• 8ender@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    6 months ago

    This is comparing a 3 series sedan with an SUV though. The closest modern analog to the E30 would be the 1 series, and while it’s larger and heavier it’s also more fuel efficient, faster, and safer.

    • morrowind@lemmy.ml
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      6 months ago

      It’s a perfectly fine comparison, because people are buying them for the exact same thing. Just because they’ve been sorted into different categories for other reasons doesn’t change that.

        • morrowind@lemmy.ml
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          6 months ago

          No, because all methods of transportation are not used for “the exact same thing”. If it was a 7 seater SUV, it would be a bad comparison, because that’s for carrying more people and must be larger. Same for a motorcycle. But it’s not, it’s a five seater car with a moderate trunk that people are buying for the exact same use case.

          • rpb@lemmy.world
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            6 months ago

            I just had to tow a U-Haul trailer with all of my furniture packed inside. A five seater car would not be able to do this.

            • wieson@feddit.de
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              6 months ago

              You decided to do that, you didn’t have to. Since the trailer was rented out, you could have just as well rented out a U-Haul truck.

              • wieson@feddit.de
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                6 months ago

                Especially a minority of their own time. Moving houses doesn’t happen every day.

  • SpiceDealer@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    What I’m about to type might come as a nitpick and missing the point so let me say this upfront: This post is very much true. Cars have gotten way too big and the loopholes in government laws and environmental regulations that allow this shit to happen need to be closed. Consumers should also be smarter and more diligent with their purchases.

    With that said, there’s a small disparity with the car example. The car on the left (BMW 3 Series E30, I think) would be classified as a sedan. The car on the right (BMW X series, don’t know which specifically) would classified as an SUV, more specifically the (abysmal) crossover category.

    • storcholus@feddit.de
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      6 months ago

      They are the typical cat that sells in the time it’s build. The phones are technically a dumb phone Vs a smart phone and no-one said anything

  • 3volver@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    Pretty stupid to compare a sedan and an SUV. Not a good way to get people to see your point.