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Compare american vs japanese craftsmen-cars (feddit.de)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Comparison left vs right for a craftsman who doesnt know which one he should buy:

l/r same bed size
r lower bed for way easier loading/unloading
r less likely to crash
r less fuel consumption and costs
r less expensive to repair
r easy to park
r easy to get around in narrow places like crowded construction sites or towns
r not participating in road arms race
l You get taken serious by your fellow carbrained americans because ""trucks"" are normalized and small handy cars are ridiculed.

So unless you are a fragile piece of human, choose the right one.

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Who benefits from keeping these trucks out of american makets?

a) the consumers

b) existing auto manufacturers

Who chooses to keep these trucks out of american markets?

a) the consumers

b) the governments/lawmakers

Edit american not western.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

Uh, mate, we see these all the time. Maybe you need to redefine your idea of "western"?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

How do american consumers keep trucks like this out?

I mean by not buying the imports, but at the same time it's hard to ignore the impact of not having them visible/available for purchase, decades of cultural engineering related to the auto industry here, etc.

Not sure they belong on this list next to entities that actively craft market conditions to benefit american auto makers (and themselves) financially.