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UnfortunateDoorHinge, to memes in Seriously spends $80 to drive 20km..

I’ve owned many cars and ran a van hire company.

Look at the owners manual in your car, and it will say trips less than a couple of miles are considered severe duty, and the oil needs to be changed more often. Your can get condensation in the engine that can break down the oil faster.

Cold starts are where most of the wear and tear occurs.

UnfortunateDoorHinge, to memes in Seriously spends $80 to drive 20km..

Driving 1.5miles twice a day everyday is a sure way to drain the car battery and multiply the wear and tear on the engine. Short trips are fine occasionally, but sooner rather than later the check engine light will pop up.

UnfortunateDoorHinge, to memes in Seriously spends $80 to drive 20km..

If practical a trailer is a good option. Get a tow hitch and just rent a trailer when you need. Moved house with my Suzuki and a 6x4 enclosed trailer.

UnfortunateDoorHinge, to memes in Seriously spends $80 to drive 20km..

In Asia they sell thousands of those Japanese and Korean mini trucks and vans, but they are designed for roads 80kmh and below. In Australia we have the Hilux 2wd utes which are small and bare bones. But for every one of those, Toyota sell 20 HiAce vans.

UnfortunateDoorHinge, to memes in Stayin' Alive

Are you saying that industries such as the automotive industry exploit nameplates born in the 60s? I thought the Charger, Challenger, Bronco, Mustang, Blazer and Ford F truck were all original names and designs.

UnfortunateDoorHinge, (edited ) to fuck_cars in Yes, also Teslas

slaps some locomotive wheels on my Accord.

UnfortunateDoorHinge, to asklemmy in What from reddit do you hope to never see on lemmy?

/r/MadeMeSmile portrayed toxic positivity which felt out of touch with reality.

"I made my bed today. First time in 14 years 🙂"

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