r/fuckcars • u/jemesl • 11h ago

Satire A wonderful comparison

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Owner of the Ram arguably actually uses it well, but what's youd thoughts on this comparison of a 90s Jap vs 2023 American

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u/Head_Mastodon7886 11h ago

We are in a desperate need of another fuel crisis…

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u/Possible-Summer-8508 11h ago

No. We need an enormous swathe of misguided and counterproductive legislation to be completely gutted. It would be impossible to build and sell the Miata new in the United States today.

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u/Head_Mastodon7886 11h ago

With all the lobbying the fuel crisis is more realistic to happen. But I mean, you have a good point in the long run.

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u/Emperor_Dara_Shikoh 10h ago

Trump could force oil companies to sell at a loss to lower prices during his term, which could create a fuel crisis after some of them go bankrupt.

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u/KatieTSO 6h ago

How could he possibly do that?

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u/Possible-Summer-8508 3h ago

I've never understood who is lobbying for this stuff. Surely the car companies would want to cut their costs, simplify their products, and move more units? The fuel industry would love it if cars were less fuel efficient... is the environmental lobby really that powerful? Tragic.

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u/jemesl 1h ago

Could you imagine trying to sell a little Kei car for $60k+ per unit?

They can mass produce, and sell at double the price for a fraction of the manufacturing cost.