Re:Google just deleted my nearly 10-year-old free and open-s...
by javert on Thursday August 29, 2019 @04:46PM
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If you don't want a BMW or a Range Rover, don't buy one.
People want those cars. They are willing to pay a mechanic to fix them because they like them. And you have the gall to say that they shouldn't be allowed to have them?
You are complaining about the choices we have---which are amazing, by the way, compared to 20 or 50 or 100 years ago---and your solution is to use the government to force people to have fewer choices?
Certain principles are required for the economy and society to function, and you are advocating for the opposite principles.
Re:Google just deleted my nearly 10-year-old free and open-s...
by ummonk on Thursday August 29, 2019 @12:20PM
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The existence of garbage brands with terrible reputations that rich people are willing to pay for doesn't mean cars as a whole aren't great. There are of course great brands like Toyota or Honda out there, which most consumers prefer en masse.
This is myopic, to put it lightly.
Toyota own the three brands that are the least costly cars to maintain, followed by Honda. BMW’s cost, on average, three times as much to maintain.[1]
I own a VW because I’m an enthusiast, but I drive a Honda because I also need a reliable vehicle.
Some BMWs should be regulated out of existence. Rang Rovers too. I work directly opposite my mechanic and we often joke, when all four bays have BMWs or Rang Rovers in them you couldn’t make one good car if you scarified the other three.
These cars are absolute garbage. VW’s too. They all have terrible reputations.
I don’t mean to imply the specs aren’t good, some of these cars are smooth riding and handle well, but heaven forbid if anything breaks.
1. https://autowise.com/carmakers-with-the-highest-maintenance-...