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Fair enough. I'm not a SUV fan either -- I prefer wagons (I know, terminally unhip, etc.) and there were loads of those in Europe. As for SUVs, I saw two Hummers in Munich. Go figure.
Anyway, vehicle size is also determined by family size and since families in Europe are typically smaller than those in the US / Canada they can get by with smaller vehicles. With 3-4 kids in many families here, you need a much larger vehicle. One family of five I know in Sweden uses a 9-5 wagon to get around.
I would also like to see more clean diesel here and better wagons / small vans. The Ford Mondeo Estate wagons and Ford S-Max vans I saw in Germany looked very nice but we'll never see them here. They even have a hatchback version of the Mondeo. If Ford would bring that stuff to the US I'd be all over it, especially with their turbo diesel.
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Posts in this Thread:
- Thoughts on 39 mpg from a Paris café, Noel, Wed, 27 May 2009 00:12:33
- Re: Thoughts on 39 mpg from a Paris café, Jim, Sat, 30 May 2009 16:15:46
- Well, I just got back from the States..., Street, Thu, 28 May 2009 16:21:11
- Imperial Gallons, cloudship, Wed, 27 May 2009 15:51:12
- Why Americans dont' buy small very efficient cars..., Caarma
, Wed, 27 May 2009 14:39:08- They do, JohnA
, Thu, 4 Jun 2009 06:34:56 - Re: Why Americans dont' buy small very efficient cars..., Jim, Sat, 30 May 2009 16:52:28
- #8 is the biggie IMO, Mike Johnson, Thu, 28 May 2009 06:12:55
- That should be "don't" N/M, Caarma
, Wed, 27 May 2009 14:39:47
- Re: Thoughts on 39 mpg from a Paris café, EGD
, Wed, 27 May 2009 06:45:45 - Re: Thoughts on 39 mpg from a Paris café, No Snaab, Wed, 27 May 2009 05:06:49
- Re: Thoughts on 39 mpg from a Paris café, jonathan, Wed, 27 May 2009 01:40:34
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