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Australians are driving bigger, heavier, dirtier cars and it's alarming both climate and road safety experts.

A decade ago, sedans and hatchbacks were the most popular cars in Australia. Today, Sports Utility Vehicles (SUVs) and American-style utes dominate new car sales and advertising.

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[–] Ilandar@aussie.zone 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They don't need to pick a different hobby, they can just hire an off-road vehicle instead. There is no reason for people to be buying vehicles for extremely niche, rare use cases when they can just hire an equivalent for a few weeks.

[–] Obi@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Money saved on the cost of the vehicle, gas and taxes should more than offset the cost of rental once or twice a year. If it doesn't, tax more.

[–] unionagainstdhmo@aussie.zone 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I suppose the problem is going off road you're likely to scratch the paint or bend something that shouldn't be bent which might be costly

[–] Obi@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 year ago

I'm sure if they're renting offroaders they're aware of that. I did that in Iceland and everything was covered and the vehicle was bent and scratched already when I got it.