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Former GM Executive: BYD cars are good in terms of design, features, price, quality. If we let BYD into the U.S. market, it could end up destroying american manufacturers (www.nytimes.com)
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[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 2 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Yeah, our VP rides around in a 2-door coupe and he's very tall, while my coworker (who is shorter) drives a big SUV because "he doesn't fit in smaller cars." I'm also tall and drive a Toyota Prius, which is small.

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

Larger cars should cost more because they take up more space, wear out the roads faster, and impact the environment more.

[–] Oderus@lemmy.world 1 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago) (1 children)

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 1 points 7 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.