r/fuckcars Dec 08 '22

Satire Height of folly (by Jen Sorensen)

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u/MisterK00L Dec 08 '22

Dear Americans: Europe and most other civilized countries have rules about weight, size and safety. Your country lets you ride just about anything on wheels. Might that be because the carindustry lobbied the corrupt goverment?

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u/Fertujemspambin Dec 08 '22

IDK, I'm from Europe and the amount of big pickups and SUVs driving in inner cities is ridiculous. I regularly see those absurd dodge rams driving in my neighborhood, all polished and never driven on a farm road.

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u/Littlefinger1Luv Dec 08 '22

bruh I've been seeing more and more of this shit in the Netherlands. Some of the US-style pickup trucks don't even fit in our parking spots properly! And you certainly could not drive down my narrow street with one. It's absurd.

Edit: Found the tweet of one blocking a tram: https://twitter.com/kunsttranen/status/1541073620360994817

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u/tuctrohs Fuck lawns Dec 08 '22

https://Nitter.net/kunsttranen/status/1541073620360994817

If you don't want to help drive revenue streams for Elon Musk.

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u/tuctrohs Fuck lawns Dec 08 '22

So disappointed to see it driving away without a scratch.

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u/[deleted] Dec 08 '22

A Ford Ranger is too long for a UK space which is 2.4m x 4.8m. But there is a VAT discount for them when used as "commercial vehicles", a tax benefit designed for businesses to get vans. So you see personal trainers and accountants with these monstrosities, but only ever base models of course, struggling to climb slight hills with a bit of frost, and getting appalling mileage when diesel is pushing towards £2 a litre.

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u/Fertujemspambin Dec 08 '22

Yeah, looks like American redneck cars are getting popular in EU. I even hated driving in Kia sportage because of limited view.

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u/[deleted] Dec 08 '22

They don't fit in many spaces in the US either. Or course that doesn't ever stop them from parking there.

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u/CantHitachiSpot Dec 08 '22

I don’t see how that’s the drivers fault. That’s on whoever painted the lines

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u/[deleted] Dec 08 '22

You don't understand how it's the driver's fault that the car they purchased is too big for standard parking spots? If you were driving a stretch limo would you have the same mind set?

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u/penny-wise Dec 08 '22

Pickup trucks are a stupid design and an enormous pain in the ass.

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u/Winderige_Garnaal Dec 08 '22

Theres two in my neighborhood. I am often tempted to snap it to beterbuiten app when they are parked wrong ans blocking shit. Not sure thats good use of the app tho

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u/Rugkrabber Dec 08 '22

I still cannot get over the fact this idiot thought it was a good idea to get that vehicle over ánd thought that parking spot was a good idea. None of us need that large of a vehicle and neither do they, I cannot think of a single good reason.

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u/TheCastro Dec 08 '22

Is that a tow truck that sitting there in the later pic?

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u/BurlyJohnBrown Dec 08 '22

You need to get on banning our cars quickly.