• chiliedogg@lemmy.world
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      3 months ago

      If it weren’t for insurance I’d be doing exactly that. My truck was in bad shape, but would still get from A to B. I would have loved to replace it with a small, efficient vehicle. But you have to have liability insurance on every vehicle, which is idiotic because liability insurance doesn’t cover the vehicle being driven.

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        3 months ago

        Yea but the the environmental cost of a second fucking car would completely negate any efficiency benefit it would offer, no?

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          3 months ago

          My truck had enough miles on it it was only valuable as scrap metal. The dealership offered me $100 for it.

          Theere wouldn’t have been an extra car built because I chose to keep it, but my replacement everyday car would have been more efficient.