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[–] 9point6@lemmy.world 30 points 5 days ago (6 children)

Do we actually have clowns buying them over here? I didn't even think they were road legal anywhere

[–] riodoro1@lemmy.world 22 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

In poland theres more of them each month. I fucking hate it so much.

Assholes in β€žrural” areas (10mins to city center) buy them and then parade in their fucking tanks. They are always the most polished and detailed cars on the intersection. I drive a larger car myself (not a suv, a big coupe) but it looks like a toy compared to a dodge ram. Those fuckers wouldn’t even be able to see a matiz in front of them.

[–] Keener@lemm.ee 18 points 5 days ago

I live in a small rural town in Ireland. I'm seeing more and more ridiculously huge pickups that are simply too big for the parking spots. They're fucking awful

[–] LwL@lemmy.world 18 points 5 days ago

There's one in the garage of my apartment building. All i can think about when I see it is what a giant douche bag you have to be to buy something like that while living in a big city.

[–] banghida@lemm.ee 6 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I saw a bunch in the Netherlands (in smaller towns and villages) and a few in Czechia.

[–] Obi@sopuli.xyz 2 points 4 days ago

NL has supposedly cracked down on the tax loophole which made these attractive to b entrepreneurs (something about imported vehicles), so hopefully we start seeing less of them over time.

[–] Obi@sopuli.xyz 6 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I think you think this thread is talking about the cybertruck but they're just talking about regular pick up trucks.

[–] kuerbiskernoel@feddit.org 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

You barely see any pick up trucks in Europe (or at least in Austria). I know like one or two farmers who have one and that's it.

People who like big cars buy SUVs here.

[–] Obi@sopuli.xyz 2 points 4 days ago

Unfortunately I do see them (a bit) in the Netherlands... Something them being a tax loophole for entrepreneurs (but they're supposedly closing it). Definitely niche though, indeed the emotional support vehicles are the big German SUVs...

[–] BroChiMinh@feddit.org 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Yeah. An ex coworker of mine deemed it necessary to drive such a wankpanzer in our medium-sized german city over the astonishing distance of 5 kilometres to/from work.

[–] qyron@sopuli.xyz 2 points 4 days ago

Those are even legal in Europe? Some dude imported one here, as an impulse buy, as he had won a large money prize on Euro Millions, and it had the nastiest of ends, as he jammed the thing between two building in a narrow street. The car was cut to pieces on the spot, to be removed. The rumour mill spoke of nearly 75.000€ to the trash.