• br3d@lemmy.world
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      1 day ago

      They don’t make inflated profits for US companies. That’s what this is about

    • Addv4@lemmy.world
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      24 hours ago

      Cause they’re not really safe to drive. Older US made cars are technically grandfathered in because as time progresses, there will naturally be less and less of them to the point where they won’t be much of an issue on public roads (when was the last time you saw a model t driving down your road other than for a parade or something?). However, a lot of kei trucks were really meant to just be farm vehicles with more utility, so safety wasn’t ever a real hallmark of their design. I considered buying one a while ago, but came to the conclusion that they might actually be less safe than an old S10 which wasn’t really that much bigger.

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        22 hours ago

        Safety standards for family vehicles: ok, sure

        Safety standards for non-family vehicles: fascist overreach