• applemao@lemmy.world
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    25 days ago

    I love cars (own several) and most are over 20 years old. Why? They were better. Smaller. Less tech. Better looking. Not controllable by your government/corporation (Elmo TeSSSla). I hate almost every new bloated rolling ad infested garbage i see now.

  • verstra@programming.dev
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    10 months ago

    What i don’t understand is how fuel efficiency does not seem to be a concern of an average buyer? It is a large factor for me, and I’m proud to have highly efficient car for its class. Are those large trucks somehow more efficient than older, smaller models? Or are average buyers just not concerned with efficiency?

    Well not everyone has seen the light of factorio, so i might be over-fixating on efficiency.

    • Kaboom@reddthat.com
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      10 months ago

      Full size trucks can get about 22 mpg highway. A 2011 Ford Ranger, the last year they were made, got 19 highway, with the v6…

      They have gotten more fuel efficent.

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        10 months ago

        Not sure if you’re aware but Ford has resumed production of the Ranger, it’s just now the same size as the Chevy Colorado: huge.

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      10 months ago

      Eh… I’ve owned multiple trucks and used them to carry a shit load of stuff including 16’ lumber, I only got a trailer when I switched to a car.

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        10 months ago

        You really shouldnt haul stuff that long, even if you have a 8 foot bed.

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    10 months ago

    Gods I’d love A small truck like that if they made them, I know this is fuck cars and I agree with the sentiment, but I’d much rather these be everywhere than the monstrosities on the road today