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I grew up in a town in Italy where half the population still worked in agriculture, and the FIAT Panda[0] was insanely popular in the '80s, '90s and somewhat ev
by riffraff 6y ago
I grew up in a town in Italy where half the population still worked in agriculture, and the FIAT Panda[0] was insanely popular in the '80s, '90s and somewhat even now.
The '80s 4x4 version was basically perfect.
This to say: you do not need a huge modern SUV for non-metropolitan area.
Edit: I just realized there's an underlying issue: you can have more than one vehicle in a family, one larger for specific needs like long trips, and one small for daily usage. This seems to be the default in Europe these days.
[0] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiat_Panda https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiat_Panda
- C19is20 6y agoLooking at the gradual car-choice changes of the us forces in Italy, I see a slow adapt to smaller vehicles. Still too many huge trucks that seem to carry mostly air, though.
- tibbydudeza 6y agoAlso the trend of cars getting larger as well as to match the increasing girth of the population i.e my VW Polo (it slots in below the Golf) is now the same dimensions as my 1990 Golf Mk 3.