Why do Europeans hate American cars?

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  1. MilanKD

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    Lol im a dutch guy but my fav car is a camaro
     
  2. Mamoru Akai

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    I am an Afrikaner (Small portion of Dutch blood) and I do have an interest for American cars.
     
  3. nosraenyr kcirtap kcin

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    Well don't buy anything after the year 2000 than there bud.
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    Almost ten years and didn't even change the design at all now that's lazy.
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    It's almost like they're ignorant like what they have been calling us for 17 years.
     
  4. Blijo

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    This is such a retarded thread, like europeans hate american cars.
    No we don't hate them.
    It is just a matter of costs (taxes for heavy and 'uneconomic' cars are retarded here) and the way we use our cars. Duh.
     
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  5. ¿Carbohydration?

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    My question is, why is this thread still used? Hasnt the original topic been resolved?
     
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  6. nosraenyr kcirtap kcin

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    Blame this
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    stupid uncle fucker
     
  7. Ytrewq

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    Because most europeans who are not car enthusiasts throw a fit when they see an american engine. An ideal engine for europeans is a 0.9 3-cylinder diesel with four turbochargers that still pumps out 250 hp and is going to rip itself apart in 5 years, but they buy new cars every three years, so they don't care.
    Americans like big, durable, good sounding engines and europeans like to take a tiny engine and turbocharge the living f*** out of it.
     
  8. rryz19

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    As an American,I'll have to admit that we're garbage at making smaller/economy cars. (Fiat-Chrysler... That means you!)

    Yet, we're good at making Trucks.

    I think Europeans don't buy American vehicles because of the high gas prices there and the taxes.

    But we Americans are trying with the smaller displacement engines... Take Ford for example with the 3.5L Ecoboost replacing a V8 in it's fullsize offerings such as F-150/Expedition/Explorer.

    So far it's worked...
     
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    Not really, turbocharging tiny engines is mostly a japanese thing.

    The recent revival of turbocharged small engines in european cars was just an answer to stricter emission regulations. Just a few years ago turbochargers were considered a remainder of the '80s, just like oversize shoulder pads.

    Other than that, Europeans have really no problem with "good sounding engines", Maserati and Ferrari are as european as it gets and they are known to have some of the best sounding engine notes EVER. Some AMG engines were labeled as "porn for the ears".

    Most Europeans perceive american cars as rather crude... that's about it. Preconceptions are hard to change, and very few products from overseas have given us reasons to change our mind.
     
  10. KaiserimnopYT

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    cuz ugly
     
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  11. Ytrewq

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    EU-spec Japanese cars are basically European, most of them are even manufactured in Europe and Turkey. US-spec and -made Japanese cars are vastly different, and so are JDM cars.
    The ones who feed us 3-cylinder crap are mainly VW Group, BMW and Ford Europe, not Japanese manufacturers.
     
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    Hate to quote myself...

    Downsizing is mostly a recent trend. Hate toward american cars has very little to do with engine note or displacement, it's a deeply rooted cultural difference.

    European press has been eager to bash any american product for the cheap build quality, poor handling and overall inefficiency since like ever... That fueled the prejudice toward american vehicles and often killed sales. Chevrolet only selling rebadged korean shit, Chrysler and Dodge debuting with their worst lineup ever and the rampant demonisation of SUVs embodied by Hummers were the proverbial nail in the coffin.

    Most american manufacturers have withdrawn from the European market as a result, now we only get Jeeps and some rare "niche" offerings, like Escalades only purchased by drug dealers.

    This, in a nutshell, is the reason why Europeans hate american cars: deep cultural differences. Works both ways, a lot of successful european products flopped badly in the US. Products rarely work everywhere, unless they are generic enough to be appealing for a wide audience (hello japanese cars!).
     
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  13. skodakenner

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    I love american cars and dont anyone who doesnt think american cars arent cool except the ecos but theyre just odd
     
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  14. Fast-Subaru71

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    I personally really like some American cars, but it's just really hard to get one in Europe.
    I don't know if it's the case in every single European country, but at least in France, American cars are costly to buy, not really fuel-efficient (which wouldn't be a problem if the price of petrol wasn't that high), and parts aren't that easy to find.
    Buying a second-hand American car isn't always expensive, but generally, if it's not expensive, what you are looking at may not be that interesting...
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    Not trying to trigger those who like this car, but I personally don't find it to be really appealing.
    All American cars aren't necessarily rare here, they're just less common. Still, it's not rare to see a Jeep Cherokee, a Chrysler PT Cruiser or some Chrysler Voyager in France.
    But if you're looking for an American classic, those are either really expensive, not that expensive but not in great condition, and in the worst case, none were even sold here.
     
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  15. KaiserimnopYT

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    In France now every jeep are in sale
     
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    You deserve to be shot in the back of the head with a .45 1911A1.
    OT: Because Europeans percieve American cars in a way similiar to a man who calls everyone a dickhead and proudly shows his small dick to everyone while screaming.
     
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  17. KaiserimnopYT

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    Please dont i love America super car and tesla and pick up
     
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    Actually that car is still more interesting than a Bel Air, how did a 80's Skylark go to Baguetteland?
     
  19. Fast-Subaru71

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    It depends. Some American cars were sold here officially (Jeep Cherokee, PT Cruiser, Chrysler Voyager,...), others were sold in little numbers and finally, if I remember correctly, there were companies which sold cars that weren't available here (for example, Jean-Charles Automobiles was a company that sold a lot of American cars over here, such as the AMC Pacer). I guess some people also imported cars without those companies.
    Also, I never said that the Skylark wasn't interesting, it's just not interesting to me, but I'm pretty sure some people could be interested in buying it.
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  20. MSAguy

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    That's just bcs European countries are small while America is BIG. You know, big places have plenty of room to drive, small places have tight room to squeeze, so the Europeans don't prefer big American cars but small cars. Japan and here in Malaysia have the same opinion too!
     
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