Pulling up behind a Cybertruck and a DeLorean has truly been the double rainbow of my day.

https://subium.com/profile/katieherrmann.bsky.social/post/3l2dgr4g6oo2u

  • came_apart_at_Kmart [he/him, comrade/them]
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    4 months ago

    it makes the delorean look practical.

    i drive a 20+ year old car, and it 99% of the time, it is the smallest vehicle in parking lot or on the road. by comparison, i am one of the larger adult sons (6' ~250 lb) in the parking lot or on the road, and i don't feel cramped in the car. it is batshit how huge everything else on the road is, including the current year versions of the thing i drive. vehicles that barely fit into parking spaces and are always crowding over. they have to be navigated around and i must always give way like they're a container cargo ship maneuvering a narrow shipping lane, because they might not see my little tug from their vantage on the weather deck.

    not to mention the trucks, sized similar to the commercial ones i saw in japan that were hauling 4 tons of gravel down the highway. except in the states, they are just hauling one american to the food box for their hourly sugar blaster with extra mayo-cheese sauce.

    • UlyssesT
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      2 months ago

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      • D61 [any]
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        4 months ago

        When the "Swiss Army Knife" could fit in a pocket and still be useful was replaced by a "Gerber/Leatherman Multitool" that has to be carried in a case on a belt because its bigger than a smart phone.

        • miz [any, any]
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          4 months ago

          if it's in my pocket, how can I show it off as an aspect of my identity

        • robot_dog_with_gun [they/them]
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          4 months ago

          where tf are you getting your giant multitools or tiny smartphones? every multitool i've ever had was pocketable and smaller than every smartphone i've had

          i never got one but i think the belt thing is more about weight because some people don't like the uneven torque (besides larping and the 2% of facilities workers where the convenience matters)

          • D61 [any]
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            4 months ago

            90% joke comment, comrade.

            But I have seen some pretty bulky Swiss Army knives and awkwardly large multitools over the years.

      • neo [he/him]
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        4 months ago

        it's partly this, but it's also EPA regulations that basically allow these cars to be bigger. The larger their footprint, the lower their gas mileage has to be. Automakers can make a large, low mileage car (easily hitting the gas mileage requirement) without being penalized per sale.

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  • Owl [he/him]
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    4 months ago

    An iconic bad car next to an iconic car that's bad.

    • MerchantsOfMisery@lemmy.ml
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      4 months ago

      What's wrong with obscuring license plates? People on the internet are weird and have a long history of going way overboard when it comes to stuff like this.

      This place is getting exhausting with all the tryhard edgy commentary...

  • FALGSConaut [comrade/them]
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    4 months ago

    I finally saw my first cyvertruck irl, I can't wait to see how it copes with a harsh winter full of road salt. I fully expect it to dissolve into a pile of rust before next april