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[–] [email protected] 49 points 9 months ago (10 children)

I finally realized that Americans buy for edge-case scenarios. Well, I might go off-road someday. Or I might need to haul something big someday. Same with houses. I might have six friends over for a month someday, so I should buy a house that will mostly sit unused until then. Instead, we should buy for what we actually use, then rent something for the rare occasion when what we have isn’t enough. We’d save a fortune, and not waste so much energy. 🙄

[–] [email protected] 13 points 9 months ago (6 children)

I’m looking into buying a kei truck for these exact edge case scenarios. Realistically I only need a vehicle that can reliably drive a few miles a day. With one of these I can get that plus 4wd, amazing mpg, a whole ass truck bed, and they cost PEANUTS compared to regular vehicles.

I don’t plan on hauling anything, but I do love the option.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

Yeah same I've been looking at a few different models because eventually I wanna build my own house out of cob and be self sufficient and all that. It'd be nice to have something that doesn't take up a lot of space, can be relatively easily fixed, and gets good MPG

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