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Former GM Executive: BYD cars are good in terms of design, features, price, quality. If we let BYD into the U.S. market, it could end up destroying american manufacturers (www.nytimes.com)
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[–] 20 points 1 year ago (7 children)

My boss in the UK got one. In bright red. It looks like he's driving a fucking fire engine.

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  • [–] 7 points 1 year ago (6 children)

    My old boss was a huge man who went around in a little yellow convertible. We called him Noddy.

    May I suggest calling him Fireman Sam?

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    Yeah, our VP rides around in a 2-door coupe and he's very tall, while my coworker (who is shorter) drives a big SUV because "he doesn't fit in smaller cars." I'm also tall and drive a Toyota Prius, which is small.

    At the end of the day, none of that's legitimate, it's just an excuse to buy the car you prefer.

    Larger cars should cost more because they take up more space, wear out the roads faster, and impact the environment more.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago* (3 children)

    At the end of the day, none of that’s legitimate, it’s just an excuse to buy the car you prefer.

    Since when is buying what we prefer considered negative? Calling it an excuse seems short-sighted.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (2 children)

    Buying what you prefer itself isn't an issue, but that should be the reason instead of "I need it because X, Y, Z." Most truck/SUV owners don't need a truck/SUV, they just want one.

    My issue with trucks and SUVs are that they make the road more dangerous, since there's only so much a car manufacturer can do to protect against a vehicle more than twice as massive. That, and they're artificially cheap here in the US because of stupid regulations intended for farmers that got applied to them to reduce emissions standards.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

    Some people don't need a car but will buy one anyway, not sure what point you're making there. I see no problem in people buying what they want over what they need. Choice is good and if you want to spend more on a vehicle for any reason, that's OK.

    Buses, dump trucks, ambulances, 18 wheelers, tow trucks etc. are all heavy and dangerous. The focus should be on better designed roads and better driver training, not limiting what people can drive.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    I see no problem in people buying what they want over what they need.

    Neither do I, I just don't like it when people excuse their choices by using terms like "need." People make a lot of silly choices because they claim to "need" something.

    I just want people to be more honest with themselves and others about needs vs wants. If we classify things properly, I think people will naturally be more efficient with their resources and we'd have less consumer debt and whatnot.

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