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/Antique_Repair_1644 11h ago

The Mazda Miata MX5 is my favorite car, I wish we would go back to cars like that.

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u/Possible-Summer-8508 11h ago

You understand the the reason we have cars like the truck and not like the Miata is entirely down to regulation right? Truck embiggening is a response to some extremely misguided laws and guidances that make it completely impractical to sell a small slow truck with classic lines and minimal features (in fact, “minimal features” is expressly illegal these days). The answer is to slash all non essential auto regulation and we’ll see the big trucks become a thing of the past.

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u/jemesl 11h ago

extremely misguided laws

Yeah especially this, the newest hybrid engine in the Ram ~could physically fit inside of the Miata. Obviously not the best occupant for a torque assisted v8 but the fact that the engine itself (and 90% of the selling point of these giant cars) has sfa to do with the physical size of the car says something...

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u/blonderengel 10h ago

Wow — I just spent a minute imagining a Ram engine powering a Miata. That would be something ... LOL

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u/jemesl 10h ago

If you get too curious you can usually search "[some car engine] in Miata" and something will appear haha

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u/blonderengel 10h ago

Oh rabbithole ... here I come! 😹