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But you forgot that the truck can be used to haul 4 pieces of lumber twice a year!
How do Europeans get stuff for their house around? Like do appliances just get delivered as part of buying them? Or are there other companies that specialize in that sort of thing? Genuinely curious.
Actually, we do have trucks and SUVs and pickups, too. Though they are usually a bit smaller than an F150 or RAM 3500, so we often use trailers if we need to transport larger items.
Folks living in the center of big cities (which I personally believe are a bit overrepresented in this sub) often live in flats where stuff like dishwashers and washing machines are already provided, so they don't need to transport that, or even don't need/have a car at all. For those, there are delivery services and light trucks that can be rented.
lived in the UK for a while... the appliances I saw were small. smaller washers/dryers (often combos), smaller fridges, etc. everything is bigger in the US, including the amount of dead space we refrigerate for no reason. and our electricity bills.