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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by JaN0h4ck@feddit.de to c/fuckcars@lemmy.world

Honestly this is absurd. These death machines shouldn't be legal in europe. That thing doesn't even fit in the parking space, even though the parking lot has the biggest spaces in the whole city. The ~~Golf~~ Polo is so small in comparison, it could even hide in front of the engine hood of the truck.

EDIT: It's a Polo and not a Golf, I don't know my cars, sorry for that!

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[-] Konlanx@feddit.de 178 points 1 year ago

Both of them are used to transport mostly a single person at a time. Even the small one is too big.

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[-] Lettuceeatlettuce@lemmy.ml 134 points 1 year ago

But you forgot that the truck can be used to haul 4 pieces of lumber twice a year!

[-] Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca 79 points 1 year ago

And only costs 1000x more than it would to rent a trailer for a day twice a year.

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[-] GladiusB@lemmy.world 41 points 1 year ago

How do Europeans get stuff for their house around? Like do appliances just get delivered as part of buying them? Or are there other companies that specialize in that sort of thing? Genuinely curious.

[-] PixelOfLife@lemmy.world 47 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

This question baffles me because it seems like a total non-issue to me as a European. How do Americans get stuff for their house around? Do you not have delivery or truck/van/trailer rental services, and are all your appliances (and not just fridges/freezers which are apparently hilariously big in the US) so American-sized that you can't fit them in an average family hatchback/crossover/SUV? Or do you regularly move all of your stuff from one house to another?

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[-] PersnickityPenguin@lemm.ee 35 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Dude, as an American I had all of my appliances delivered. The Home Depot guys showed up with a box truck. It’s free delivery too so why would you even need a truck…. In fact, you can get a lot of stuff delivered for free or very cheaply from Home Depot.

The truck in this picture is so shiny it’s clearly a vanity vehicle. I’m guessing it’s owned by a member of the US armed forces judging by the star on the side? American military personnel are known to bring their vehicles with them from the mainland, to Japan or Europe.

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[-] Strykker@programming.dev 27 points 1 year ago

You rent a truck or pay for delivery just like 80% of North Americans do.

Also how often do you need to haul furniture, the rental cost will never come close to the price difference between a car and a truck.

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[-] Okokimup@lemmy.world 25 points 1 year ago

I hate that you're being downvoted for asking a genuine question about cultural differences. Do better, Lemmy.

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[-] cloudy1999@sh.itjust.works 36 points 1 year ago

Or, carry the same 4 pieces of lumber all year long and cause me anxiety everytime I'm driving behind.

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[-] Treczoks@lemmy.world 73 points 1 year ago

The golf will also get farther with the same amount of fuel. Way farther.

[-] Onionizer@geddit.social 19 points 1 year ago

That's a Polo, the Golf is a tad bigger

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[-] karpintero@lemmy.world 69 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I'd wager a sizeable number of half-ton pickup trucks are used solely as people movers, i.e. the bed and towing capabilities aren't utilized. In many countries, trade workers more than manage with light vehicles, like kei trucks in Japan, so I think they'd work for the average weekend warrior too.

[-] BruceTwarzen@kbin.social 40 points 1 year ago

What always gets me is how shitty pick-ups are at transporting things.

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[-] Odd_so_Star_so_Odd@lemmy.world 67 points 1 year ago

headlights shouldn't be allowed that high on road vehicles, blinding menace on wheels.

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[-] STRIKINGdebate2@lemmy.world 64 points 1 year ago

Yes. Both cars fit the same amount of people but one driver is carrying a smaller package.

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[-] wqx@lemm.ee 63 points 1 year ago

I also started to see more of these in urban areas of europe. Not a huge amount but still recognizable. I dont get why one would buy something like this. You wont even be able to find a proper parking spot for these.

[-] Duke_Nukem_1990@feddit.de 26 points 1 year ago

100% they are buying these to "protest" the "green agenda" or some bullshit like that.

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[-] Cobrachicken@lemmy.world 47 points 1 year ago

I think the most absurd is, that even former basic cars like the Polo get bigger and bigger. Modern Polos seem to take up more space than a gen. 1, 2, or even 3 Golf - but with barely more space inside.

Effects are, they take up more public space when curb parking, perversely hindering their brothers to get through. Some just barely fit single garages built in the 50ies, totally inconveniencing the driver trying to get out. One'd thing people buying these would see these self created problems, but apparently not.

[-] omgitsaheadcrab@sh.itjust.works 35 points 1 year ago

Ok but a lot of that space is taken up by crumple zones and the like, things that make far fewer people die. Euro NCAP legislation drives a lot of the change you are seeing, and a lot of it for the better.

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[-] Mrkawfee@feddit.uk 45 points 1 year ago

I'm seeing these in London now. Why are we importing the absolute worst of US transportation fucks ups?

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[-] AlternatePersonMan@lemmy.world 39 points 1 year ago

I mean... No. They do not. The car fits 4 tiny people.

I'm 6'4. I drove tiny sedans for years, for all the reasons you'd think.It was physically painful for me. I finally couldn't do it anymore. In no way would my tall family fit in that tiny car.

Are trucks way too big? Yes. Should public transport be easily accessible and prioritized? Absolutely. Is the seating in those vehicles the same. Not at all.

[-] Nulf@lemmy.world 71 points 1 year ago

4 tiny people. Lmao like you are the average at 6'4. Get your head out of your behind.

There are small cars with higher roofs. But please elaborate why tall peoples' only way of transportation in cars is trucks :D

[-] Darorad@lemmy.world 25 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Yep, I'm also 6'4" and I drive a subcompact hatchback perfectly comfortably.

