• @Kbobabob
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    11 months ago

    Luxury minivan? Lol, wut

    Edit: I had no idea minivans were this popular in Asia. That’s awesome though!

    • @Donjuanme
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      1311 months ago

      Sounds like my dream.

      Anyone who disses the minivan doesn’t appreciate the finer things in life.

      • @ArbiterXero
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        411 months ago

        Preach.

        Minivans transport lots of people, they’re spacious and comfy, they haul cargo…

        And they look great too!

        Unless you’re still obsessed with not being your parents, because they drove a minivan and you can’t get over it.

        • @Kbobabob
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          111 months ago

          I don’t think anyone is arguing about their usefulness. I’ve just never heard the words luxury and minivan in the same sentence.

          • @ArbiterXero
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            511 months ago

            But they really are… What does luxury mean? Legroom? Heated seats? Sleek design? Personal televisions? The ability to turn into a bed? Leather seating?

            Which piece of luxury isn’t in a minivan? 😝

            • @[email protected]
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              311 months ago

              And here I thought luxury meant no heads up display, rock hard suspension, 0-60 in less than 2 seconds, fart sounds from the infotainment system, and a steering yoke.

              Oh, and a price north of $100k. Can’t forget that feature!

              • @Kbobabob
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                111 months ago

                I got a laugh out of that.

            • @Kbobabob
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              011 months ago

              Well, when you put it that way… Lol, i guess you’re right.

      • @karpintero
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        211 months ago

        The older I get the more I think, “man a minivan would be sweet”

        • Dojan
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          211 months ago

          Rather a minivan than an SUV. I don’t quite get why they’re called SUVs, because they usually aren’t very sporty, and despite being bulky they’re not very utilitarian. They’re just Vs. A minivan can hold a lot of people, and with foldable/removable seats there’s a lot of utility too.

    • @Pregnenolone
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      111 months ago

      China absolutely love minivans. It makes complete sense over there

        • Dojan
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          111 months ago

          I wish we had kei cars avaiable here in Europe. I don’t want a battlecruiser, I want a compact vehicle with lots of utility.

          I’m not in the market for a family car; I’m not in the market for a family. Give me something like the Ford Ka with the shape of the Skoda Yeti/Kia Soul, with a trailer hook, foldable seats, and AC and we’re good.

          • @[email protected]
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            111 months ago

            That thing is a full size minivan though.

            The kei cars are absolutely tiny, about the size of a Fiat. So you guys do absolutely have kei sized cars in Europe.

            • Dojan
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              111 months ago

              Fiat is an entire brand. Do you mean the Fiat 500/Ford Ka?

              • @[email protected]
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                111 months ago

                Yes. But I’ve also read that the Dacia spring is a pretty small car so there’s probably other brands and models that would qualify.

                My mother-in-law drives a Toyota kei car in Japan and it can still fit five people. It’s a little bigger than my old 1990 Honda Civic.

                • Dojan
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                  111 months ago

                  I had no idea Dacia made EVs! The Spring isn’t available here in Sweden.

                  I’d rather not get an EV though. I’ll drive very rarely, and when I do it’s more like to be long distances so EVs just wouldn’t work for me.

    • @[email protected]
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      111 months ago

      Over in Asia that’s a very common thing, check out the Toyota Alphard Executive Lounge, they’re basically more vertical limos that take up less space than a luxury van. They are fully decked out with reclining airline style seats in the back. It makes sense Volvo (now owned by Chinese company Geele) would be getting in on that.

    • @Desistance
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      111 months ago

      Asia loves it’s luxo vans

  • @half_built_pyramids
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    211 months ago

    Space ghost? I thought you canonically died in the athfcmfft movie