> Renting a truck might be a pain for you. It's not a pain for everyone.
What are you renting it for?
Renting a truck to tow car trailers or RV travel trailers tends to be a pain. In all cases where I've needed or know someone who has needed that, we/they end up going with a friend who can lend them one. Many rental places either don't allow towing or don't have the right equipment.
So for many use cases, if you're only going to own one thing, it's more practical to own the truck and rent small cars when needed since a small car is easy to rent unlike the truck.
What are you renting it for?
Renting a truck to tow car trailers or RV travel trailers tends to be a pain. In all cases where I've needed or know someone who has needed that, we/they end up going with a friend who can lend them one. Many rental places either don't allow towing or don't have the right equipment.
So for many use cases, if you're only going to own one thing, it's more practical to own the truck and rent small cars when needed since a small car is easy to rent unlike the truck.