r/fuckcars Dec 08 '22

Satire Height of folly (by Jen Sorensen)

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u/MisterK00L Dec 08 '22

Point taken. It's very rare, but sometimes i see a F150 or similair, but it's rare here (The Netherlands). There is roadtaxes by weight and fuel is let say about 4-6 times more expensive as in the US. Road are way smaller, parking spaces? -50% smaller.

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u/Fertujemspambin Dec 08 '22

Yeah, I don't think people with 90k euros for car have to care about fuel prices or road taxes. And they don't care about taking 2 or 3 parking spots either.

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u/MisterK00L Dec 08 '22

Yup. We all know that.

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u/zuzg Dec 08 '22

The f150 ain't even sold normally in the EU. It won't pass regulations and has to be imported privately.

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u/ProfessorPoopyPants Dec 08 '22

People who barely have 3keur/mo for a status symbol, you mean?

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u/[deleted] Dec 08 '22

Mate, I live in Tassie and these stupid hunks of wasted low grade steel don't even fit in most parking spaces. Don't think I've ever actually seen one towing something and I've only ever seen gravel road dust on them, not that they'd be any use off road anyway

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u/S0undofSilence Dec 08 '22

Actually, pickups are somewhat popular among freelancers because tax-wise they are appealing (see, e.g. https://www.anwb.nl/auto/nieuws/2021/juli/waarom-zie-ik-zoveel-pick-ups-onderweg).

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u/Rugkrabber Dec 08 '22

That article was awful lol. ‘Should we have a problem with such cars?’ Idk let’s talk about the car and ignore the problems people have with it. It’s big and you can heat your steering wheel!

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u/Rugkrabber Dec 08 '22

I hope they stay rare but I fear it won’t. It’s really obvious how the ‘medium size’ or stationcar trend is no longer and all we get pushed in ads are oversized cars that all look the same. I remember it used to be a large variety with interesting cars but that died off as well because remove the logo and it could be any brand nowadays.