• Flying Squid@lemmy.worldM
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    1 year ago

    My favorite car ever was my 1986 Toyota Corolla manual. It was my mom’s first and then I inherited it in the late 90s. The tire rod snapped one day and it slammed into a parked car. I was more devastated about losing the car than I was what it would cost me in damages.

    I drive an automatic now. A Prius. I don’t regret it because it’s a really good car and was a really good investment in terms of savings on gas, but I do miss that Corolla and I really miss the feeling of control I had when I drove a manual.

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      1 year ago

      i remember reading a study when Prius first came out. Over the life of the car, meaning from construction of the parts, to end of life of the vehicle, a Prius pollutes more than a Hummer.

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        1 year ago

        Why is that? I would expect an SUV to pollute more, both in production and over its life span.