this post was submitted on 15 May 2025
254 points (87.1% liked)

Comic Strips

16559 readers
2016 users here now

Comic Strips is a community for those who love comic stories.

The rules are simple:

Web of links

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
 
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] Gsus4@mander.xyz 23 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago) (1 children)

fair enough, but why the ginormous cars? Is this a vestige of the wagon you could live out of when headed west?

PS: I found this website, this is hilarious https://www.carsized.com/en/cars/compare/skoda-citigo-2011-5-door-hatchback-vs-chevrolet-suburban-2020-suv/

[–] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 2 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

A reasonable question, but I wouldn't be able to fit my family in the Skoda. I know, I've tried. Getting two kids, two dogs, and the associated accoutrements around town just isn't possible in a hatchback. The Minivan is an attractive option, but the hills and snowy winters in my neck of the woods suggest an AWD vehicle. The smallest car I considered was the Subaru Outback, and even that's not particularly compact.

If we had viable public transit options, things would be different. We could travel via train on vacations, or take the bus about town for errands and appointments. If we had sidewalks and bike lanes, we could take advantage of good weather and get a little exercise to boot. We would probably still own a large car, but we would drive it less.

[–] Gsus4@mander.xyz 1 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago)

That's ok, I looked up one of the smallest 4-door european cars vs one of the largest US ones, this is the worst case scenario :) still funny, though.