BBC News: Why don't Europeans buy more American cars? - BBC News tl;dr - they're a bit shit, they're not economical, and their too big to drive on smaller European city streets and lanes. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq8kn5v37wxo - ThreadSky

xtaldave.xtaldave.net.ap.brid.gy • 12 days ago

BBC News: Why don't Europeans buy more American cars? - BBC News

tl;dr - they're a bit shit, they're not economical, and their too big to drive on smaller European city streets and lanes.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq8kn5v37wxo

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simonzerafa.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy•11 days ago

@xtaldave

It wouldn't surprise me if they also can't pass EuroNCAP 🫤🤷‍♂️

amayer.rheinneckar.social.ap.brid.gy•11 days ago

@xtaldave Because they generally suck. Always have. Not news.

rothko.beige.party.ap.brid.gy•11 days ago

@xtaldave did they really have to ask?? 🙄

Ebly.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy•11 days ago

@xtaldave one of these behemoths pulled up next to me the other week. I turned to say something to my dad, who was sitting in the front passenger seat, and noticed his head was below the bonnet of that thing.
Yes, that's right - the top of the bonnet was higher than a full grown man sitting on […]

stellarsarah.mastodon.world.ap.brid.gy•11 days ago

@Ebly @xtaldave we parked next to a truck that was overfilling its parking spot yesterday and noticed that the side view mirrors were higher than the roof of our car.

Hex.kolektiva.social.ap.brid.gy•11 days ago

@xtaldave I see some of these monsters on the street. They're awful and should just be banned entirely from the EU, imho. They aren't safe for anyone, inside or outside.

Badger-AF.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy•11 days ago

@xtaldave American automakers expect Europeans to adapt their taste to their high-margin manufacturing.

And yes, most Americans drive cars that are far too big for their purposes and that endanger pedestrians.

yacc143.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy•11 days ago

@xtaldave It's trivial.

They are not fit for the job.

A Ford Ranger Raptor is basically the biggest pickup the European Ford subsidiary offers.

Total length 5,381m
Width with mirrors: 2,208m

An US F150 raptor Super Crew is 5,908m x 2,438m

And that's on the small side of US pickups, Ford […]

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