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I drove smaller cars in Europe simply because bigger cars don't fit in many places. I don't think it has much to do with price.

Small streets mean fewer drivers. That means your overhead demands that you charge more per customer since you have fewer of them.

All that said, smaller roads mean smaller trucks which means more trucks more often which means more tires.