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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

the problem isn't the car, but the salary, which is basically straight theft, and that is eating on the Mh (man-hour). if one were paid twice as much, that would translate to 8 mile per Mh, also imagine there were one seat cars, instead of paying for a 5 seat car, u would save at least on half as much of the car cost ( also a 1L for 100km engine locked at 90km/h for speed is also logical), which translates to 16 miles per Mh, so on and so forth..also taxing the rich and subsidizing public facilities will extend Mhours way more..

[–] Gradually_Adjusting 2 points 1 year ago

You're right. For cars to make sense in financial terms, all we need is a mulligan on the last several decades of economic policy.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Do you not have friends? Or luggage? Or a dog?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

if u want to transport friends and whatnot, then dont come complaining about car cost..i was just trying to optimize car use cases. sure u wanna go camping ? might as well buy a AWD car for a trip per year and pay for the fuel of daily work commute. might as well buy two cars in this regard..if only public transport was that reliable, and also wages were fair..

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The difference in fuel use between a two wheel drive and AWD vehicle is negligible, you might as well have an AWD. Especially if you don't commute in your own car.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

u would think a 1L gasoline engine with 86Nm of torque would serve awd in rugged terrain ? unless u live in the us, where even front wheel's are run by 2 liter diesel, at 360Nm

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yes, AWD would give you more traction, regardless of how much power is in front of the drive train.