And while I'm the tallest, my tall family has no issues.

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[-] Milan@feddit.nl 40 points 1 year ago

I'm 6'4 and I can fit very comfortably in a Polo. Volkswagen Polos are in the top 10 best selling cars in the Netherlands, along with Opel Corsa, Toyota Yaris, Peugeot 208 and Kia Picanto. All compact cars that are perfectly comfortable in the front seats selling great in a country where being 6'4 isn't rare.

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[-] DacoTaco@lemmy.world 22 points 1 year ago

As a 6'5 i disagree. The small car is a renault clio 2007 model, a regular hatchback. I owned one of those and could drive it fine.
Dont compare it to a opel corsa or 211, those are tiny af and too small for us lol

[-] Skua@kbin.social 26 points 1 year ago

The small car is clearly a Volkswagen, the badge on the front is visible. It's a pre-facelift Polo mk5, though, and as a fellow tall person whose brother had one for a while I know I fit in it fine

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[-] InternetUser2012@midwest.social 37 points 1 year ago

How else are you going to let people know you lost the genetic lottery?

[-] Darkblue@lemmy.world 36 points 1 year ago

Well, not the same amount of people. The truck can only carry the same number of people, but only guys with small dicks.

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[-] Mtrad@lemm.ee 35 points 1 year ago

It seems like a lot of people here don't understand that circumstances might be different in different places. This post itself assumes the only reason is to transport people, but the truck can do more than that.

If I lived in a rural place and needed something that could tow, transport, and go over tougher terrain, I could see the usefulness of having a truck around. Not everything is in a comfy city where everything is within a couple miles.

Now where I currently live, I'd never dream of getting a truck like that. So much hassle and the roads are too small. But I could see it being useful for someone else.

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[-] stebo02@lemmy.dbzer0.com 34 points 1 year ago

Only one of them fits a man with a small dick

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[-] MixedRaceHumanAI@lemm.ee 32 points 1 year ago

Can you store up to 10 corpses on that Polo?

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[-] ArchmageAzor@lemmy.world 29 points 1 year ago

However, only a single car possesses the ability to signal your fellow drivers about the astonishingly delicate nature of your masculinity.

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[-] eierkuchen@feddit.de 29 points 1 year ago

Get the Ordnungsamt involved, it's illegal to park like that. It's too heavy and big to try to park like a car.

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[-] Stephbro@feddit.nl 28 points 1 year ago

I see those pick-ups all the time and almost never are they properly parked. Just like in the picture lmao.

[-] SwedishFool@lemmy.world 28 points 1 year ago

You might be right about the passengers, but from a relatives point of view, only the pickup works for his line of work. I won't go into details, but it involves transporting machines from site to site and using them there. His pickup is only used for work, he has a Volvo V60 as daily driver.

I see no problem with large cars as long as there is justifications for that specific vehicle.

[-] s_s@lemmy.one 32 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The F150 is the best selling vehicle in america. The vast majority of those will never pull work machinery.

We understand that some people do, but bringing it up every time we object to these massive death machines does not preclude the sheer wastefulness and carelessness that most of these vehicles embody.

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[-] YashaB@lemmy.world 32 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

"I see no problem with large cars as long as there is justifications for that specific vehicle."

Agreed. In 99 out of 100 cases there isn't, though.

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[-] Squids@sopuli.xyz 20 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

This seems to be in a European city though

There's a reason why the tradies here mainly use vans instead of big honking trucks like these - something small and covered is much easier and more useful on small streets and is also just much safer

Also I dunno, Australia seems to run just fine on utes

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[-] Prandom_returns@lemm.ee 26 points 1 year ago

In most of the EU, you'll get a hefty fine for parking on the pavement. Take a picture wirh the license number and report anonymously.

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[-] akai@kbin.social 24 points 1 year ago

But only one says you have a tiny penis

[-] flossdaily@lemmy.world 23 points 1 year ago

It's about bumper height more than anything else

[-] Ubermeisters@lemmy.zip 22 points 1 year ago

What do you mean? They've specifically designed it so that when it ruptures all of your internal organs you don't have to suffer through living any longer

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[-] Stinkywinks@lemmy.world 22 points 1 year ago

I understand not liking unnecessary large trucks with giant wheels that have never seen dirt in their lives. The same guys that like to rev their engine anytime they leave. But this just looks like a standard work truck. Maybe the back is full of tools? Maybe he's going camping. Camping is dope.

[-] Hallainzil@startrek.website 32 points 1 year ago

This isn't standard. Nothing about that vehicle is standard.

If it's for lugging tools, get a van. They're safer and better for the job.

If it's for camping, get a van.

These trucks make no sense, other than financially to car companies.

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[-] schwimmbux@feddit.de 22 points 1 year ago

Polo but yeah. The size difference is crazy. Who actually needs such a vehicle?

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[-] ConfuzedAZ@lemmy.world 22 points 1 year ago

I owned an f150 for 11 years. It's honestly been my favorite vehicle. However, in the time I owned it, I used it to tow my motorcycles and race gear, I renovated almost every room in my house, and I had a seven kilometer drive to work. It was an extremely useful vehicle. Anyone that needs a truck will immediately argue with you that they aren't necessary... For some people. My kids got a little older, and I need to drive them and their friends around, I sold the bikes, and I sold the truck for 50% of what I paid for it. I bought a 6 seater explorer. You may not like trucks, but they have their uses. If they sold UTEs in the USA/Canada I would have bought one in a second. I used to carry a tow strap too to pull civics out of the ditch during snow storms.

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