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Rural Americans are importing tiny Japanese pickup trucks

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Re: Rural Americans are importing tiny Japanese pickup trucks

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Post by dang »

ChuckNorris89 wrote: post #15
theandrewbailey wrote: post #6

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Dead on arrival. Not enough room for the kids and dogs.

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Re: Rural Americans are importing tiny Japanese pickup trucks

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Post by deaddodo »

jeeeb wrote: post #621
deaddodo wrote: post #470

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There are a couple issues with your assessment. A) most cars manufactured by European and Japanese brands are built in Mexico and direct imported via NAFTA/USMCA. The fact that Toyota and Honda choose to continue to do manufacturing in the United States is probably seen as a boon to those local communities. B) the "low quality" image of American brands is pretty limited to the United States, like a lot of American pr…

I’m suspicious of your claims in B. I can’t speak for every country you mentioned but in Australia (which constitutes most of the Oceania market), Ford/GM are not huge here at all. I also didn’t think I’ve ever heard people speak favourably of their reliability over Japanese brands. Tesla is perceived quite differently though and is gaining popularity. Last year Ford sold about 1/4 the vehicles Toyota did (they were…

> They don’t locally manufacture anymore and have lost most of the Australian market.

Ok, sure. Rephrase that to "historically, as of a decade ago", if you like.

The point was more that the low-quality association was a more American phenomenon than anything. Internationally, they were either perceived fine or unpopular for other reasons.

Re: Rural Americans are importing tiny Japanese pickup trucks

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Post by deaddodo »

burnished wrote: post #487
deaddodo wrote: post #474

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It's almost like, in a society, you sometimes give up some of your personal entitlements for the greater good. It's why you'd also be called entitled for using an elevator for your personal enjoyment, for defecating in a public pool, for playing around in a turnstile or for refusing to get vaccinated during a worldwide pandemic.

Yeah, you're the one comparing riding a bicycle on a public road to shitting in a pool. I really cant imagine why you think other people are acting entitled.

I also compared it to right-wing antivaxxers...come on buddy, that's the easier claim to discredit!

Or, you could use the rational side of your brain (the portion that most people develop in their preteens) and apply it to the abstract concept of your singular need/want being less important than another hundred's. Especially if there's a dedicated piece of infrastructure built just for you. Kind of like a bike lane 30ft away, or a restroom six feet away from the pool.

In other words, the literal definition of being entitled.

Re: Rural Americans are importing tiny Japanese pickup trucks

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Post by dyno12345 »

chrisco255 wrote: post #606
dyno12345 wrote: post #575

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it's more evidence than you've provided to back your seemingly strongly held opinions on this subject, which is none

No, it's literally just a blogger expressing their opinion based on broken link data that we can't independently evaluate, so it's just as valid as an HN comment.

The author has written thousands of car reviews for Car & Driver and Road & Track. I do find a professional automotive journalist citing a source more credible than an HN comment. If you have any better evidence, please share it.

Re: Rural Americans are importing tiny Japanese pickup trucks

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Post by deaddodo »

foldr wrote: post #524
ShadowBanThis01 wrote: post #519

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No need for strawmen. This comment was specifically in regard to bikers riding outside of provided bike lanes, which I've seen happen in L.A.

I think we’re trying to figure out what conclusion you draw from that. Do you think the cyclists are doing it just to annoy you? If not, then why? Isn’t it likely that the dedicated cycling infrastructure is less adequate than you assume?

Except that I gave a specific example (Washington Blvd) which has a notoriously well maintained and accessible bike lane 30ft away; to give a specific example of the entitlement I was referring to.

Re: Rural Americans are importing tiny Japanese pickup trucks

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Post by WillPostForFood »

TingPing wrote: post #394
WillPostForFood wrote: post #330

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Efficiency is pretty closely aligned Not in the battery power era.

Of course it still is… smaller cars, smaller batteries, better all around.

Weight != size. Battery powered cars tend to weigh a few hundred pounds more than comparably sized gas powered cars, which is more efficient? Weight doesn't give you an answer on efficiency.

Re: Rural Americans are importing tiny Japanese pickup trucks

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Post by bdowling »

dotancohen wrote: post #510
bluSCALE4 wrote: post #381

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Americans are aggressive as hell. I'm willing to bet that cyclist are maimed and murdered hourly by aggressive drivers and get away with it. I was personally ran off the road by an SUV because I apparently angered the driver, because yeah, killing me totally teaches me a lesson.

My sister moved to the US for her husband to study there, he was murdered by a NY city garbage truck white riding a bicycle last year. Apparently this is not uncommon, almost routine. The driver ran off, and the next day another person - not the real driver - turned himself in to the police. Apparently the Mafia has sone exchange program with the garbage companies, they do each other favors. Somebody will now sit in…

Why would the mafia use a garbage truck to murder someone?

Re: Rural Americans are importing tiny Japanese pickup trucks

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Post by dotancohen »

bdowling wrote: post #637
dotancohen wrote: post #510

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My sister moved to the US for her husband to study there, he was murdered by a NY city garbage truck white riding a bicycle last year. Apparently this is not uncommon, almost routine. The driver ran off, and the next day another person - not the real driver - turned himself in to the police. Apparently the Mafia has sone exchange program with the garbage companies, they do each other favors. Somebody will now sit in…

Why would the mafia use a garbage truck to murder someone?

He was not targeting by the Mafia. Rather, he was riding a bicycle and a garbage truck served into his lane, running him over, then sped off.

I have been told that these NY garbage trucks _often_ intimidate cyclists. They are known for reckless driving and accidents. In any case, there are two reasons that the police are treating this as murder. One of the reasons is that the driver left the scene. I forget the second reason.

Re: Rural Americans are importing tiny Japanese pickup trucks

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Post by foldr »

deaddodo wrote: post #635
foldr wrote: post #524

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I think we’re trying to figure out what conclusion you draw from that. Do you think the cyclists are doing it just to annoy you? If not, then why? Isn’t it likely that the dedicated cycling infrastructure is less adequate than you assume?

Except that I gave a specific example (Washington Blvd) which has a notoriously well maintained and accessible bike lane 30ft away; to give a specific example of the entitlement I was referring to.

But then why do you think the cyclists are not using it? Again, do you think they are doing it just to annoy motorists? This doesn't seem plausible on the face of it.

Re: Rural Americans are importing tiny Japanese pickup trucks

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Post by tecleandor »

itronitron wrote: post #626
tecleandor wrote: post #500

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OOC, what car was it? :)

It was a Swedish car whose model number is equivalent to the number of hours elapsed in ten Earth days.

Oooooh, that's nice! And I really love the wagon version.
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