• Blackmist@feddit.uk
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    10 hours ago

    My boss in the UK got one. In bright red. It looks like he’s driving a fucking fire engine.

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      9 hours ago

      My old boss was a huge man who went around in a little yellow convertible. We called him Noddy.

      May I suggest calling him Fireman Sam?

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        6 hours ago

        Yeah, our VP rides around in a 2-door coupe and he’s very tall, while my coworker (who is shorter) drives a big SUV because “he doesn’t fit in smaller cars.” I’m also tall and drive a Toyota Prius, which is small.

        At the end of the day, none of that’s legitimate, it’s just an excuse to buy the car you prefer.

        Larger cars should cost more because they take up more space, wear out the roads faster, and impact the environment more.

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          At the end of the day, none of that’s legitimate, it’s just an excuse to buy the car you prefer.

          Since when is buying what we prefer considered negative? Calling it an excuse seems short-sighted.

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            Buying what you prefer itself isn’t an issue, but that should be the reason instead of “I need it because X, Y, Z.” Most truck/SUV owners don’t need a truck/SUV, they just want one.

            My issue with trucks and SUVs are that they make the road more dangerous, since there’s only so much a car manufacturer can do to protect against a vehicle more than twice as massive. That, and they’re artificially cheap here in the US because of stupid regulations intended for farmers that got applied to them to reduce emissions standards.

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        6 hours ago

        His old one was very similar, but a darker colour so we called him The Fall Guy.

        Or rather the few of us in the office old enough to remember that show did.