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Trump ‘pleased to announce’ 25% hike on EU auto tariffs effective next week
(www.independent.co.uk)
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no one in decent countries buys that shit anyway.
There are so many huge ass American trucks on the road in Europe. They don't fit anywhere, they take up way too much parking space. And the people driving them ride around like lunatics. They go way too fast everywhere, can't see anything, don't even notice speedbumps as they drive over at double the speed limit. They don't care for pedestrians or bikes and regularly hop the curve. They usually park on the sidewalk or in the grass as they don't fit in parking spaces. They make too much noise, use too much fuel and exhaust too much shit. I've also seen them not give way in situations they should have, because with a big thing like that barreling down the road, who's going to argue.
There is this one asshole I see all the time that has a huge engine and what sounds like no exhaust on his lifted American truck. He drives at full open throttle till the last possible moment before a curve, only to hit the brakes as hard as he can, to then accelerate again full blast. I'm pretty sure people simple walking past can get hearing damage from that thing. Also he works in construction so he likes to drive all through the neighborhood at 6:00 in the morning. I've seen another truck that is so large, there is an extra step that is electrically extended when parked. It's fucking wide as well, so it always parks in the middle of a small little park, otherwise it would block the road. Another dickhead that thankfully has since moved away used to always drive waaay too fast with his American truck. Like most of them drive too fast, but this dude was doing over 100 on small neighborhood streets with a speed limit of 30. And we're talking European small streets, so like the width of an American truck. I've seen people jank their dogs on the leash out of the path of this asshole and seen him drive kids on bike off the road.
They use some weird loophole meant for importing really unique vehicles that can't pass any European inspection. Like for example a hotdog shaped food truck or something like that. But these special import companies label custom ordered big ass American trucks as specialty vehicles and import them like that. That way they don't have to pass inspection (because they are super duper illegal just as a regular car) and they don't even pay regular taxes on the thing. The EU has said they are going to close the loophole for years now, but it hasn't happened yet.
It's really amazing there are people out there who are such levels of asshole as to put a shit ton of money into something like that. It's like going out of your way to show the world just how much of an asshole you are and at the same time a tool to be even more of an asshole.
Loads of indecent people here.
The only reason Buick still exists is because they're huge status symbols in China.
What the fuck are you talking about? Buick is anything but a status symbol. I lived here for 7 years now and can't remember the last time I have seen one. They have a joint venture with SAIC, a state owned car company and the cars are often rebranded. Mostly German brands were seen as status symbols but that's no longer the case either due to arrogance and lack of innovation. Except maybe audi who have some Chinese only EV's. Now local high end cars, especially EV's are trending. Nio, Xiaomi, Li, Xpeng, Maextro to name a few. You barely see any American car brand here.
Oh and I'm a car nut so I know what I'm talking about
This was back when they shuttered Pontiac, which happened in 2010. They were going to drop Buick then as well.
Oh, and you can drop the attitude.
Lol at the rate Chinese cars are improving they'll get over that particular cultural disease in less than a decade.
Pretty soon they won't need cars. They're building so many bullet trains, that you can take practically one from your front door to the grocery store.
They're eating our lunch, and our leaders are totally clueless, and wouldn't even care if they knew.
In a country as large as China, determined assholes will be a big enough market, i expect.
Are they still? Western prestige cars are having an increasingly hard time in China, given that they are all run with that dirty stone age technology based on fosil fuels, while domestic cars are shinier, better, cleaner and performing better and are technologically cutting edge.
You'd be surprised.