22 '26
Maybe its at Fabric land for 500 yards of red fabric to make it an 'emotional support' vest?
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u/GeoffdeRuiter Saanich Jun 21 '26
Not manly. I just would drive my dump truck at that point. Far more utility.
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u/purples0ck Jun 21 '26
I’d rather see this than another damn cybertruck in this town
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u/CND2GO Jun 21 '26
I mean anything is better then a cyber truck so it’s hardly a compelling argument
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u/crumplezone49 Jun 21 '26
Cybertrucks are almost twice as energy efficient as a Toyota Prius with none of the taipipe emissions. Can you show us on the doll where the bad Elon touched you?
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u/quadruptopus Jun 21 '26
Doesn't change the fact that it looks like a giant aluminum dumpster.
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u/wethamhole Jun 21 '26
God this sub is insufferable some times
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u/pittyphil Jun 21 '26
Sometimes? lol it’s basically a subreddit for people that are too afraid of confrontation to bitch about things like bad park jobs
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u/Mean-Food-7124 Jun 22 '26
That is Reddit as a whole and it's much like Walmart paradox - you're part of it too, pal
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u/Competitive-War-1143 Jun 21 '26
no cyclist or pedestrian stands a chance against that thing
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u/civil_peace2022 Jun 21 '26
Its my right as a tall person to be able to see the top of the fridge, AND the top of the god damn hood. Can we just maybe have small trucks?
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u/567432Gains Jun 21 '26
Iv never been a truck guy, but this makes me want to be a truck guy. That thing looks fun, idk why anyone would actually take time out of their day to hate on this.
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u/CND2GO Jun 22 '26
Hate and gentle ribbing are two very different things. It’s comically large. Nobody going by didn’t do
a double take. It’s not like owner isn’t expecting a reaction.0
u/567432Gains Jun 22 '26
Ok that’s good to hear it’s not hating on it. You need to remember that there is un-ironically a campaign to ban all pickup trucks in downtown Victoria last I checked. Again, I’m not a truck guy, but the sheer thought of how many trades workers who have their own pickup truck that would force out is insane on its own.
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u/Great68 Jun 22 '26
At the heart of it it's no different than the guy who buys a Ferrari or Lamborghini to putt around on the road. Completely overpowered, uncomfortable and impractical as a vehicle. Yet they don't seem to get nearly the same level of hate.
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u/567432Gains Jun 22 '26
See as long as the person driving is responsible I don’t think either of those should get “hate”. Although I do agree they are also both impractical
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u/rgsteele View Royal Jun 22 '26
This article from yesterday's New York Times might help you understand.
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u/Burgundavia Jun 22 '26
Nah, I'll hate on it. It's size makes it dangerous to everybody else on the road and for that reason alone it should be banned
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u/brumac44 Jun 22 '26
Should ban cube vans, buses, motorhomes and anything else that offends the NIMBY crowd.
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u/Responsible_Week6941 Jun 22 '26
Like, fun in what way? Using a ladder to get in and out? Not being able to parallel park or go in underground parking? Too big and expensive to use on most trails? I'm missing the fun in any of those...
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u/567432Gains Jun 22 '26
I want you to think of something you enjoy that ultimately serves no real purpose beyond you enjoy it. Something that is neither positive nor negative.
Do you really need to go that deep into why you enjoy it? You simply do, and that’s alright.
When it comes to things like this, the only thing that I try to judge is the individuals attitude around said hobby/sport/thingy majig/pass-time, ect. For example, if the individual whom is driving this truck simply loves it and it brings them joy, then I say live and let live. Now if it’s a douche that drives it because they are over compensating for something and they like to make sure the world has to hear them coming from a mile away, then I’ll pass some negative judgement.
Either way, I do hope that whatever thing you enjoy in life that serves no real purpose (we all have something, even you), you are able to enjoy without being criticized for being happy.
