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[–] [email protected] 100 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (6 children)

Or , hear me out, what if US auto makers stop trying to force overpriced oversized trash on us? Maybe try to compete?

[–] [email protected] 22 points 5 months ago

They get a lot of bribes from the oil industry. This is about sabotage, not competition.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 5 months ago (2 children)

You don't want a giant ass pickup truck that drives like a tank, takes up 1.5 times the parking space and goes 8 miles on the gallon?

[–] [email protected] 14 points 5 months ago (1 children)

No, I want a light pickup from the 80s or 90s but with a warranty and a full size bed and no back seat. Y'know, something kinda utilitarian. A fucking Ranger is bigger now than an F-150 was in 2000. An F-150 is a goddamn SUV with a worthless 4 foot bed. What the hell is that good for?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

FWIW, you can order a V6 regular cab F150 work truck with an 8-foot bed. Still costs $40k, but it exists.

Ranger and Maverick can both haul plywood sheets with a few 2x4 slats in the stamped slots on the side of the bed and some tiedowns.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

I love my maverick but the above comment is correct, 4ft bed is practically useless. Minivan is much more utility than 4ft bed.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

Wet blankets don't burn well

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

It's not due to a lack of will. They can't produce cars as cheaply because they've spent the last 50 years closing factories and buying back their own stock while China invested in their industrial capacity.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

they had decades to prepare for this. if the past is any indication they would rather milk that cow to death and act surprised when it isnt a viable long term strategy.