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Old 05-18-2024, 07:59 AM   #2077
Martinjlm
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Originally Posted by docwra View Post
As a European entirely this. JP/EU cars through the 80's and 90's were much better made, more reliable and dynamically better than US stuff and we also got efficiency into the bargain, its only recently that they have started running them close IMO.

The truck thing is difficult to understand from a European viewpoint, for a start why someone chooses a commercial platform as a daily driver - Ive just checked and only 0.9% of vehicles sales in the EU are pickups.
Could GM and Ford be focusing there as its a captive market that the EU/JP are never going to target?
YES.

You should also know that driving a US pickup is a lot different than driving an EU pickup. The interior appointments and ride quality of US pickups are closer to large sedan than to EU pickups.
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