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Compare american vs japanese craftsmen-cars (feddit.de)

submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by [email protected] to c/fuckcars

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Comparison left vs right for a craftsman who doesnt know which one he should buy:

l/r same bed size
r lower bed for way easier loading/unloading
r less likely to crash
r less fuel consumption and costs
r less expensive to repair
r easy to park
r easy to get around in narrow places like crowded construction sites or towns
r not participating in road arms race
l You get taken serious by your fellow carbrained americans because ""trucks"" are normalized and small handy cars are ridiculed.

So unless you are a fragile piece of human, choose the right one.

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[–] [email protected] 31 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Excited for when American trucks just become literal tanks. Seems to be the trend since everything here constantly needs to be bigger bigger bigger for suburbanites. Who needs yards when you can have bigger houses? Who needs a healthy environment when you can drive gas guzzling giants? We're so unprepared to deal with climate change it's depressing. I want to believe that our culture will eventually naturally see the value in smaller, simpler things, but the trends haven't changed yet and I don't see why they would.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 11 months ago

We're choosing Mad Max world in the USA.

The rest of the planet should plan accordingly by stocking spike strips or just not paving easy access to their homes. The Americans are transformed into toddling molerats once out of their vehicles and easily destroyed.