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What’s really telling is this; in the UK the Ford Focus is absolutely everywhere. Because it’s a small, efficient car that’s well designed for British streets. Europeans will happily buy American cars, when those cars are worth buying. But no one in Europe has any interest in buying a Charger or an F-150 because those vehicles simply don’t make sense on European roads.

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donuts@lemmy.world ⁨21⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

But no one in Europe has any interest in buying a Charger or an F-150 because those vehicles simply don’t make sense on European roads.

They are here. But most of us point and laugh and ridicule them.

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lost_faith@lemmy.ca ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
I saw a pic of an f-150 in a European parking spot… spots… partly in the road, outside the lines, and, well, not fitting at all

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- The_v@lemmy.world ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  They don’t fit on U.S. streets either. The crew cab, extra long bed vehicles are over 22’ long and over 8’ wide with mirrors.
  
  They can’t park in a regular parking spot of 9’ x 18’. They don’t fit in an minimum parking space size of 8’x16’
  
  Their turning radius with a wheelbase of over 14’ puts them on par with small box trucks. They are difficult to drive, heavy and rarely used for the purposes they are designed for.
  
  I drive one for work but it’s the smallest vehicle I could find that would fit my needs. I am one of the very small minority that actually use it for what it’s designed for, towing, off-road, hauling stuff in the back etc… Then I get home, park it and drive my wife’s small SUV around. It’s so much easier and nicer to drive.
  
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