Mastodon user challenges SUV justification with Citroen C15 example
By
colinprince
More flour than flavour. There's a bagel in here, just not much of one.
Summary
A social media post from a user on EUpolicy.social (a Mastodon server for the EU bubble) calling out Americans and wealthy Brits who justify buying oversized, polluting vehicles like SUVs and pickup trucks by claiming they live in the "countryside." The author counters this argument by pointing to the Citroen C15, a small, practical European utility vehicle, as evidence that rural living doesn't require large, fuel-inefficient vehicles. The post uses hashtags related to car dependency and anti-SUV sentiment.
Key quotes
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I call bullshit, Ladies and Gentlemen, allow me to introduce, the Citroen C15
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