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!

  • wqx@lemm.eeEnglish
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    3 years ago

    I also started to see more of these in urban areas of europe. Not a huge amount but still recognizable. I dont get why one would buy something like this. You wont even be able to find a proper parking spot for these.

    • 🦄🦄🦄@feddit.deEnglish
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      3 years ago

      100% they are buying these to “protest” the “green agenda” or some bullshit like that.

      • oce 🐆@jlai.luEnglish
        1·
        3 years ago

        That’s not very strong in EU, it’s mostly for ego, people buy cars that they think look like the image they want to display.

  • Konlanx@feddit.deEnglish
    1·
    3 years ago

    Both of them are used to transport mostly a single person at a time. Even the small one is too big.

  • Cobrachicken@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    3 years ago

    I think the most absurd is, that even former basic cars like the Polo get bigger and bigger. Modern Polos seem to take up more space than a gen. 1, 2, or even 3 Golf - but with barely more space inside.

    Effects are, they take up more public space when curb parking, perversely hindering their brothers to get through. Some just barely fit single garages built in the 50ies, totally inconveniencing the driver trying to get out. One’d thing people buying these would see these self created problems, but apparently not.

    • omgitsaheadcrab@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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      3 years ago

      Ok but a lot of that space is taken up by crumple zones and the like, things that make far fewer people die. Euro NCAP legislation drives a lot of the change you are seeing, and a lot of it for the better.

      • waz@feddit.ukEnglish
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        3 years ago

        Completely agree, Crumple zones, sound deadening, side impact safety bars, airbags, rollover reinforcement, even just the structure of the seats has changed dramatically over time. Sit in a mk1 golf or polo and marvel at the exterior coloured painted metal on the inside of the car, and now think, how was it ok to make a car with this little safety?