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Honestly this is absurd. These death machines shouldn't be legal in europe. That thing doesn't even fit in the parking space, even though the parking lot has the biggest spaces in the whole city. The ~~Golf~~ Polo is so small in comparison, it could even hide in front of the engine hood of the truck.

EDIT: It's a Polo and not a Golf, I don't know my cars, sorry for that!

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

The problem is the number of people who "need" a truck, but then refuse to use it to haul anything because it will decrease the value. what most people don't understand is that all vehicles depreciate in value, there is no increase until they become a classic, and that still doesn't increase it to the price you paid for it until it becomes an antique. The average new car/truck loses 12% of it's value the moment it drives off the lot..

The things you learn as a car salesperson. If you get a loan (should be a mortgage on new trucks) you are immediately upsidedown on it as soon as you sign the loan paperwork.