• tetris11@lemmy.ml
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    17 days ago

    The hurr-durr narrative is a bit disingenuous. It’s not just the loony MAGA/Conservatives buying these cars as depicted in the comic, it’s centrists and progressives who arguably have more money who are buying these cars.

    I thought the main reason was price, EVs needing massive batteries, and automakers unwilling to pay small car taxes and opting more for light trucks to save costs.

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      17 days ago

      The hurr-durr narrative is a bit disingenuous. It’s not just the loony MAGA/Conservatives buying these cars as depicted in the comic, it’s centrists and progressives who arguably have more money who are buying these cars.

      to anyone who has to travel across the US for work you quickly start to realize that is hard to tell the Democrat and Republican drivers apart and this comic got both sides included

      definitely two sides of the same coin

      another common theme in the United States is the belief road signs are not really there especially speed limits

      only a few drivers follow the road signs to the detriment of safety even in work zones

      big vehicles with people that see no need to follow road rules are very common and the few drivers following the rules either get bumper humped or pulled over

      very toxic driving environment in the US and at this point it would be safer without speed limits

      also sedans do suck and are definitely too small but do drive all day so nether region room is important as much as cargo room is

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        17 days ago

        also sedans do suck

        Nah. I had a 2005 Camry for almost two decades and it was pretty roomy, had a massive trunk, and was not very large at all.

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        16 days ago

        …keep right except to pass and most of your concerns will melt away; that’s how i drive rented trucks with speed limiters, slowest vehicle on the road with no worries…

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        17 days ago

        You’re right, and I shouldn’t have painted all the progressives out of the picture like that. I guess I just meant to say that most people buy what they can rich or poor, rather than out of some belief