• Derpgon@programming.dev
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    2 days ago

    On a side note, Audi and VW are both under the same owner.

    Why are German cars a bad choice? I’d rather buy German than get another Citroen tbh.

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      2 days ago

      It’ll probably be based on some silly WW2-era grudge, which I find stupid.

      Or Dieselgate, which while awful, despite what the headlines would have you believe, the VW group was far from the only manufacturer with illegally high diesel emissions, in fact, they were far from being the worst.

      There are of course other things, VW has started trying to get into the DLC for cars bullshit that others have, but IMO that pales in comparison to Elon’s bullshit or China literally using slave labour.

      E: oops, there’s some transparency issues on that Wikipedia graph. Dark mode users may struggle. Here’s the link: Diesel Emissions Scandal

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      2 days ago

      Well, Germany is still actively supporting a genocide, and their car industry is probably supplying a not-insignificant amount of funds for that.

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        2 days ago

        So does a lot of countries, and I am not sure if a car company has anything to do with decisions of politicians.

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          Oh they have a lot to do with the decisions of politicians. But more on topics of economy and how they can profit as much as possible, rather than the supply of arms. Still I swear every second politician here is getting bribes “funds” from the car lobby.