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Originally Posted by others about pickups
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The home of the pickup truck is really the US (or North America). Elsewhere it hasn't really caught on - the US car market is detached from the rest of the world for whatever reason you can think of - cheap petrol being one reason, legislation, import controls etc.
Whilst the US was happy with muscle cars of the late 60s or big boats of the 50s absolutely nowhere else in the world thought "we should copy that". That is the reason why the US models are more or less unheard of outside North America - ford, GM and Chrysler all sold mostly different cars elsewhere. For example, go to deepest Africa or the far east and they will use Landrovers or (more recently) Toyotas and Nissans - Jeeps are nowhere.
I had this debate a while ago and someone said they could buy a pickup here - and you can if you want to. I can also buy a chainsaw, or a cement mixer, or a van, or any other power tool you can think of. Do I need one ? No, not really or maybe once every 2-3 years. Should I buy one for that once in 24 months event or just hire one if I need it, or more likely just pay someone to come and shift stuff.
If I own a vehicle here (and elsewhere in the EU) I have to tax it (annual) and insure it (continuous insurance is a requirement here). Even if I don't use it.
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