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delta_p_delta_xyesterday at 8:18 PM2 repliesview on HN

Things can be hauled just fine in an estate, saloon, or even a hatchback. European camper vans are regularly hauled by tiny Golfs or Polos with barely a litre of engine displacement and a hundred kilowatts of power.

Americans just buy much bigger vehicles than necessary.


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TitaRuselltoday at 12:00 AM

My mother has rheumatics and she was looking at an SUV for her back. It gets more difficult for old people to climb into a tiny car- and for old people a car is a lifeline. Lots of big cars are driven by small old ladies and it has nothing to do with vanity.

snypheryesterday at 8:27 PM

>Big trucks can be a necessity depending on what you do for a living/your way of life.

You might have missed this part. My round bales are 1000kg, and the field gets wet. How do I move the goats? How do I pull someone out of that ditch where the sign says 15mph but every winter they slide through my fence?

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