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A place to discuss problems of car centric infrastructure or how it hurts us all. Let's explore the bad world of Cars!
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He drives a G-Class SUV, they start at $148,000.
He beat a bicyclist unconscious just for complaining.
I think the assumption that he's a rich, entitled douche is justified.
Yeah, as a Mercedes guy (currently driving an Audi, but that's an entirely different story that I'd like to end as soon as possible) I'd like to discount anyone whose Mercedes costs over 100k from our ranks. When it's at least 10 or 15 years old, the second or third or whatever owner can be considered a Mercedes person again.
The brand new G class folks in particular give us a very bad rep, since it's usually rich assholes who care about the looks, rather than its excellent offroad capabilities. Those of us driving stuff from previous eras love the excellent engineering, the cars that are built to keep going forever if maintained... And then you've got assholes like this ruining the three-pointed for everyone.
Uh, look at the sub name.
You can think cars are problem while acknowledging aspects they are necessary in. Off road on a bike is ludicrously difficult, impossible on trains or busses, and dangerous at times on foot.
Acknowledging it as the problem is a fallacy, acknowledging as a tool is important. You use the right tool for the job, not the most convenient. The issue is that we live in a society that sees vice grips as good enough for the job, and anything as a hammer. Using the right tool is important but laziness is easiest.