Comment on How rental ‘libraries of things’ have become the new way to save money

• lolcatnip@reddthat.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  Looks a lot like a BMW prototype I saw almost 20 years ago. I kept hoping they’d bring it to market, but I guess it’s safe to give up on it by now!

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  • Aatube@kbin.melroy.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    They bought it to market for four glorious years but couldn't achieve mass-production before they basically went bankrupt.

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• aniki@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  These things always fail because ultimately it’s just a motorcycle with extra garbage.

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  • Aatube@kbin.melroy.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    And how is that a bad thing?

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    • aniki@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      No one wants it. The people that are comfortable in a car don’t want to be outside and will replace their current car with another car. The people with a motorcycle don’t want it because they already have a bike. The cyclists would rather just have a cargo bike. Ultimately, there’s no market for these things, so they always, always fail.

      Ultimately, people would rather buy a Caterham than one of those stupid things for about the same price.

      caterhamcars.com/en/find-buy?model=Any

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      • Aatube@kbin.melroy.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

        There is a roof. People aren't going outside. There are also optional door coverings I've seen.
        The rest of your argument sounds like it works against any new vehicle purchase, not to mention the added comfort this has over many bikes.
        At around $19000, the FUV is cheaper than any of these silly, roofless and less capacious Caterhams you've linked. Not to mention gas prices.

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