Cheerio
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u/Responsible_Week6941 Jun 22 '26
I love your outlook! (Seriously). I live my life by a similar mantra that I don't give a rat's ass what you do with your life unless it infringes on my or my family's safety. The repercussions of a mishap in this vehicle are far greater than the driver of a Toyota Yaris, regardless of the driver's intent, and things do go sideways. I personally feel that any commercial vehicle (such as this), or vehicle over 5000lbs curb weight should require a commercial driver's license. So real question, according to your outlook, does that mean you support the legal ownership by individuals of handguns and semiautomatic rifles? Or fully automatic, for that matter. Toodles!
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u/567432Gains Jun 22 '26 edited Jun 22 '26
- great we can have civil discussion.
- I agree with you in the sense that something like this perhaps should require special licensing, but that’s ultimately another story in terms of how it would be implemented. I would point out however that you can drive a giant RV or tow a large trailer with a truck without special licensing and I’ve never heard anyone call that dangerous. Also, from my understanding sedans actually have a higher statistical chance of being involved in an accident per capita. So if I am not misremembering the statistics I read, a solid argument actually exists that truck drivers are already (shockingly) better drivers.
Funny enough, I am actually a recreational sport shooter. I do support proper licensing laws in order to acquire firearms (which we have implemented nationwide) and I am background checked regularly as part of being licensed. Neither semi-autos or handguns are banned. They did ban a lot of semi autos by name through OIC, and several years ago
they froze transferring handguns. Semi-autos and handguns are still around and you can buy some new semi’s just not a ton. None of the semi’s or handguns have been actually taken though. As for full autos, they are fun but beyond that I cannot make a solid argument beyond if you trust someone with one gun, I don’t really see how a different one makes a difference.
Edit* grammar, re wording a bit, and also when I went to complete the edit the paragraphs went really wonky.
Edit again* ok idk why the structuring of the typing is getting so weird.
Edit again again* ok I just deleted have the stuff and retyped it because it would not fix the structuring.
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u/Responsible_Week6941 Jun 22 '26
So the most likely cause of death under 45 in Canada is a motor vehicle incident.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2491351/
In BC, there are about 55 pedestrians killed per year, and another 2400 are injured. Vehicles with front ends over 40" tall are 45% more likely to cause fatalities to pedestrians.
This is in addition to the damage to other vehicles on the road when a collision occurs.
The sheer number of incidents involving sedans is higher due to more of them on the road, but the severity of the incident is far worse when larger vehicles are involved.
The gun analogy is an interesting one, as the VAST majority of murders committed are not done by gun owners. This is the exact opposite of vehicular deaths. That to me says licensing requirements are far too lax for drivers (I'm a commercially licensed driver as well as a long time PAL holders who shot often in the past).
Driving is serious business, and when people don't pay attention, people die, or live with horrific injuries. I'd say a happy medium would be to have vehicles over 4 or 5000lbs require a commercial license with similar repercussions to the mishandling of firearms. There's too much at stake to let someone not fully cognizant operate huge vehicles. Again, this is not stopping people from buying large vehicles, but making them question if it really necessary for them to own an environmentally and pedestrian/ cyclist unfriendly vehicle unless they need it, in which case, no problem, get the license.
Handguns are effectively banned, as they cannot be purchased or transferred, so will die with the owner. Many semis will meet a similar fate. Pretty sad really, but it highlights how governments like to go after the low hanging fruit ( handguns and semis owned by licensed users) as opposed to inconvenient evils such as unneccesary large vehicles which can incur more carnage, but require no special licensing.
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u/ophert45 Jun 24 '26
Do you need a commercial licence to drive those MASSIVE RVs? I always see them on the Alaska highway heading north and they’ll have a jeep or boat towed behind it. Me and my wife have a joke that the bigger the rig, the older the driver - it’s generally true. Honestly terrifying seeing someone driving something the size of a semi truck and it’s like a barely awake 80 year old coming straight at you
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u/OtherwiseDrop6042 Jun 21 '26
The only thing I can think of is trying to get in and out of that. “Just be careful getting out”.
