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In Norway even in countryside people do not get pickups. It could be that trucks are just not very good in winter with snow and ice on mountain roads. Or people

In Norway even in countryside people do not get pickups. It could be that trucks are just not very good in winter with snow and ice on mountain roads. Or people are not going to pay for extra fuel consumption with prices like 7 usd/gal. But trailers are widespread and gardening/furniture shops provide them either for free or for a very low price.

richjdsmith 8y ago
>trucks are just not very good in winter with snow and ice on mountain roads Canadian here who drives a truck in the snowy mountain roads, I'm pretty confused by this. Why do you say they are not good? There is nothing I'd rather be in than an F350 with studded tires and four-wheel drive on the highway when the road conditions go bad.
- fpoling 8y ago
  I meant a typical truck without 4-wheel drive. 4-wheels are much more expensive in Norway due to taxes. But there is another problem with trucks. It rains a lot in Norway especially on the west coast and in mountains. And it really sucks to load-transport-unload without the roof under the rain. Most trailers here are with the roof for this reason.
  - bluedino 8y ago
    In Canada you would be silly if you only bought a 2WD truck. You can also get a 'topper' for the bed to enclose the area. Vans are also popular for transport as well.
  - richjdsmith 8y ago
    Interesting that 4WD is taxed differently. Is this due to fuel consumption reasons? On your last point, are truck canopies not common in Norway? Something like this: https://canopy-world.com/ https://canopy-world.com/
    - fpoling 8y ago
      Taxes on cars in Norway depend strongly on fuel consumption and engine power. Canopies are really rare. What is typical is vans or cargo vans in all sizes. That is, something with a roof and front-wheel drive. As roads here are good, there is little point in high-rised cars. And on icy roads or with snow good winter tires are much more important than 4WD.
- bluedino 8y ago
  4x4 trucks don't get stuck but they aren't good at stopping/turning, compared to say a Subaru or even a FWD or RWD car with proper tires. They still suffer from terrible weight distribution and wide tire contact patch.
pjc50 8y ago
Likewise in the UK pickup trucks are not fashionable; rural people get Landrovers (or similar), urban workers tend to prefer vans. Trailers are not so widespread. Being able to rent one from a store sounds like a great idea; there are a few shops (B&Q, IKEA) which often have a van rental concession in their parking.

richjdsmith 8y ago

>trucks are just not very good in winter with snow and ice on mountain roads Canadian here who drives a truck in the snowy mountain roads, I'm pretty confused by this. Why do you say they are not good? There is nothing I'd rather be in than an F350 with studded tires and four-wheel drive on the highway when the road conditions go bad.

fpoling 8y ago
I meant a typical truck without 4-wheel drive. 4-wheels are much more expensive in Norway due to taxes. But there is another problem with trucks. It rains a lot in Norway especially on the west coast and in mountains. And it really sucks to load-transport-unload without the roof under the rain. Most trailers here are with the roof for this reason.
- bluedino 8y ago
  In Canada you would be silly if you only bought a 2WD truck. You can also get a 'topper' for the bed to enclose the area. Vans are also popular for transport as well.
- richjdsmith 8y ago
  Interesting that 4WD is taxed differently. Is this due to fuel consumption reasons? On your last point, are truck canopies not common in Norway? Something like this: https://canopy-world.com/ https://canopy-world.com/
  - fpoling 8y ago
    Taxes on cars in Norway depend strongly on fuel consumption and engine power. Canopies are really rare. What is typical is vans or cargo vans in all sizes. That is, something with a roof and front-wheel drive. As roads here are good, there is little point in high-rised cars. And on icy roads or with snow good winter tires are much more important than 4WD.
bluedino 8y ago
4x4 trucks don't get stuck but they aren't good at stopping/turning, compared to say a Subaru or even a FWD or RWD car with proper tires. They still suffer from terrible weight distribution and wide tire contact patch.

pjc50 8y ago

Likewise in the UK pickup trucks are not fashionable; rural people get Landrovers (or similar), urban workers tend to prefer vans. Trailers are not so widespread. Being able to rent one from a store sounds like a great idea; there are a few shops (B&Q, IKEA) which often have a van rental concession in their parking.