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Is there a reason why Euro Trucks and US Trucks look so different?
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Lagspike_exe
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Superior European taste. And aerodynamics.
SnakeswithLasers
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The snubbed nose is to remind Euros of how the US wrecked face in WWII.
BlueTsunami
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antonz said:
The real /thread
Another thread where Europeans cannot comprehend a countries size that isn't as small as the average European country.
DUFFMCWALIN
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I wouldn't want to drive a vehicle with the engine below me.
we have trucks like that in America too, but they usually don't have sleepers in them. America is, ya know, big. So truckers have to sleep when they are driving cross country. This isn't England where it takes 4 hours to go coast to coast.
DUFFMCWALIN
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Maybe because it looks like shit? Or theres less room for an engine and we can legally pull more so we have a bigger diesel engine? Or we like our engines out in front? There could be multiple reasons.iidesuyo said:
TacticalFox88
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Just another reason why Europe>USA
jakershaker
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EL Beefo said:
Right answer.
Those aren't trucks
This is a truck
You didn't try very hard, because the U.S. fire engines aren't that much different, and you will see cab-overs with smaller trailers around cities.
In the U.S. a lot of the large cross country semis are privately owned (the driver owns the truck).
This is a truck
You didn't try very hard, because the U.S. fire engines aren't that much different, and you will see cab-overs with smaller trailers around cities.
In the U.S. a lot of the large cross country semis are privately owned (the driver owns the truck).
Particle Physicist
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that looks exactly like american fire trucks
BlueTsunami said:
I've seen plenty of short-nosed trucks with sleeping bunks at the back of the cab. And European long-haul trucks typically have to drive through multiple countries. Every other day there's a story about how a foreign lorry driver comes to England and his sat-nav gets him stuck in a country road.
Large Professor
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I think the US trucks look better.
Except its made by volkwagenquadriplegicjon said:
that looks exactly like american fire trucks
I'm curious, is there a reason euros feel to mock american things they don't quite get? There are threads like this all over that openly mock something that's american based
iidesuyo said:
Just wow at "LOL Americans Europe is big too". Trucks are the main way cargo is transported in the U.S. Talking about Helsinki to Madrid is about as relevant as Miami to Seattle. The Australian road train was posted because you are comparing different purpose vehicles and ignoring the disparity between trailer sizes.
jamesinclair
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EL Beefo said:
The only correct answer.
Thats why US buses also have a flat front, because the length of the bus would include the ugly snout.
This bus has to meet the hard limit of 60 feet (can only be exceeded with federal waiver)
This bus is short, so they can waste space.
Jobiensis said:
False, trains are. Try again.
Mechanical Snowman
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Holy crap that looks luxurious as fuck.giga said:
LOL YUROP
I would love to own and live in a semi truck, driving all around America and just chilling. Maybe put on cruise control and have a nap. Awesome.
RustyNails
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Psh. This is what REAL trucks look like!
In fact, Pakistan has this whole truck subculture thing where the idea is to deck your truck with as many decorations as you possibly can!
In fact, Pakistan has this whole truck subculture thing where the idea is to deck your truck with as many decorations as you possibly can!
samus i am
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LQX said:
Pretty similar:
GillianSeed79
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Lagspike_exe said:
Yeah, but we hang rubber testicles from our trucks, so your point is invalid.
Enosh
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isn't it cheaper for shiping companies to transport stuff for Hellsinki via ship to the port of Rotterdam, Hamburg or Antwerp, which are some of the biggest Euro ports and then to helsing, similary if you produce stuff in Madrid isn't in cheaper to drive it to the nearest port and load it on a ship that goes to one of the more northern ports anyway, if you can even do that, no idea?iidesuyo said:
but hell I have no idea how they have the whole thing done, or how the cost compare, I am just speculating ^^
Mechanical Snowman
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:lol :lolLunchbox said:
XiaNaphryz
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Al-ibn Kermit
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The snout truck looks far more aerodynamic. And everybody knows that French music is the worst in the world.Lagspike_exe said:
Sealda said:95 % of all european truck got sleeping places too. Seriously. Driving Stockholm to Rome takes helluva long time. etc...
I do think europeans makes better trucks .
Scania
Easier access to the larger engines and a more aerodynamic shape. What is not too love about American trucks?
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