The Nissan Cube annoyed me enough at it was.

  • Admiral Patrick@dubvee.org
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    3 months ago

    At least the Nissan Cube was unique. I’m slightly more than mildly infuriated that “shrunken SUV” seems to be the new standard vehicle shape. Hate this “crossover” trend. lol

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      3 months ago

      Spacious and luxurious without being a huge tank on the road. What’s not to like?

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        3 months ago

        If that’s your thing, you do you. I’m not against them existing, I just think they’re ugly and excess and wouldn’t want to drive one, personally. Half or more of the crossover styles, IMO, look like rollerskates, lol, and I just can’t take them seriously (once you see it, you can’t unsee it).

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          3 months ago

          I agree with the you do you thing but the manufacturers no longer seem interested in making other kinds of cars these days

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          3 months ago

          I just don’t know why anyone cares, you can’t see the thing when you’re using it anyway.

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        3 months ago

        Yeah, pretty much anything is better than SUV as commuter vehicle. It only became a thing in the first place because of poorly-crafted environmental regulation.

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        3 months ago

        Spacious? That is not true for most SUVs or crossovers when compared to their non-suv variant. (Looking especially at you, Mercedes!)

        Luxurious? The non-suv variants are just as luxurious, no difference there.

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        3 months ago

        I don’t know, maybe the fact that it was a fucking cube?

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      2 months ago

      “Shrunken SUV” or “Took a normal 2- or 4-door and injected it with experimental growth hormones.”

      I swear I see one once a week that would make sense and carry the same number of people and stuff at half the overall vehicle volume.

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    3 months ago

    I used to be able to differentiate car brands in the blink of an eye, each brand had pretty distinct features. Nowadays it’s a pretty boring blend, apart from a few luxury brands perhaps.

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    1 month ago

    another mildly infuriating thing: the diagonal bar on the capital n looks thicker than the other lines! well, at least it isn’t barely visible (used to be really thin with full hinting on ubuntu)