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Originally Posted by Wormius
So you basically don't like any place outside of North America? Because as far as I know, this is the only place where people drive them for non-commercial purposes.
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No, but I would rather live somewhere I have the choice to drive whatever the fata I want within reason, than being restricted to state issued transportation or a rusty old bicycle.
I am the first guy to jump down the jacked up, white Oakley, tribal tattooed, Tapout wearing, Truck Nutz sporting D-bags. However, I would rather put up with 'that guy' then be forced to drive a state issued Lada Niva or Trabant.
Modern day Half tons are getting about the same fuel economy than mid sized cars were getting 15-20 years ago, so the consumption argument goes out the window. We have massive roads and an immense amount space to park them, so that argument goes out he window too. And a motorcycle driven by some poor Chinese villager spews about 10X the pollution a full size, emission controlled North American truck does, so that kills that angle. And we are generally a pretty wealthy nation that can afford to do whatever the hell we want, so that goes out the window too. It is all about choice. Just because I don't like someones taste in vehicles, T-shirts, or sunglasses, doesn't mean he doesn't have the right to have them.