• magic_internet_wizard@lemmy.world
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    5 hours ago

    But how will I advertise how insecure I am about my small wiener if I can’t drive a monster with five gallons to the mile on diesel?

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    8 hours ago

    First time I sat in the passenger seat of one I was still shocked. it’s even more frustrating that if you actually need to tow something heavy you have no option to avoid this outside an older truck. Some manufacturer should clue in and advertise a 3/4 ton as that won’t make you kill the neighbor’s kid. And I want sightlines, not cameras.

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      6 hours ago

      yeah, I thought OP was struggling with some dark thoughts before I realized what sub it was.

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    11 hours ago

    They really should be! They’re like cockroaches here in Alberta…they’re everywhere.

  • LOGIC💣@lemmy.world
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    9 hours ago

    Since I live in a place where driving is necessary (Texas), I drive a smaller electric car.

    From my perspective, even small SUVs are far too big. If I’m behind them at a light, I can’t see when the light changes.

    I was recently surprised to learn that in other countries, they have popular versions of pickup trucks that are smaller than almost anything you can find here in the states.

    Anybody who buys a vehicle that size would have to be a sociopath. They do not consider how other people are affected by their selfish actions.

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      9 hours ago

      From my perspective, even small SUVs are far too big. If I’m behind them at a light, I can’t see when the light changes.

      Have you tried stopping further back? Works with lorries too. Also means you have room to manoeuvre without reversing if the vehicle breaks down.

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    9 hours ago

    The solution will never be ending the obvious problem, but rather replacing windshields with giant LCDs using front mounted cameras or something.

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      I was genuinely going to ask, if this thing has a front camera for driving into a parking bay. Even if you lean forward and stretch your neck, you’ll hardly see the parking bay coming up…

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    10 hours ago

    THE NEW MAIBATSU MONSTROSITY

    Why drive a small car? Are you a small person? The new SUV Maibatsu Monstrosity guzzles gas and is equipped for crossing Arctic tundra! Driving one will make you feel good!

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    10 hours ago

    I always get nervous whenever i see one of these new GM pickups cuz they are just wayy too tall.

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      6 hours ago

      There’s a sardonic chuckle from me every time I pass an SUV stopped at a red light in the bike lane…while carrying more groceries in my saddle bags than all of its combined cargo.

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    10 hours ago

    They don’t even sell the Chevy Colorado where I live. Too small for the demographic here, who needs the biggest truck on the market with aftermarket lift kits.