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[-] culpritus@hexbear.net 38 points 1 month ago

Looks like a brick and drives like one too.

[-] btfod@hexbear.net 17 points 1 month ago

Why is the happy birthday song in my head all of a sudden

[-] nothx@hexbear.net 25 points 1 month ago
[-] AcidSmiley@hexbear.net 18 points 1 month ago

"It's probably my fault for not reading the instruction manual, so i missed the part where it says i mustn't wash it"

[-] UlyssesT@hexbear.net 9 points 1 month ago
[-] chungusamonugs@hexbear.net 23 points 1 month ago

Cars get hot and break in the summer all of the time, but just WAIT until these things see their first winter. Salt, potholes, snow, ice, and cold.

[-] SacredExcrement@hexbear.net 12 points 1 month ago

Looking forward to the subframe actually rusting apart after the first 2 years in any locale that still uses road salt

[-] Xavienth@lemmygrad.ml 8 points 1 month ago

In any locale that still uses road salt

So like, almost all the ones that get snow?

[-] SacredExcrement@hexbear.net 6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

P much sadly; I don't know why I thought some states were switching to something else lol

There are some places like Washington state which use sand and magnesium chloride, which is a bit less corrosive than regular sodium chloride/road salt, but otherwise yeah

[-] UlyssesT@hexbear.net 6 points 1 month ago

WINTER IS COMING, JUST LIKE IN THE TREATS freeze-peach soypoint-2

[-] Chronicon@hexbear.net 14 points 1 month ago

I've seen a few of them around lately, it looks like shiiiiit

[-] sawne128@hexbear.net 13 points 1 month ago

That's how you know it's "tech".

[-] Gosplan14_the_Third@hexbear.net 13 points 1 month ago

I recently saw a statistic from 2023 that claimed the Tesla Model Y was the highest selling new car in Europe...

[-] came_apart_at_Kmart@hexbear.net 17 points 1 month ago

imagine living in Europe and buying a new car. genius skewing demographic.

[-] Gosplan14_the_Third@hexbear.net 8 points 1 month ago

You overestimate the amount of public transportation here, especially rurally, and underestimate the amounts of car brains that will not even consider walking 15 minutes when it can be done in 1 by car.

[-] came_apart_at_Kmart@hexbear.net 4 points 1 month ago

I mean, how often does a rural dweller really need a new vehicle, let alone an electric bazinga mobile that only rapidly charges at The Louvre or whatever?

my understanding is that way more European cars are diesels and manual transmission than the states. I made a diesel pick up last 504k miles and I only got rid of it because I took it to a specialty mechanic to have the starter shimmed in tighter and he told me to go fuck myself lol. he only worked on like rich people restorations and, admittedly, my truck looked and sounded like it took an RPG into the front.

as a burgerlander, I wish I had easy access to the European used car market. their trash is my treasure!

[-] MeowZedong@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 1 month ago

504k? Damn, you have the new high score.

I'm approaching 300k with my 90s gasoline sedan. All the adults in my life try to convince me to get rid of it, but it's in decent shape, I can fix almost anything on it at home, and it's fully paid. I've only ever owned one car for around 20 years now and in that time most people I've known have gone through 3-5 cars. Their logic doesn't make sense to me, the only thing I'm missing out on is heated seats, improved safety, and the massive cost of payments/maintenance/repairs that they are saddled with.

I rarely drive, usually only in 25-35 mph areas, and get around mostly by bike, bus, or walking. I doubt I'll hit that 504k, as I drive < 2000 miles a year now, but that's my new target to beat. Not sure a gas car can hold up as long as a diesel though.

[-] DerRedMax@hexbear.net 13 points 1 month ago

I’m picturing Jeremy Clarkson doing a sequel to Fisker Karma while Elon is listening who then hits the self-destruct button at the first hint of British contempt.

[-] Hello_Kitty_enjoyer@hexbear.net 7 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

when you see it, you'll ~~shit~~ brick ~~s~~

[-] vegeta1@hexbear.net 6 points 1 month ago

Hammond from top gear driving this thing

[-] UlyssesT@hexbear.net 4 points 1 month ago

When you drive it, you'll (drive) shit bricks. kelly

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