• bountygiver [any]@lemmy.ml
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    3 days ago

    But how often are you doing it? If only there’s a way for people that wants to use those ICE cars for long distance to have access to them only during the period of time when they need to, and then for the rest of the year when they don’t need it it can be used by someone else who need it instead.

    • Salvo@aussie.zone
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      3 days ago

      I know a lot of people with two car households; one 4WD Ute for camping and towing and one EV for more mundane local tasks.

      I am single and don’t have the luxury of a second car. If I want to go bike touring, mountain biking or just hiking, I need an ICE vehicle to get me to the beginning of my adventure.

      I also like 4WDing and borrowing a 4WD that may get damaged on the trail is not a great idea.

      • budget_biochemist@slrpnk.net
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        3 days ago

        Your second car is the rental that you hire three times a year for the rare occasions where you need more space to move a sofa or actually tow something or whatever. It’s much cheaper to hire a special vehicle for special occasions than to waste petrol every day to push 3 tons of excess 4WD on your daily commute.

        • dustycups@aussie.zone
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          3 days ago

          1000%

          Its ridiculous seeing the same 4wd touring utes stuck in traffic each day.

          Maxtracks, highlift jacks, rooftop tents & one person driving - to work.