Look I know I’m car brained cause I’ve been forced to. I commute 30 minutes to work and there are absolutely zero public transportation options to get me there.

That said I really fucking want a BYD.

[–] Mindfury@hexbear.net 11 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

look, if i'm effectively forced to own a car to be able to "earn" a living via wage labour, then i'm gonna immediately want the best feature set for the lowest possible price.

and that's a BYD until more chinese constructors enter the market. other EVs might do certain things better, but they're all $40k AUD more than our Atto 3. The only cheaper ones are MGs which absolutely suck eggs.

(MGs might be improving now, no idea, but at the time of looking at cars 2 years ago they were some of the lowest rater cars in australia lmao)

[–] LeninWalksTheEarth@hexbear.net 7 points 3 weeks ago

you're not carbrained if you hate cars, you just have to own one to fuckin survive. i could take the bus to work. it's a 1 hour bus ride or a 15 minute drive, i know which one i'll be using.