I don’t understand how the Europeans survive without pickup trucks. I guess you have to pay someone to deliver everything for you.
Yeah, goods delivery is by an army of boxy vans. You see them everywhere, and I assume they are contractor owned.
Rented one for our European vacation, a Renault Neo. We loved it. 2.0 liter diesel, manual tranny, nine seats with plenty of room left over for luggage. Cruised at the French 135 kmh speed limit with no problem.
You haven't lived 'till you've driven a van into a pedestrian-only square in Florence and then have to back out. Fortunately, the two chick cops we got directions from were cool to helpless tourists.
Would love to buy something similar here. Found out Nissan made a twin to the Renault, but they don't sell it in the states.