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Re: CarSized: A way to visualise car dimensions

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Post by Someone » Fri, Jan 20, 2023, 10:45 AM UTC

a3w wrote: post #60

So, no tanks for comparison? Guess some would be smaller. > At over five meters, the Mercedes GL X166 is one of the largest SUVs. According to the German Transport Club, it is even bigger than a tank. (Actually, "than a Panzer", and discussing what is a tank and what is not is the same w/ the Panzerwaffe in germany, e.g. a Marder, not a Leopard, here)

The original Panzer (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panzer_I) was only 4 meters and 2 centimeters long.

That’s large for a tankette (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tankette. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carden_Loyd_tankette shows how small these could be) but small for a tank.

Re: CarSized: A way to visualise car dimensions

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Post by ajsnigrutin » Fri, Jan 20, 2023, 11:11 AM UTC

dotancohen wrote: post #36

wpietri wrote: post #23

Whoa. For me its cookie choice box gives me one choice: agreeing to be tracked. I've never seen that, but it strikes me as pretty rude.

Fortunately the browser has the option to disable cookies. I've never understood why people just don't use this option.

Yep, browsers should have per-domain cookie jars that get wiped when the all tabs/windows using that domain are closed.. and then a button not to wipe them on those few domains that you actually need them (to stay logged in).

But this is what you get when you have politicians dealing with technology.

Re: CarSized: A way to visualise car dimensions

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Post by nerdponx » Fri, Jan 20, 2023, 11:16 AM UTC

dotancohen wrote: post #36

wpietri wrote: post #23

Whoa. For me its cookie choice box gives me one choice: agreeing to be tracked. I've never seen that, but it strikes me as pretty rude.

Fortunately the browser has the option to disable cookies. I've never understood why people just don't use this option.

Lack of decent UX for cookie management.

Re: CarSized: A way to visualise car dimensions

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Post by huhtenberg » Fri, Jan 20, 2023, 11:22 AM UTC

AdamN wrote: post #71

This site is old school but a bit more informative and fast (from a UX perspective): https://www.automobiledimension.com/car-comparison.php One thing missing is rear leg room (which is critical for me right now with a family of 4)

Yours is far less useful as all cars are rendered roughly the same size and side by side. Its utility and its UX is tangibly inferior to the submitted site.

Re: CarSized: A way to visualise car dimensions

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Post by HereBeBeasties » Fri, Jan 20, 2023, 11:27 AM UTC

Helmut10001 wrote: post #13

This is me driving with my Space Star on the Autobahn [1] [1]: https://www.carsized.com/en/cars/compare/mitsubishi-mirage-2...

Spare a thought in your enormous hatchback for those of us who can't even see through your back window to the road in front, as you tower over us: https://www.carsized.com/en/cars/compare/lotus-elise-2011-ro... ;-)

Re: CarSized: A way to visualise car dimensions

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Post by huhtenberg » Fri, Jan 20, 2023, 11:35 AM UTC

> 858705 comparison combinations

So 1311 cars in their database.

Re: CarSized: A way to visualise car dimensions

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Post by Toutouxc » Fri, Jan 20, 2023, 12:13 PM UTC

You don't even have to mess around with Smarts and Minis... The car I [try not to] drive (a Škoda Rapid liftback) fits four 180 cm (5'10") adults and their baggage for a week, yet I could almost drive UNDERNEATH some of the crap I have to share the roads with (LR Discovery, F-150, BMW X8).

I used to love cars and driving, now they disgust me, along with the whole my-car-is-my-identity culture.

Re: CarSized: A way to visualise car dimensions

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Post by michpoch » Fri, Jan 20, 2023, 12:20 PM UTC

Laarlf wrote: post #61

Doxin wrote: post #51

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Where do all these people even park those behemoths? Do they just double park all of the time?

I would assume that if you go out of your way to have a company and buy a massive pickup that is more expensive than a Van and less usable you probably do not give a shit. The fact that they can basically ignore BPM on company cars is absolutely stupid.

Yeah but you buy a pickup for a work that you could not do with a van.

Pickups are for farmers, how do you carry pigs or a pile of dirt in a van?

Re: CarSized: A way to visualise car dimensions

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Post by 22c » Fri, Jan 20, 2023, 12:42 PM UTC

jakebasile wrote: post #19

I've found a few of these types of sites over time, and I find them pretty handy. This one gets added to the list! There's Handgun Hero [1] for comparing ... handgun sizes, which is super handy when window shopping for something new, to compare it to something I already have. There's Camera Size [2] which compares, you guessed it, cameras. Handy for the exact same reasons as the above. For a more technical comparison…

Was recently linked to EloShapes [1] for comparing computer mouse size/profiles.

[1]: https://www.eloshapes.com/

Re: CarSized: A way to visualise car dimensions

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Post by dsfyu404ed » Fri, Jan 20, 2023, 1:08 PM UTC

michpoch wrote: post #88

Laarlf wrote: post #61

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I would assume that if you go out of your way to have a company and buy a massive pickup that is more expensive than a Van and less usable you probably do not give a shit. The fact that they can basically ignore BPM on company cars is absolutely stupid.

Yeah but you buy a pickup for a work that you could not do with a van. Pickups are for farmers, how do you carry pigs or a pile of dirt in a van?

>how do you carry pigs or a pile of dirt in a van?

With less convenience and more difficulty.

I've done that kind of stuff, not great but it works. I can definitely see why people who don't very, very, very frequently need the enclosed cargo space prefer the pickups over vans.