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Citroën Berlingo 1.9D from 1999, with extra strong rear axel (I can carry 900Kg opposed to the normal 600Kg)
ohhh I really like that 
we don't have anything like those here. Anything that would resemble that would be a commercial truck
You don't have small (commercial) trucks like delivery vans?
That type of delivery van is very common in Europe. Especially in Belgium, because you can register it as a commercial vehicle and you would pay a lot less taxes.
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Originally posted by wacky
I know cars are made much differently in Europe but how is it with gas?
There are 2 types of 'gas':
Eurosuper 95 or 98 which are the normal petrol types.
Then there is Diesel, also extremely common (especially in Belgium), and still a lot cheaper than Eurosuper. And it was always said this is better for the environment although the latest studies have shown that this isn't so 'friendly' as they used to say (because of the ejected fine dust particles and how they used measure it and how they measure it now). That's the reason why the price of Diesel will go up in the near futur (more taxes).
And there is also LPG, a real gas form of fuel for which you need a special adapted pressured tank in the back of your car. This is relative cheap and was the very first environment-"friendly" fuel type (still not so friendly, but still better than the rest).
Of course, electric hybrid stuff is also available, but still a bit expensive. Although in major cities some public busses are running on electric or hydrogen hybrid motors.
Prices range a lot across Europe.
At the moment, the official prices for a liter, in Belgium, are:
Diesel: € 1,021 (1.5941 CAD)
Eurosuper 95/98: € 1,309 / € 1,327 (2.0433 / 2.0714 CAD )
LPG: € 0,474 (0.7398 CAD)
The cars in Europe have a fuel ratio of around 5-7 liter per 100Km. (7 liter is already considered a lot though)
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