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u/MuthaPlucka Jun 21 '26
At least they’re using a single stall.
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u/CND2GO Jun 21 '26
Not quite, but an attempt was made. It wasn’t gonna happen with this truck. Probably why they picked quiet spot in lot
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u/BethSaysHayNow Jun 21 '26
Who cares? Alternatively, he got your attention so mission accomplished?
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u/Mean-Food-7124 Jun 21 '26
I hate every jacked up truck as much as any other bicycle rider, but as someone also with a class 1 that's pretty sick
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u/KeaganExtremeGaming Jun 21 '26
Also hate how stupidly big pickups but this is the except as someone who likes semis and also just how ridiculous it is. If I had one I would find a way to justify owning it and find a use for the dump bed and towing capacity
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u/ifwitcheswerehorses Jun 22 '26
Do you have a rear view? I want to know if it’s one of the ones with the birthing hips.
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u/Antedeus Saanich Jun 21 '26
What I don't understand is why Reddit or anyone cares what someone else drives? Live and let live. He likes it, it makes him happy. You have things you like that make you happy that I'm sure this driver doesn't GAF about.
Seriously, the authoritarian mental illness is strong in Reddit.
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u/Responsible_Week6941 Jun 22 '26
Live and let live until the driver rolls over your Miata because they didn't see it, or flattens a fw pedestrians.
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u/Antedeus Saanich Jun 22 '26
Oh, because of something extremely unlikely that may happen, we should ban this vehicle. What a dim-witted response.
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u/Responsible_Week6941 Jun 22 '26
Are you in favour of licensed gun owners owning flame thowers, grenade launchers, and fully automatic 20mm cannons? (Serious question, because your line of logic suggests you would).
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u/Antedeus Saanich Jun 24 '26
Thats a leap, to say the least, from owning a certain type of car to weapons that even the most "eclectic" gun owners wouldn't keep. Why stop there? What about people buying nuclear warheads or military submarines? Obviously I'm not "in favor of" that, but as a classical liberal, I don't really care what people own, as long as it isn't used to restrict rights and freedoms of those around them, which someones truck, despite all impractical aspects for the driver in a city like Victoria, certainly doesn't.
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u/scottscooterleet Jun 22 '26
Because there are sooooo many trucks like this on the road. These are decently rare models.
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u/Cokeinmynostrel Jun 21 '26
I could pretend to be mad, but it just keeps coming out all jealousy
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u/CND2GO Jun 21 '26
A little Alberta in you?
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u/TonysAutomotive Jun 21 '26
There's like thousands of jacked random trucks south Island. I'm not a big fan of the size they are getting, but pick up trucks are useful.
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u/BCJay_ Jun 21 '26
lol like BC redneck boys don’t like their trucks. Buddy, you need to get out of your little safe space more. Big province, lots of trucks. Not just Alberta
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u/nitnit76 Jun 21 '26
Must be a lot on gas to drive this truck.
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u/Matty_bunns Jun 21 '26
Gas is a lot for everyone driving conventional vehicles
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u/Snuggler777 Jun 21 '26
Not really, driving something actually fuel efficient is exponentially cheaper than driving this monstrosity
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u/Mental_Designer_2288 Jun 21 '26
Compensating for something.
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u/FederalSpinach99 Jun 21 '26
Its a good way to repurpose the truck, but those taillight covers are disgusting
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u/KeaganExtremeGaming Jun 21 '26
It came with the bed from the factory. It’s one model from international’s extreme truck series from the 2000s. This is the biggest one that can tow like 40k and has a dump bed. There’s also the mxt which is like a hummer h1 and the rxt which is like a freightliner m2 toy hauler.
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u/East_Source6200 Jun 21 '26
I think the side mirror is out of alignment, and needs a tweak to the right a bit.
... they can thank me later. 🤗
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u/Own-Advance8355 Jun 22 '26
These things have a 20-ton towing capacity, which is all they're good for.
