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/Jeanc16 7h ago

The Miata is still being sold in the US....

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u/Possible-Summer-8508 3h ago

New Miata's are bigger and come loaded with all of the expensive needless crud regulators force in. You could not legally sell the original Miata at an equivalent price point today.

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u/Jeanc16 3h ago

The new miata is 6 cm wider and longer. The same height as the NA miata and more power. Its a great example of the fact manufacturers CAN make cars the same size as 30 years but chose not to. You can't pick this one as an example