• IWW4@lemmy.zip
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    5 hours ago

    OMG the amount of gate keeping that goes on in car “communities” is beyond the pale, absurd and constantly shift.

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      5 hours ago

      Its really funny to see EVs coming on the scene with insane 0-60 times and horsepower numbers only for chuds to now claim that those things don’t matter.

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        Seriously.

        I had a guy in an I forgot what something manly or whatever with rude stickers about liberals or something on the back try to beat me off the line when was driving my leaf.

        It was a complete joke. The instant torque evs have is ridiculous.

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      4 hours ago

      I saw a comment in a car thread in a general interest community that claimed that if you couldn’t drive with a manual gearbox, you shouldn’t be issued a license.

      I am a Swede and this was on a Swedish forum.

      Most people here knows how to drive manually, I don’t, and I drive far better than plenty of manual drivers.

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        if you couldn’t drive with a manual gearbox, you shouldn’t be issued a license

        For people who’ve had a genuine opportunity to learn and couldn’t figure it out then I would kind of support this. If someone can’t figure out a basic coordination exercise then I don’t really trust them to handle the controls of a couple of tons of moving vehicle.

        I do realise though that many people don’t have a proper opportunity to learn (no vehicle to do so in or a poor instructor) so most get an exception from this judgement.

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          For people who’ve had a genuine opportunity to learn and couldn’t figure it out then I would kind of support this. If someone can’t figure out a basic coordination exercise then I don’t really trust them to handle the controls of a couple of tons of moving vehicle.

          I assume, to maintain consistency of your judgment, you also regularly turn off ABS, traction control, cover up the backup camera screen only turning around and looking out your back window when reversing? An electric starter also is a bit of a luxury too, right? Do you usually push your car forward with your feet and pop the clutch to start the car, or are you a true purist that uses an old school handcrank mated to the engine’s crankshaft? Wouldn’t these all be, matching the theme of your definition, basic coordination exercises that someone must be able to handle to control them to control a couple of tons of moving vehicle?

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        As an American, I sort of understand that argument for Europe more, because everything I’ve read says manual is more common, but still, how often are you going to be in some scenario where you’re forced to drive a manual? Like if you’re bad at driving a bigger truck, you just shouldn’t do that on busy roads until your comfortable. I don’t view these types of things as necessary knowledge for driving.

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        3 hours ago

        Oh yeah the Manual purists are the worst. I get it for hobby driving and project cars, but to hell with driving a manual for commuting.

  • LOGIC💣@lemmy.world
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    5 hours ago

    Nothing in the world would elate me more than having a dbag who looks and acts like that tell me that I’m not a part of his group.

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      You need other people to feel validated or elated? Well you can’t call yourself a real lemming then.

      I look and act like a tool irl as well, trust me. You’re welcome.

  • justdaveisfine@piefed.social
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    6 hours ago

    He’s actually a human guy, not a car guy.
    A car guy is Bumblebee from Transformers.

    The man with the backwards hat is confused.