I saw this post and wanted to ask the opposite. What are some items that really aren’t worth paying the expensive version for? Preferably more extreme or unexpected examples.

  • Potatos_are_not_friends@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    When I was in college, I admired my boss and his BMW. He then told me that it was a hand-me-down, and he spends a few hours a month maintaining it because there’s always something that breaks and he can’t afford to bring it into the shop every time.

    He joked on a few occasions of just giving me the car after a year, and after a while, it felt like a cry for help rather than a joke.

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      10 months ago

      kinda reminded me of,
      when i signed up for a “driving safety training” course.

      we had a particapant, with a brand new bmw,
      that went from exited to salty as the course went on

      for example,
      when we tested our cars traction control (breakin without steering while one side of the path was slippery)

      his car was the only one, that didnt stay straight by itself.