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    Don’t chinese EVs catch fire more then the west?

    Also given China’s track record for reliability and quality, I’d say this entire topic is just misleading and false. Driving something for a week is NOT the same as owning it for 5 years. High chance the cars do not last the length of the loan.

    You seem…yeah…added to the list.

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      We have a shitload of Chinese cars on the roads here in Australia, and you see them pop up for sale only a few years after being bought brand new at extreme discounts for a reason; they’re cheaply built pieces of shit that aren’t reliable and lure buyers in with fancy aesthetics and tech. I drive a 2010 Japanese import Toyota Crown, and it’ll outlast any of these Chinese made cars.

      China is trying to get a foothold in the west, and they’re using cheap vehicles as part of that strategy during a cost of living crisis. It’s a smart strategy, admittedly, because the downsides won’t be apparent to the average person for a long time. The US really should be helping reduce the price tag on domestically produced cars if they want to stem the flow of Chinese EV’s hitting the roads, but the government and automakers seem to be averse to that. People without money are going to pick what they can afford, for better or for worse…

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        This is exactly my point. They might make something that looks good comparable to anywhere else, but the quality is trash and can easily be dangerous. They care even less then ‘the west’.

        The downvotes on my comments I’m assuming are paid actors to push some agenda that China cars are good when the reality is the literal opposite.

        People aren’t dumb, they know China’s shit standards.

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          The downvotes on my comments I’m assuming are paid actors to push some agenda that China cars are good when the reality is the literal opposite.

          That’s close minded as hell. I don’t know enough to disagree with you about this, but suggesting that anyone who disagrees is a paid actor is wild. Lots of people are car fans and have emotional attachments to cars. Downvoting because someone really likes a specific Chinese car seems significantly more likely.

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        People here don’t want cheap cars. Even if they can’t afford nice shit they’ll buy. You have cheap cars now sitting on lots for months.

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      They’re already doing consumer report stuff on them and some companies like BYD are scoring high on reliability.