• mlg@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    The only brand I trust to handle off-road out of box is Subaru because its the only cars I see actually driving in the snow

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      2 days ago

      Having pulled more than one 'ru out of a snow filled ditch with my tractor, I’m not overly impressed by their owners abilities to actually drive in heavy snow. Including one a Son in law of mined owned. He now owns an Audi and it’s somewhat better. I generally have found Subaru owns are only just a tiny bit more low key than Jeep owners about their unshakable belief in thinking they can go anywhere with that Ru. Hint: No, no you can’t.

      For full disclosure: I do own a Jeep, a 2015 Patriot, that’s fair in snow. Where I live, we have long, cold, often snowy winters. And unless you live in a town or along a paved highway, snow plowing by a township or even county can involve a wait of a day or two before they can get to you sometimes. So 4x4 pickup trucks are the more common vehicle seen here. And they always have a snowplow mounted to them during winter. But very, very few Jeeps or Ru’s are to be seen here.

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        2 days ago

        Wow, I’m really surprised rivian and Cadillac are that far down

        Edit:Ah, the list is garbage

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        I hate jeeps as much as the next guy but glass transmission subarus being at the top of the list for reliability, as well as the fact that the rating is based off of “user predicted reliability” tells me everything I need to know about this list

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          Yeah, my Subaru was by far the least reliable vehicle I have ever owned. Within the first year of its life every O2 sensor had to be replaced, it went through CV axels like they were made of cheese, and I’m pretty sure the head gasket was in fact made of toilet paper. This isn’t even mentioning all the other constant annoying issues I had to deal with. I have had multiple Toyotas, a Chevy, a Volvo, a Honda, and 2 Mazdas and I had more trouble with the Subaru than all the rest combined. Any time I see one of these reliability lists with Subaru anywhere near the top I know I can just ignore it.

  • Fushuan [he/him]@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    How were those parking lots made unavailable? In the image the Jeep is parked outside of the designated parking spaces,I don’t see it blocking anything. Sorry I don’t get it.

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      2 days ago

      he found a patch of snow and parked his jeep on it, regardless of if it crossed multiple spaces. He believes that only his jeep can park safely on snow so that it’s somehow taking advantage of an unused space in the lot, when really normal cars can park on a couple inches of snow just fine.

      This is one of those strips where it serves the joke better to not look at the images, they’re not where the gag is. That said, it could have been drawn better to help more readers get the joke. The artist is saving time.

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      2 days ago

      his back wheels are still on tarmac, so he might be blocking people to drive round maybe

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    3 days ago

    Jeeps are unbelievable pieces of shit, overpriced and unreliable. But at least I understand the appeal of the basic Jeep form factor with the 4WD and the removable top and doors and whatnot; I love driving with the wind in my face and it’s probably nice to be at least theoretically capable of a little offroading.

    What I don’t understand is people buying Jeep-branded cars. Then you’re just getting an overpriced and unreliable piece of shit car.

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      I rode with someone who had one of their trucks and it was a very unpleasant ride. I don’t understand why anyone would choose to buy it.

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        2 days ago

        That harsh ride mostly comes from the tire and shock absorber set they had than just being a bad ride. If his pavement princess was setup to be to “manly” it would suck to ride in.

        You would find my Dodge Hemi a nasty harsh ride also. But I have stiff tires and heavy duty shocks for when I tow a 24,000lbs/1100kg trailer with heavy loads. It’s not a ride you want to take for a long distance for sure but necessary for the usage.

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      What I don’t understand is people buying Jeep-branded cars. Then you’re just getting an overpriced and unreliable piece of shit car.

      It’s a Jeep thing. You wouldn’t understand

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    3 days ago

    I have seen these Corvette comics beeing posted a few times. They are always delightful.

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    3 days ago

    Less annoying than construction workers leaving their pickup trucks in pedestrian crossings with a high visibility vest jammed in the window.

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      I ride my bike on the sidewalk and don’t mind taking the car road if there are pedestrians on it, but one week every day there were trucks blocking the sidewalk, to get out of the road. I do NOT like getting in the car road because a car is using the sidewalk. That feels so wrong.

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          I don’t use the sidewalk if pedestrians are using it. But do take it if nobody is walking on that stretch of sidewalk (and walk the bike across intersections) which is allowed - I am not sure if the electric bikes are, that’s what I have, so may be breaking the law, technically. There is no bike lane on my way to work, not even the painted line. So it’s either throw down with the cars or take the sidewalk.

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      4 days ago

      Ducking is a fairly sacred community thing among Jeep owners, most specifically with Wranglers and now Gladiators. Ducks are always gifted as a random act of kindness, so a Jeep with a lot of ducks suggests that person has been rather active in the community.

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    4 days ago

    I know that Norm MacDonald and Jim Downey (the writer who worked with him the most on Weekend Update for SNL) had a thing where they thought the perfect joke had to be one where the setup and the punchline were the same thing.

    This kind of reminds me of that sort of joke.

    For an example from Weekend Update, here’s one joke that he presented:

    “Julia Roberts told reporters this week that her marriage to Lyle Lovett has been over for some time. The key moment she said came when she realized that she was Julia Roberts, and that she was married to Lyle Lovett.”

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    Where can I see more of this “Corvette man?” Also why isn’t he an 80-year-old man driving 45MPH down the freeway like every Corvette owner I’ve ever seen?

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      A friend of mine in his 60s (I think) has a Corvette. Automatic. And he drives it like grandma on her way to church.

      I understand that cops are going to be happy to pull over a Corvette. But you can still go the speed limit. And you don’t have to cruise under the speed limit in the middle lane… Basically, he’s the kind of driver that irritates me.

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        In their defense, I was cursed with a lime green Mustang as a rental once. I have never in my life been so watched by cops. Literally every time I saw them for 2 weeks, they were staring me down the whole time. I wasn’t brave enough to go faster than 5 under. I’m going to keep my bland anonymous shitbox, thank you very much.

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      There’s a surprisingly large number of (new) Corvettes in my region, so you wouldn’t have to look long. However, they are mostly owned by middle aged white men who like to speed (but not enough to warrant having a sports car).

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        Where I live it seems that all the Corvettes are owned by young men who live with their parents. Shitty jobs and their whole paycheck goes to the car’s bank note.

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            Rich kids get their cars bought for them by their parents and it’s not usually a Corvette. A $90K car with no down would have a monthly payment of $1500 or thereabouts, just barely affordable for a young person with a shitty job. Having your puny net worth tied up in a sad “super” car is definitely poor people shit.

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        4 days ago

        Nobody should be driving crazy enough to need a sports car on public roads. That’s insanely stupid to do. If they can afford the sports car, they can afford some track days.

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            3 days ago

            My sentiment remains the same. Those cars have plenty of performance to get in to trouble on public roads.

            Track days are not expensive unless you completely turf your car, so even the advice remains completely valid. Don’t drive like a jackass on public roads. Period.

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              This may come as a shock to you, but one can drive a sports car not like a jackass. Statistically, the vast majority of drivers of sports cars drive them completely normally.

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                Nowhere did I ever say someone who owns such a vehicle is obligated to drive like a jackass.

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                3 days ago

                Either way, having a powerful engine shouldn’t excuse someone driving like a jackass. Hilarious people are downvoting being a responsible human being.

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                  Absolutely no question about that.

                  But even slow drivers are dicks.

                  Maybe we should abolish cars altogether.