Zak Jacobe
sdwBring back reasonably sized cars.
Colgrave@sdw yes please... not every mom needs a v8 under the hood for picking up kids
Yossi@sdw there’s a breadth of reasonably sized new cars.
Tommy Palmer@sdw The American brain can’t comprehend it
manolo@sdw says the owner of a G wagon 😜
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Brennan Stehling@sdw A few weeks back I did a test drive of an electric Mini Cooper and it is pretty amazing. The current model has very limited range and the next one may get up to 200 miles which is more reasonable. I feel like it should be the size of car which most people use to get around.
GazaJimbo has moved@brennansv @sdw I agree with the ideal of mini sized cars. In a typical 2 car family, there should be 1 "efficient" vehicle.
As for the new mini, it's made in China now, so I'd give it a miss myself.
As for the new mini, it's made in China now, so I'd give it a miss myself.
Thomas A. Frederiksen@GazaJimbo @brennansv @sdw I know that I’m sort of cheating by living in Europe, but…
We’re a family of four and our only car is a Honda e. We’re doing fine with the combination of that and public transportation.
A Cybertruck (autocorrect suggested cyberterrorist) wouldn’t fit in any of the parking spaces here - or indeed most of the streets.
@taf in a typical Australian house, there is usually room for a couple of cars. Most newly built houses from '90s would have a 2 car garage of 6m x 6m or a little larger. 2,3 or 4 car families is not uncommon if you have driving age kids. As for the Cybertruck (auto correct suggested cyberspace & cyberpunk), we have a neighbour with a Silverado 1500, which is similar in size & just fits his garage.
We're a single Ford Fiesta car family 😊
Public transport options depends on where you live. Some places have very good public transport, some not so good.
We're a single Ford Fiesta car family 😊
Public transport options depends on where you live. Some places have very good public transport, some not so good.
@GazaJimbo One of my friends used to live in Summer Hill and commute to the Sydney CBD by train, another lives in Newcastle. Very different levels of public transport even though it’s the same state. Denmark is mostly fine when it comes to public transport in and between cities.
Our garage was built for the size cars had in Northern Europe in 1956. It was a squeeze back when I drove a Volvo S60. The Cybertruck wouldn’t fit in any dimension.
John Cutler@sdw Just shared with my boss. He has one for a project car.
Ironically, he also has an Excursion… but he does have 5 kids, so he has a good business case. 🙂
سیبزمینی@sdw comparing a sporty sedan to a truck is weird but ok
Penguin@sdw And that can time-travel 🙂
Kevin RussellThat Aint HALF the problem with this design failure.
Laughter comes first, then shock at the design idiocy.
LOOK AT THIS STUPID TRUCK.
"I brought the Truck, just throw your bike in the back."
HALF THE BIKE!
Mark RoszkoHow Heavy is the "can't put a bike in the truck bed" Tesla truck?
If you put a Ford Fiesta on the roof of a Grand Caravan it would weigh less than a Tesla Musk Truck, and it would still be able to carry a couple of bikes.
Sex Crazed SaltShaker of DeathAll the charm of a nazi bunker on Normandy Beach
Ministerofimpediments@sdw Ludicrous size aside…it’s pretty telling that I would much rather own the DeLorean…by a *lot*.
Even including the anemic power, questionable build quality, and lack of spare parts for a vintage car it’s not really even close.
@mweston has moved@sdw I'm planning to replace my Tesla Model 3, probably next year, for two reasons: More distance from the cult of Musk, and to get something smaller (especially length -- it will probably be slightly taller). Still an EV, since I'll never buy another vehicle with an internal combustion engine.
Dane Deasy@sdw cybertruck is doooo dumb
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The Skeptic's Book of Lists@sdw I've long driven subcompacts. I just like cars that are good on gas, easy to park, and I don't have to spend half a months pay on new tires. But, I dunno, since the 1990s I've not been able to see the road in front of me because I'm always behind an SUV or pickup... I can only take solace in Canada knowing people who drive F150s and Denalis are paying huge coin into Canada's carbon tax fund at the pumps which means I get more at tax time than I pay at the pumps. And I do kind of like to smirk when I see those dudes pumping like $200 in gas...
DROP\ TABLE Hacker of Earthsea
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Quantum@sdw If you want a truck, buy the real thing now. Soon the car arms race arrives at this size.
Wilfried Klaebe
Ricardus@sdw Yes. Every time I see a pickup truck drive by me, I'm stunned how high they are. You need a step ladder thing to get up into them.
RodneyPetersonTalentAgencyOne takes you on a journey through time and space once you hit 88 miles per hour.
The other bends, shakes and begins to fall apart at its seams like Titanic hitting an iceberg long before you hit 88 miles per hour.
StarkRG@sdw Also, bring back cars that aren't first and foremost a spying device.
@sdw That monstrosity has got to be the ugliest thing ever imagined. For the car lover in me, The Hummer EV is the car for me if you want to go big.
Julie Webgirl
Mike Macgirvin 🖥️That doesn't look like something you could live in; and I've travelled across continents in a lowly minivan. It does however look like something that could be useful in a military assault on your neighbours.
@mikedev
I could live in the small one, no problem. But the big one would be more comfortable. That was my point.
I could live in the small one, no problem. But the big one would be more comfortable. That was my point.
Yeah, maybe so. Agreed.
I'm thinking of a different level of comfort. I'm not nearly as flexible as I once was. Standing up again after sleeping in either of those would require a fair bit of ibuprofen.
I'm thinking of a different level of comfort. I'm not nearly as flexible as I once was. Standing up again after sleeping in either of those would require a fair bit of ibuprofen.
LOL I don't know specifically about Delorean, but I know that a Toyota Supra from the 80's has hella leg room. No real flexibility needed LOL
RaphMikeyTurtle@sdw plus we must have far fewer cars and better public transport.
Shrimpney@sdw Where we're going, we're going to need a bigger road
Pat Madigan@sdw I wish we could make a time machine out of a Cybertruck, send Elon Musk to the distant future… and just leave him there.
S★m V★rm★@sdw This thing is totally going to tell me everything I need to know about the driver
nSonic@sdw comparing a 2-seated (I know they flew with 3 persons once) Time Machine from the 80s with an actual truck … not that fair …
Compare it with a truck from the 50s or 60s 😜 would be ridiculous enough
papiris gjør antifascisme🌠@sdw
With boxy lines that somehow manage to look slick
With boxy lines that somehow manage to look slick
Björn 🌸 Starkimarm@sdw
I yearn for an electric Volkswagen Touran...
I yearn for an electric Volkswagen Touran...
@Starkimarm @sdw 100% d’accord. The body style would be a perfect fit for the engineering issues of an EV, as well as well as the Caddy‘s. Even if you’d put a huge battery into the floor, you would still have massive cabin and boot/trunk space.
Yeah, it actually higher inside than we'd need, I'd happily loose 10cm for a battery
FvH 🦣
Jens Bannmann ⁂@sdw Could you please add an image description by editing the post (may need to re-add the image, depending on the client you use)?
Richard@sdw if they did that how would they make it known they have significantly more ££ / $$ and therefore have a more legitimate claim to being on the road 😁
TheTomas@sdw how timeless the design of de lorean is... i would pick this instead anything of Elon Musk
The Penguin of Evil@sdw Even small vehicles apparently now have to have a pseudo-military he-man version
