• expatriado@lemmy.world
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      15 days ago

      Volkswagen sells small cars like the ID.3 in Europe but not in the US, cuz we like it big SUVs here, sucks

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      It wasn’t a prototype. They sold it for 4 years in Japan and Europe, but it recently got the axe.

      It’s a really dope car in person, but a lot of people avoided it because it was about $44k for a car that only got 135mi of range.

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      They made a Soul EV for a few years before killing it. Huuuuge bummer.

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        The Niro ain’t a bad replacement. Or the Hyundai Kona. But yeah. I agree that was a big mistake.

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          I’m pretty biased since I have both a Soul and a Kona sitting in my driveway, but I’d take electric of either once I actually own a house. I’m hesitant to get an EV before I can charge at home.

          I’m just a hatchback fan. Small enough to be easy to drive and big enough to fit both of my Mastiffs.

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            Hatchbacks are the best. You can fit so much shit in the back. I moved some of my friends with my Mazda 3.

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              I had a Tiburon in college and dropping back seats left enough room to fit a twin mattress. 😎 We have a local drive-in theater still operating and backing that sucker in, popping the hatch and laying in a bed to watch movies was awesome. I had the upgraded sound system so there was a big ass subwoofer right next to my feet, too.

              Hell, even my dream car, the '69 Fairlady Z, is a hatchback.