Re:VW Toys with Giving Up the U.S. Mass Market, and Dealers ...
by CalRobert on Friday March 11, 2016 @05:25PM
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"people like the comfort and practicality of larger vehicles."
Well, people who ride bikes like me detest larger vehicles, but your point is true.
Also, let's not pretend that America being incredibly obese has nothing to do with it.
Re:VW Toys with Giving Up the U.S. Mass Market, and Dealers ...
by redthrowaway on Friday March 11, 2016 @05:39PM
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>Well, people who ride bikes like me detest larger vehicles, but your point is true.
Non-consumers' preferences don't count.
>let's not pretend that America being incredibly obese has nothing to do with it.
America's preference for larger vehicles long predates the rise of obesity.
As an aside, you're really not doing much for the "self-righteous cyclist" stereotype.
Things like the Yaris, Polo, Fit, 1-series, etc are all subcompacts.
North American cities are largely planned around cars as opposed to having bricks thrown down wherever horses used to walk, gas isn't nearly as heavily taxed, and historically steel was never anywhere near as expensive as it was in post-war Europe. So there's no need for small cars like there is in Europe, and people like the comfort and practicality of larger vehicles.