Buy a coal mine, drive a gas guzzler, and other uses of reverse logic

Re:Buy a coal mine, drive a gas guzzler, and other uses of r... by Armisael16 on Saturday December 25, 2021 @08:02PM (#29688649)

The person I was responding to said the difference was impossible to notice on public roads. I gave an example of a situation where it is noticeable and everyone decided that I meant it was a situation where it’s necessary (despite explicitly saying that it isn’t necessary).

It’s the kind of thread that makes me really wish people on the internet would read what’s written, not what they’d like to think was written.

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Re:Buy a coal mine, drive a gas guzzler, and other uses of r... by zenexer on Sunday December 26, 2021 @10:21AM (#29693037)

I still don’t really understand how you can end up in that situation. It seems contrived. With proper driving technique, it shouldn’t be possible. Granted, mistakes happen, but I’ve never been in a situation where the difference was noticeable or relevant.

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Re:Buy a coal mine, drive a gas guzzler, and other uses of r... by pandaman on Sunday December 26, 2021 @01:22PM (#29694912)

The argument here is about comfort, not impossibility. Someone who is comfortable driving a 5s 0-60 car just won't buy a 10s 0-60 replacement. Not because it is impossible to get to places in the latter but because it's uncomfortable.

If you want these people to replace their 5s cars with hybrids you need to offer 5s hybrids.

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Re:Buy a coal mine, drive a gas guzzler, and other uses of r... by mattlondon on Sunday December 26, 2021 @02:25PM (#29695448)

> If you want these people to replace their 5s cars with hybrids you need to offer 5s hybrids.

These are readily available.

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