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[–] SalamenceFury@piefed.social 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

No, I just thought your argument was terrible and extremely defensive of the Western car market cartel, as if anyone needs to defend them. I am aware that Chinese companies are not little angels, but compared to the Western brands that explicitly run a rat race to see who can sell the shittiest car for the highest price, they're more saintly than Mother Mary.

[–] CmdrShepard49@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

My argument is "terrible" which is why you keep moving goal posts and can't actually respond to anything I've said with a rebuttal.

Ah yes the "~~US~~ ~~American~~ western cartel" is what you've finally decided on, which is comprised of every automaker in the world, with the most popular ones being countries even further east than China. Yeah that makes perfect sense.

[–] SalamenceFury@piefed.social 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Maybe you should look what entails today to get a brand new car in the US, and you'll learn why everything about the US car market is beyond fucked.

[–] CmdrShepard49@sh.itjust.works 1 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

You think I've never bought a car before? It entails going down and paying for it. How about you make the argument yourself instead of hand waving and making vague claims

[–] SalamenceFury@piefed.social 2 points 23 hours ago

Try those three videos, for starters. Guy is not an expert, but he's a car enthusiast who has a lot of connections.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ivp4O-udEDs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Jxt75wACo4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6o0uVsJX_o