*donald glover's "this is america" plays but he's at a trader joe's*
― class project pat (m bison), Tuesday, 8 March 2022 21:02 (two years ago) link
speaking of vans, i've been enjoying this incredible nerd's playlist about converting a ford transit to a camper
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWlfOav4jlvgX7qMTEJfdFWF7sgds3kit
― 𝔠𝔞𝔢𝔨 (caek), Tuesday, 8 March 2022 21:52 (two years ago) link
Countdown to when the MAGA Chud Convoy (chudvoy?) takes on unibody construction as anti-American. "Body-on-frame was good enough for the covered wagons our ancestors used and it's good enough for our trucks now!"
― Elvis Telecom, Tuesday, 8 March 2022 23:56 (two years ago) link
landrover fans have been grieving about unibody construction for 5 years now
― Tracer Hand, Wednesday, 9 March 2022 00:06 (two years ago) link
Yeah like I said I am not tryna be Judgy McJudgerson here, but only you can know whether you're being honest about how often you need to transport a queen-sized mattress.
I own a queen-sized mattress that has been moved precisely once in 15 years, fwiw
― jenny from the blockchain (Ye Mad Puffin), Wednesday, 9 March 2022 02:10 (two years ago) link
Six years since the last time I had to move a queen-sized mattress.
My max load is a couple of guitars, a bass head/cab, pedals/cables, and us with all of our stuff to go on the road for a week. All of that fits amazingly well in a 9 year old Charger - put the rear seats down and you've almost got a small pickup bed hidden inside a sedan.
― Elvis Telecom, Wednesday, 9 March 2022 03:04 (two years ago) link
https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3665046
Since 1977, U.S. states have passed laws steadily raising the age for which a child must ride in a car safety seat. These laws significantly raise the cost of having a third child, as many regular-sized cars cannot fit three child seats in the back. Using census data and state-year variation in laws, we estimate that when women have two children of ages requiring mandated car seats, they have a lower annual probability of giving birth by 0.73 percentage points. Consistent with a causal channel, this effect is limited to third child births, is concentrated in households with access to a car, and is larger when a male is present (when both front seats are likely to be occupied). We estimate that these laws prevented only 57 car crash fatalities of children nationwide in 2017. Simultaneously, they led to a permanent reduction of approximately 8,000 births in the same year, and 145,000 fewer births since 1980, with 90% of this decline being since 2000.
― 𝔠𝔞𝔢𝔨 (caek), Wednesday, 9 March 2022 04:05 (two years ago) link
thats wild
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 9 March 2022 04:06 (two years ago) link
broke: give women access to contraceptives and education to lower birth ratemerica: GOOD LUCK TRANSPORTING YOUR CHILDREN "MOM"
― class project pat (m bison), Wednesday, 9 March 2022 04:41 (two years ago) link
Yeah I was on the oebdient/careful end of the spectrum but the idea of 12-year-old humans still in car seats is just, um, wow
― jenny from the blockchain (Ye Mad Puffin), Wednesday, 9 March 2022 21:38 (two years ago) link
that is some wild freakanomics shit there re: birth rates
― thinkmanship (sleeve), Wednesday, 9 March 2022 21:55 (two years ago) link
― jenny from the blockchain (Ye Mad Puffin), Wednesday, March 9, 2022 4:38 PM (one hour ago) bookmarkflaglink
IMO there's a tradeoff between the very minimal additional amount of safety you get vs not humiliating your child.
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Wednesday, 9 March 2022 23:17 (two years ago) link
What’s it got to do with 12 year olds? Unless you have two kids more than five years apart, you need two car seats, which means the back row is unusable for anything else, and lowering the back row to use the trunk takes like 20 minutes of in installation and installation. This is why parents get 3 row cars and suvs with extravagant cargo space.
― 𝔠𝔞𝔢𝔨 (caek), Thursday, 10 March 2022 01:20 (two years ago) link
the minivan is back again awooooo
https://arstechnica.com/cars/2022/03/vw-unveils-adorable-electric-id-buzz-us-sales-begin-2024/
― 𝔠𝔞𝔢𝔨 (caek), Thursday, 10 March 2022 16:42 (two years ago) link
it's sort of cute, but weirdly commercial looking, like a commuter van
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Thursday, 10 March 2022 16:47 (two years ago) link
feel like making a mini van is kind of disrespectful to their #vanlife roots, it is cute tho
― lag∞n, Thursday, 10 March 2022 16:48 (two years ago) link
maybe theyll make a full size one with a pop top and so forth
― lag∞n, Thursday, 10 March 2022 16:49 (two years ago) link
yeah it looks like a sienna with a cute front, rather than a combi. tbh i'm fine with that.
― 𝔠𝔞𝔢𝔨 (caek), Thursday, 10 March 2022 17:19 (two years ago) link
this is the short wheel base version. the 3 passenger row one is coming later.
