• 8ender@lemmy.world
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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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                6 months ago

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