You overestimate the amount of public transportation here, especially rurally, and underestimate the amounts of car brains that will not even consider walking 15 minutes when it can be done in 1 by car.
I mean, how often does a rural dweller really need a new vehicle, let alone an electric bazinga mobile that only rapidly charges at The Louvre or whatever?
my understanding is that way more European cars are diesels and manual transmission than the states. I made a diesel pick up last 504k miles and I only got rid of it because I took it to a specialty mechanic to have the starter shimmed in tighter and he told me to go fuck myself lol. he only worked on like rich people restorations and, admittedly, my truck looked and sounded like it took an RPG into the front.
as a burgerlander, I wish I had easy access to the European used car market. their trash is my treasure!
You overestimate the amount of public transportation here, especially rurally, and underestimate the amounts of car brains that will not even consider walking 15 minutes when it can be done in 1 by car.
I mean, how often does a rural dweller really need a new vehicle, let alone an electric bazinga mobile that only rapidly charges at The Louvre or whatever?
my understanding is that way more European cars are diesels and manual transmission than the states. I made a diesel pick up last 504k miles and I only got rid of it because I took it to a specialty mechanic to have the starter shimmed in tighter and he told me to go fuck myself lol. he only worked on like rich people restorations and, admittedly, my truck looked and sounded like it took an RPG into the front.
as a burgerlander, I wish I had easy access to the European used car market. their trash is my treasure!