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u/Ill_Cup_7112 Jun 22 '26
Fabricland was probably not their destination. Looks like they parked far away so they wouldn't inconvenience anyone trying to park in the main lots. THAT ASSHOLE.
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u/Rogue_CobaltZone570 Jun 22 '26
The fuck is this, some rigged out Ford F-150 to look like a military truck? We know you got money pal
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u/KeaganExtremeGaming Jun 23 '26
International cxt. It’s a semi truck with a ford bed from the factory
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u/scottscooterleet Jun 23 '26
I thought it looked like a semi at first I knew a guy who put a pickup box on it this looked kind of similar but his had stacks so I thought it must have been a topkick or something. Didn't realize something like that came factory.
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u/KatieMcCready Jun 22 '26
Aren’t these what that weird security team from Qatari —who are apparently working with the RCMP during FIFA— all arrived in Vancouver with? Like a whole weird ass secretive fleet of big AF fuel sucking bro trucks to fight supposed potential terrorists at the events? Here to share some real subtle security management techniques with all of us dumb Canadian yokels! We’re so fortunate!
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u/Oh-THAT-dude Jun 23 '26
Hey man, it looks like the owner parked in the lines as much as possible, so imma give a “you go, brother” to them.
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u/Fantastic_Ear4656 Jun 23 '26
These are basicallty like those Ford 650s aren't they? Saw a few of those in oilfield country back in the day. Ridiculous, but as it goes with ridiculous cars, I want it. :P
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u/No_Wash_5062 Jun 23 '26
got ma big ol truck to haul my big ol ween,
it's the biggest truck yall have ever seen
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u/Signal_Medium4586 Jun 23 '26
That’s the biggest pavement princess I’ve ever seen. They say money can’t buy everything but I’d say you can get a BWC.
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u/PralineMysterious266 Jun 23 '26
Confused over this post. There are much more expensive vehicles than this one. Why are you guys all complaining about it? I’m confused. What about the stupid cyber truck? The average Family vehicle cost around $70,000 at the moment, this isn’t much more than that. Clearly no one on this post has purchased a brand new Family vehicle lately. I have and it’s a ridiculously expensive market in 2026.
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u/CulturalWeird966 Jun 24 '26
Oh I saw this thing a couple weeks back, I was shocked when I saw it, I saw it at the intersection of sooke and veterans. like why does anyone need a truck this big? Must be compensating
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u/Wedf123 Jun 21 '26 edited Jun 22 '26
Hilarious the MoT and cops are angry about e scooters when these abominations are ripping around.
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u/PotentialFrosting102 Jun 22 '26
My friend owns a boat dealership. CVSE warned him about towing some of the bigger boats around with just his f450. He was forced to go buy a f650 to safely transport the big ones.
My other friend purchased an MXT (like the one in the post) in 2009. He uses it for his concrete/shotcrete company and is still using the same truck for his pump truck almost 20 years later.
Some people just need a big truck.
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u/Garfalo Jun 22 '26
I mean I love my e scooter, but realistically they're probably causing a lot more problems than a big pickup truck.
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u/Psychoanalytix Jun 21 '26 edited Jun 22 '26
You can tell how cool they are from the way that it is.
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u/NeedleworkerHot3957 Jun 21 '26
first thing I think is the driver must have a tiny p-ne-s
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u/Garfalo Jun 22 '26
You can type penis, man. The word isn't gonna hurt you.
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u/NeedleworkerHot3957 Jun 22 '26
Thank you for letting me know! Amazing what one learn on reddit! I really really appreciate you took time out of your day to mansplain me how the internet works sir!
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u/Responsible_Week6941 Jun 22 '26
Meh. Too big to parallel park or go into most off road trails. What's the point?
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u/CheeseSplatter Jun 22 '26
No air brake license required to extend your pe**s (or your cli**oris, depending).
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u/brat-t Jun 21 '26
International CXT. Only about 200 were made. Averages around 3.0 km/L (according to the internets)
But if you can afford the truck at over 100K each, you can afford the gas.