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[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago

And the other reason: To make yourself feel better about your teeny weenie.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago

Dey stupid and it makes their penis seem bigger.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago (8 children)

honestly, top right is relatable.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (5 children)

I'm 6'3 and abnormally long in the torso, so I sit really tall. I do not fit in a lot of cars without my head touching the ceiling, sometimes crammed into it. I keep trying to save money by renting mid-size cars when I travel and it's fucking miserable. Literally driving with my seat all the way down and still having to either lean my seat way back and barely reach the wheel or cock my head below the closed visor the entire time just to see straight ahead. Vans, SUVs and trucks are the only vehicles I've been able to even sit in comfortably since I was like 15 or 16. I wish I could drive a compact and save money on gas. But there are a LOT of cars that are off the table for me because I simply cannot fit in them.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I'm also 6'3" and long in the torso. If I lower the seat in my Golf as low as it can go I have 4 inches of headroom and if I push it all of the way back I can barely reach the pedals. I keep my seat back fully vertical as well; I can't stand for it to be reclined even a little. Either you have been driving the wrong cars, or you are looking for an excuse.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

Huh. I haven't tried a Volkswagen. I wonder if that is typical of their models.

Either you have been driving the wrong cars

Apparently. I've tried many.

or you are looking for an excuse.

No need for the sass. Like I said, I have tried. I also drive a van now becuase we were fostering for a while and needed the seating, but I would love to downsize if only for the mileage improvement.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago

Sorry for the snark. I work with altogether too many people who say they have the same reason for driving their huge brodozers, and when I tell them about my VW they dismiss it as too small. I shouldn't take that out in random internet strangers.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (3 children)

Brings my short ass comfort that we are better in one fucking thing over bandit ladders /s

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

6'4" here. My height is mostly in my torso (38" inseam) and I drive a 2017 Mini Cooper and have been driving Minis since I started driving. I don't fit in most compacts but do fit comfortably there. So, yeah, still not a great reason to be driving oversized cars.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

I drive a truck because it's the vehicle my mother always wanted and she finally got one before she passed.

When we lived in the country we got tired of using a trailer to move everything and was using the bed more often.

Edit: also, there are cars where I have to put my head through the moon roof if I sit in front and lay down if I'm in the back. I know not every car is like that, but I've never been as comfortable in a car like I am a truck.

And and, I got the highway version instead of more towards off roading so I get like 30 mpg on the highway.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Does anyone really need 7 children?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

Fittingly, seven of Charles Darwin's children survived to adulthood.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

I just think the mindset is a left over from the colonial days when there was so much land to settle on, that building big is not an issue. The principle carried over to many other things, like having big possessions are seen as good.

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