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Republicans Complain That Cars Have Become Too Safe, Say It Must Be Reversed (futurism.com)
submitted 11 months ago by to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world
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[–] 8 points 11 months ago (2 children)

bmw is like every fourth car here. you can joke they come without turn signals but its just a run of the mill car brand for all kinds of people

only a certain kind of personality gets a porsche

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  • [–] 1 point 11 months ago

    There a similar effect with Mercedes in the US: they mainly export their high-end cars here, not their economy cars. Therefore Americans associate the entire brand with rich assholes. It’s true enough within the US, but may not hold outside it.

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