• Oderus@lemmy.world
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    6 hours ago

    At the end of the day, none of that’s legitimate, it’s just an excuse to buy the car you prefer.

    Since when is buying what we prefer considered negative? Calling it an excuse seems short-sighted.

    • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works
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      3 hours ago

      Buying what you prefer itself isn’t an issue, but that should be the reason instead of “I need it because X, Y, Z.” Most truck/SUV owners don’t need a truck/SUV, they just want one.

      My issue with trucks and SUVs are that they make the road more dangerous, since there’s only so much a car manufacturer can do to protect against a vehicle more than twice as massive. That, and they’re artificially cheap here in the US because of stupid regulations intended for farmers that got applied to them to reduce emissions standards.