• ms.lane@lemmy.world
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      17 days ago

      No one buys American cars though, only their emotional support vehicles (‘full size’ trucks)

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    17 days ago

    Unless they can come in at BYD/MG/Cherry’s pricing - that’s a death knell.

    Who wants to pay Volkswagen prices (fyi: VW isn’t exactly ‘cheap’ in Australia) when you could just buy a BYD instead.

    ‘Made in Europe’ is really the last thing they’ve got, that’s their entire schtick.

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      17 days ago

      Me, if they have better build quality than BYD, which is definitely low end of engineering. Door gaps, trim and panel misalignment, razor thin bonnet cutouts… They’re really not built to last imo - and that’s why they can be priced so low.

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        17 days ago

        What do you mean by “razor thin bonnet cut outs”? Wouldn’t a smaller cutout be a sign of better engineering?