• goldenlocks@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    My coworker lives in a downtown apartment with a cramped parking garage and bought a F-150 to drive 1.5 miles to the parking garage at our workplace to write code. I’m embarrassed for him and keep telling him to buy a bicycle

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        1 year ago

        A Honda Fit would be marginally better. A bicycle would be vastly better.

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          1 year ago

          I wouldn’t know, riding a bike around here would be a death sentence. Roadrage can often end in a drive-by in Oklahoma if the news is to be believed and drunk driving is a pretty common sight in the area I live. There’s also no bike lane, usually no sidewalks and long stretches of road without a crosswalk in sight.

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          1 year ago

          Haven’t you’ve heard! Priuses are cool now. Who knew a major face lift and .5 more liters would change public opinions so much.#Glovebox

          #Glovebox 😂

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      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.