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New car. There's a place in front that's the perfect size to hold a fast food drink carrier. (lemmy.zip)
submitted 11 months ago by to c/oddlysatisfying@lemmy.world
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Underneath this is the two wireless charging pads, which are rubberized so they have a good grip on the bottom of the tray.

But...it's the perfect dimensions. Like, this had to be an intentional design choice, and I very much approve.

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[+] -8 points 11 months ago (5 children)

With apologies for the cynicism: it's great that your unnecessarily oversized, gas burning SUV tank, a type of vehicle which is particularly bad for pedestrians and bicyclists alike in an accident situation, has a space designed for this entirely avoidable single-use plastic-and-cardboard combo.

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  • [–] [S] 8 points 11 months ago (4 children)

    ...it's a hybrid. It gets better mileage than my sedan.

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  • [+] -8 points 11 months ago (3 children)

    Do you put gasoline in it?

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  • [–] [S] 6 points 11 months ago (2 children)

    Not everyone can have an electric car, dumbass.

    And I sure as fuck can't afford to live somewhere where biking/walking is a possibility. I'll keep my quiet house in the suburbs over a tiny ass apartment that costs 3x as much. Its good enough for me that I'm 5 miles from the train station. But I certainly wouldn't be taking my bike down the windy, hilly, and unlit roads to the train station. Too many idiots in giant cars. That's why nobody bikes.

    Believe me, I wish I didn't have to have any car. That's not possible in America, unless you earn enough to live in a large-ish city where that infrastructure exists. And that's a tradeoff around other QoL factors (like noise, pollution, space, etc).

    But for now I'm happy with the family "SUV" (I wouldn't call any unibody vehicle an SUV, but that's how the makers want to classify it). It's large enough for our needs...like transporting all the stuff my wife refurbs and flips, or kayaks for recreation, etc. Trust me, we use every cubic foot of that car and thensome.

    In fact, I chose this vehicle specifically because it was the cleanest and most efficient in its class.

    But, ya know, keep being a judgemental dick. That's clearly working well for you.

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  • [–] -1 points 11 months ago (1 child)

    I understand that within the confines of your life you feel car ownership, even of a vehicle that contains an internal combustion engine, is a necessity. I get that and really don't judge you got that.

    What I think you didn't pick up on is the sheer decadence in your post. Your within-the-confines-of-your-life-necessary car is still bad for the environment. SUVs are big and heavy. If you ride it with an empty trunk by yourself half the time or more you bought too big a car. SUVs really are bad for smaller, more vulnerable participants in traffic. And you were praising that the middle console is perfectly designed for the future landfill fill you got your sodas served in. That's a bit like the frog sitting in the pot of water as the temperature increases praising the craft of the pot maker. I found that remarkable enough to comment upon, cynically, with a warning up front and without name calling.

    If you feel judged here, consider that there are reasons for it that bother you as well. And you don't have to agree with everything I write here. I'm guessing though honestly you don't disagree with all of it.

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