― 𝔠𝔞𝔢𝔨 (caek), Thursday, 10 March 2022 17:20 (two years ago) link
if the long one is more full sized will be cool to have it electric cause the battery cld lower the center of gravity which is always an issue w vans
― lag∞n, Thursday, 10 March 2022 17:27 (two years ago) link
guessing its gonna be a long mini van tho
― lag∞n, Thursday, 10 March 2022 17:29 (two years ago) link
we need to get back to this
Now live at BaT Auctions: 1960 Volkswagen Double Cab Type 2 Transporter. https://t.co/NdOW70fKWG pic.twitter.com/bIZIrH2qYm— Bring a Trailer (@Bringatrailer) March 10, 2022
― lag∞n, Thursday, 10 March 2022 19:42 (two years ago) link
https://usa.streetsblog.org/2022/03/17/study-megacar-drivers-up-to-4x-more-likely-to-hit-walkers-while-turning/
― 龜, Tuesday, 22 March 2022 17:49 (two years ago) link
finally know what kind of car i want pic.twitter.com/3BPHwrHPGI— justin jacoby smith (@hoosteen) April 8, 2022
― rob, Friday, 8 April 2022 17:03 (one year ago) link
Needs flame decals
― So's your imam (Ye Mad Puffin), Friday, 8 April 2022 17:22 (one year ago) link
I discovered my neighbourhood was developed in the 1840s so decided to add an 1840 section to my ‘cars are getting bigger’ drawing.All the same scale. pic.twitter.com/fhg2oDgDc3— Michael (@baoigheallain) March 11, 2022
― 龜, Wednesday, 8 June 2022 11:40 (one year ago) link
In the land of the free, why can’t we have mini-pickup trucks like the Taliban and ISIS?
― circles, Tuesday, 2 May 2023 16:01 (ten months ago) link
kind of a silly piece considering compact or at least smaller pickups are trending hard right now, i understand they might not be small enough for that guy but i feel like it wouldve been worth exploring that on the heals of the maverick doing so well that there are strong rumors that the toyota stout and the subaru baja are making a comeback, gotta think chevy will make one too, the light truck is back baby
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 2 May 2023 16:10 (ten months ago) link
its a ridiculous vehicle category imho, but if people want a pickup shaped car they should be able to have it
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 2 May 2023 16:12 (ten months ago) link
it's a good headline though.
― 𝔠𝔞𝔢𝔨 (caek), Tuesday, 2 May 2023 16:38 (ten months ago) link
i mean we all want to be like isis but its just not always realistic
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 2 May 2023 16:41 (ten months ago) link
My new car
in case anyone is looking for a JDM dragon hearse https://t.co/LZK9EQe7b5— marginal idea (@marginalidea) July 9, 2023
― 𝔠𝔞𝔢𝔨 (caek), Sunday, 9 July 2023 23:38 (eight months ago) link
saloons still live
― mookieproof, Monday, 10 July 2023 04:15 (eight months ago) link
https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a31069594/station-wagons-disguised-suvs/ (2000)
― 𝔠𝔞𝔢𝔨 (caek), Monday, 7 August 2023 15:05 (seven months ago) link
i didnt know about that jaguar, pretty sick
― lag∞n, Monday, 7 August 2023 15:16 (seven months ago) link
wish audi wld bring the s4 wagon over
― lag∞n, Monday, 7 August 2023 15:17 (seven months ago) link
the new mazda cx-90 could probably qualify as a station wagon disguised as an suv
― 龜, Monday, 7 August 2023 15:34 (seven months ago) link
https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cvw_oMsAsaE/
hyundai finally coming into its own design-wise, for better or for worse
― 龜, Thursday, 10 August 2023 14:23 (seven months ago) link
i like what theyre doing generally, now if they could just make their cars harder for children to steal
― lag∞n, Thursday, 10 August 2023 14:28 (seven months ago) link
on the contrary all cars should be made very easy for children to steal - just my humble opinion
― 龜, Thursday, 10 August 2023 14:33 (seven months ago) link
tough but fair
― lag∞n, Thursday, 10 August 2023 14:34 (seven months ago) link
We are gradually starting the process of looking into an eventual replacement for the 12-year-old accord and want an electric, but not an SUV. It's surprising how few options there are, esp if you don't want a Tesla. Nissan Leaf maybe?
Or maybe one of these electric "compact" or "sub-compact" SUVs is close enough to a sedan that we won't feel the difference. Also just don't want anything too ostentatious looking or that we will be too afraid to ding bc H is gonna commute to the Bronx in it.
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Thursday, 10 August 2023 14:52 (seven months ago) link
i would totally get the MG EV wagon if i were getting a car but i am not, so
― Tracer Hand, Thursday, 10 August 2023 15:01 (seven months ago) link
probably not available in the US sadly
reason why so many electrics are crossovers is cause the battery goes in the floor raising the height of the car and a crossover is basically just a tall car
― lag∞n, Thursday, 10 August 2023 15:25 (seven months ago) link
and then theres just that america has abandoned the car
― lag∞n, Thursday, 10 August 2023 15:30 (seven months ago) link
i like the hyundai ioniq 5, its bigger than an accord but not super big about the size of a subaru forester
https://file.kelleybluebookimages.com/kbb/base/evox/CP/50143/2022-Hyundai-IONIQ%205-front_50143_032_2400x1800_SAW.png
― lag∞n, Thursday, 10 August 2023 15:35 (seven months ago) link
its gotten good reviews
i gotta say in defense of the crossover a hatchback is so much better than a trunk, you can fit so much more stuff in there especially when you consider putting the seats down, you can even sleep in there, tho it is too bad there arent more wagons which is the true sweet spot
― lag∞n, Thursday, 10 August 2023 15:50 (seven months ago) link
i keep a sleeping kit in my subaru outback (wagon shaped crossover) at all times, tho tbh ive never slept in it without planning ahead to sleep in it, still i like having the sleeping bag sleeping mat camping pillow in there i feel ready, this is my version of prepping thinking that i might go on a fun spontaneous drive some day
― lag∞n, Thursday, 10 August 2023 15:55 (seven months ago) link