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At least it still performs well at the "Home Depot stuff hauler" part. A sedan is absolutely impossible to work for that use case. (Ok: I'm a bit defensive. There's a concerted Internet effort over the past year to paint all pickups as a status symbol without justification, as if every empty bed or fresh-from-the-car-wash truck is proof that the owner doesn't need it. Even if you just move furniture every so often, I…
But if you only now and then, getting a rental for this is much cheaper. Or just get delivery, even cheaper.
That isn't necessarily true. Rentals can be really inconvenient and surprisingly expensive.