Only 5% of next car purchasers expect to buy all electric cars-Road and Track.

[Thebrownblob]

the old ones were so retarded looking. like the shifter was so small.

Yep not a fan of the looks but I can’t deny the reliability

 

[rickyb]

Yep not a fan of the looks but I can’t deny the reliability

its probably one of the best out there.

i got a scion ia. i shoulda got the hatch though.

 

[Thebrownblob]

its probably one of the best out there.

i got a scion ia. i shoulda got the hatch though.

Not a fan of those scion IA either, but they’re good cars. Get you from .A to point B. Cheaply and safely.

 

[rickyb]

Not a fan of those scion IA either, but they’re good cars. Get you from .A to point B. Cheaply and safely.

all of the mazdas used to have sports car handling so thats better than all the other cars

 

[oldngray]

Yep not a fan of the looks but I can’t deny the reliability

Looks like a big turd

 

[Thebrownblob]

Looks like a big turd

Well, I’ve worked for UPS as a driver for a long time so I’m used to driving a rolling turd

 

[rickyb]

Looks like a big turd

Market failure

 

[rickyb]

Well, I’ve worked for UPS as a driver for a long time so I’m used to driving a rolling turd

Id rather drive a prius

 

[Thebrownblob]

Id rather drive a prius

Don’t knock the big brown turd for some reason it makes the chicks crazy!

 

[vantexan]

its a prius in many ways it is .

you know whats interesting is the first gen honda insight hybrid had much better fuel econ than even current hybrids

But was a very limited car otherwise.

 

[Thebrownblob]

But was a very limited car otherwise.

And In my opinion even less attractive than a Prius

 

[vantexan]

And In my opinion even less attractive than a Prius

People looking at it for all the wrong reasons!

 

[rickyb]

But was a very limited car otherwise.

yea they even discontinued it i think

 

[Thebrownblob]

yea they even discontinued it i think

Do you have any insight?

 

[rickyb]

Do you have any insight?

yes but also ignorance that goes hand in hand with it.

 

[Thebrownblob]

yes but also ignorance that goes hand in hand with it.

KIA Ignorance SS
Sounds like a good name for a car.

The SS stands for super stupid

 

[rickyb]

public transit eliminates this. this is another 5 work weeks of waiting. we spend more time waiting in rush hour than we do on paid vacation bc vacation law is 0 to 3 weeks.

 

[Commercial Inside Release]

Had my fill of traffic jams in the 90s...
Now I only put up with them on vacation.
It returns you to those days, almost immediately.

@rickyb do you think the US is just one big metropolis?

 

[rickyb]

Had my fill of traffic jams in the 90s...
Now I only put up with them on vacation.
It returns you to those days, almost immediately.

@rickyb do you think the US is just one big metropolis?

norht america is uniquely corrupt. the pre pandemic high was 2.5 weeks or about the same time we get for vacation.

meanwhile china south korea and japan have floating trains running up to 600 km/hr

Japanese Maglev Train: World's Fastest Bullet Train - JRailPass

The magnetic bullet train will connect Tokyo and Osaka in 1 hour - over 600 KPH. Check the specs of the future trains in Japan. Twice as fast as Shinkansen!

www.jrailpass.com

 

[vantexan]

norht america is uniquely corrupt. the pre pandemic high was 2.5 weeks or about the same time we get for vacation.

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meanwhile china south korea and japan have floating trains running up to 600 km/hr

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Japanese Maglev Train: World's Fastest Bullet Train - JRailPass

The magnetic bullet train will connect Tokyo and Osaka in 1 hour - over 600 KPH. Check the specs of the future trains in Japan. Twice as fast as Shinkansen!

www.jrailpass.com

That Shinkansen bullet train costs $160 one way so no telling how much this faster one costs. Not exactly cheap to ride.