• flop_leash_973@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    Every time I think about the kind of car I want the next time I need to replace mine I am reminded that I miss my old 1994 Chevy S10, and options for something like that these days is rather limited.

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      5 months ago

      I really miss my tiny 1986 Toyota Corolla. My 2016 Prius is not supposed to be a big car and yet it is still bigger than that Corolla. Both sedans. If anything, the Prius should be smaller because it’s a hatchback and those used to be the smaller cars.

      At the time, the Corolla didn’t feel small either. Every car is too big now except maybe Minis and Fiats.

      My imaginary dream car would be an EV Nash Metropolitan. It’s got 2 doors, a front and a back seat and a decent-sized trunk. I don’t haul stuff, there’s only three people in my family, I really don’t need anything else.

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        5 months ago

        Small cars have poor crash test ratings, and the ratings are much stricter than they used to be. That’s why you can’t really find small cars any more.

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          5 months ago

          Except, like I said, there are Minis and Fiats. And, of course, all the small cars in practically every other country on the planet. If Fiat can sell the 500 in the U.S., any U.S. company could sell a similar small car.

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            5 months ago

            Doesn’t meet standards dude, wheter it’s crash rating or fuel economy, bumper height or whatever.

            They aren’t here since they can’t sell them, but claim It’s possible I guess? It’s weird you think they just aren’t selling them because they don’t want to….

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              5 months ago

              Yet again, there are Minis and Fiats sold legally in the U.S.

              Do you think the Fiat 500 is a big car or something? There are smaller cars, but it’s not exactly an SUV.

              And then there is the Smart FourTwo. I don’t believe they are selling new models in the U.S. anymore, but they were not very long ago- 2019. I seriously doubt safety standards have changed so much since 2019 that they can’t sell newer models. Daimler doesn’t sell them.

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                  5 months ago

                  I didn’t say they were safe. I have no idea how safe they are. You claimed they can’t sell small cars in the U.S. because of safety standards. I have literally told you about three small cars which are (or were recently in the case of the Smart FourTwo) being sold in the U.S.

                  I’m not sure why you won’t acknowledge that fact, but it’s still a fact.

                  If I had the money, I could go out right now and buy a brand new 2024 Fiat 500 legally from a legal Fiat dealer right here in Indiana.

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      5 months ago

      I looked for a small truck several years ago and nobody makes one any more. I did see an S10 on the road a few days ago though, which I thought was neat.