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Move over, Ford and Chevy: Kei trucks are pulling up as customers opt for smaller, cheaper vehicles (www.nbcnews.com)
submitted 5 months ago by Wilshire to c/technology
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[–] venusaur 25 points 5 months ago (5 children)

Americans just love being the biggest on the road. Bigger is better in their minds. Maybe we put an extra tax on very large vehicles.

[–] RGB3x3 22 points 5 months ago (1 children)

We need to require special licenses for those behemoths.

I'd prefer they get banned entirely because there's really no practical use for them that isn't solved by some other commercial vehicle.

[–] venusaur 0 points 5 months ago

i've thought about that for high performance vehicles, but probably more important for very large vehicles. like a B/C license.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

It's not only Americans though. French car makers also sell big SUVs to everyone because it's very important to have the biggest car ever when you bring back a small bag of groceries, or when you desperately need to be on top of the world in the traffic jams. I see those morons every day and it saddens me.

[–] venusaur 9 points 5 months ago (1 children)

damn, i would have expected the french to have better taste in their vehicles

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Nope, it's over since the invention of SUVs and leasing cars. Nowadays everyone has a big car or an expensive car.

[–] venusaur 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Does Citroen make SUV’s now? They must be smoooooooth

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

They do, they are as ugly as all the other SUVs

[–] thesystemisdown 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Or stop making fuel artificially inexpensive?

[–] venusaur 2 points 5 months ago

Tell me more

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

The other day an edible and an aliexpress misadventure really got me wondering “Why shouldn’t I have an electric cargo trike”?

It’s the biggest tricycle I can find!

[–] venusaur 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Haha because it’s from aliexpress. I think it’s a great idea though. You can haul things. Don’t need roads. Looks cool. Good for the environment

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I know. If one were made by a known entity and not the price of an actual vehicle, I would be very tempted.

[–] dirthawker0 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I'd love to see a comeback of vehicles like 1980s Toyota and Mazda pickups. Just a bit taller than sedans, good sized bed. I never understood the popularity of trucks that almost need a mini ladder to get into when they're being used strictly in an urban or suburban setting.

[–] venusaur 1 points 5 months ago

Yeah it’s just people trying to show how big their penis is with a car