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by manuel_w 599 days ago
> Large American SUVs are flying off the shelves in Europe.

Not in the part of Europe I'm in. I can't recall the last time I've seen an American car here in the streets of Vienna. Also: Don't large American SUVs consume a lot of petrol? Considering the gas prices I'd assume not many people can/want to afford them.
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FirmwareBurner 599 days ago
Vienna isn't representative for all of Europe. Not even for the rest of Austria. Go to the other more car centric cities and you'll see.
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otterley 599 days ago
Can you name a single European city that is positively teeming with large American SUVs?
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FirmwareBurner 599 days ago
Don't change the meaning please. Obvious not teeming like in the US but the traditional European family station wagon is being replaced by large SUVs everywhere in Europe.
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otterley 598 days ago
Quoting you:

> Large American SUVs are flying off the shelves in Europe.

If they were truly “flying off the shelves,” I’d expect the frequency to be so obvious that it would be unmistakable. So I’m asking you to support your claim with data or at least more detailed anecdotes. Which city? Which models?

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