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I don't think so. A car is the most outwardly visible status/everything symbol you have. This is important, especially for men without a family. They're not goi
by tormeh 8y ago
I don't think so. A car is the most outwardly visible status/everything symbol you have. This is important, especially for men without a family. They're not going to want to be seen in a Renault Zoe or a scooter.
- Jill_the_Pill 8y agoThis old-fashioned attitude is worth changing then.
- stellar678 8y agoI remember back in 2007 when I would try to talk to people about this badass upcoming Tesla Roadster that could smoke supercars. A very common thing I heard was: "Yea that's interesting, but I mean, a silent car is just not cool like a screaming V12." Times change. Outward status also comes from travel, clothing, food, lifestyle, and housing choices. -- The flip side of the equation is that cars (even electric ones) have enormous externalized costs that are not paid by the owner/driver of the car. As those costs are accounted, the balance will continue to tilt away from cars where they can be avoided. (Particulate pollution from tires, brakes and road surface wear has an enormous public health cost, congestion & long commutes have enormous productivity and health costs, parking and sprawling development have enormous unaccounted infrastructure costs.)
- selimthegrim 8y agoYou know what cured me of this? Being the proud lessee of an environmentally friendly, low-end-torque having, fuel-sipping 2014 VW diesel Jetta. Oops.
- sokoloff 8y ago2 out of 3 ain't bad...
- xorfish 8y agoA Tesla isn't a status symbol?
- tormeh 8y agoIt is. A Renault Zoe or a scooter is not.