Ask HN: What cars do you drive? Title says it all. What does your car say about you? |
Ask HN: What cars do you drive? Title says it all. What does your car say about you? |
My choice of car says I'm frugal and practical. (With the Civic being an Si model I guess maybe a bit impractical too. I didn't seek out the Si, though. I got it cheap and we both love driving manual transmission cars.)
There's nothing wrong with being frugal and practical.
I would not call a car that gets 30+mpg impractical. I'm sure your insurance might be a bit higher depending on where you are because a lot of people rice them out and race/wreck them. I don't really think honda has sold an impractical car in the USA since the s2000.
What's odd about the 2007 model? I'm not steeped in Honda lore, so for me it's mainly "just a car". I do really enjoy the 6-speed transmission.
I wish they still made the S2000 (or that used S2000's were attainable). My wife had family with an S2000 and she got to drive it some. She assures me I'd enjoy it very much. Honda makes a nice car.
EDIT- would have loved to buy a classic Ford F150 6th gen, but sadly my parking space and lot are too small to maneuver such a car easily.
Nobody who drives the most recent bme x3 or Audi a8 or Nissan kicks is gonna respond.
I drive a Hyundai Ioniq5
These are really cool and have more cargo room than they look like they have due to its long wheel base. Hyundai/kia went from diet coke civic to cool kid on the block. Was looking to buy one of these becuase im in the market for an EV but Im probably gonna get a used polestar 3 because I like volvo and they are a steal right now with low miles.
I didn't get my driving license until I was in my 20s, and finally did in the interest of designated driving for drunk friends. I didn't get an automobile until I was almost 30, and I really look forward to returning to a carfree lifestyle. "Public luxury, private sufficiency" is the way forward for us billions. The more integrated out bodies and minds to meet our needs, the better.
Fits everything I want it to, has two full size pull up seats in the rear when I need the extra, and gets me 40Mpg for all the travel I do.
My choice of car says I (respectfully) don't particularly care about cars. That or I'm a happy lesbian.
Yup. Perfect for light offroading without the SUV tax on maintenence or fuel economy. More importantly, there's a dealership in my town which means five minutes to servicing.
> cant stand new subaru infotainment
It's always on CarPlay, so couldn't care less.
> tech is kinda behind in the car
It's a car. It needs to drive.
The only surprise is the lane-keeping, which can drive through near-whitehout conditions as long as there is someone ahead of me staying on the road.
Love this thing that's worth about the same as my phone.
It says I'm practically minded and cheap.
I’ve considered other cars but it’s hard to find anything else that hits every mark that I want. I considered a boxster spyder but I didn’t like the fiddly roof. I use the roof every time I drive unless it’s 100+ or raining hard and I’m driving slow. A lot of other Porsches have engines that don’t sound appealing to me and that’s important. The insanely high gearing is also unappealing and I don’t like the idea of buying a brand new car then immediately ripping apart the transmission.
If I could find a sb-100 Ariel Atom 500, I’d give up my car instantly. It’s been years since I’ve seen any street legal atom for sale in the bay. I’m sad I didn’t buy the last one I saw but I wasn’t in a good place for it.
It’s hard. I like sporty convertibles that are smaller sized. Once you get to M4 convertible size, the car is too big for me. I want the option of backseats but I want you to be a bit uncomfortable. It’s tough. The car has everything I want - just wish it could rev higher and go a bit faster.
Looks like a Hyundai kona and chevy trax had a baby.
I was going between Subaru's and Ford's offerings (again, starting and ending with who had dealerships in my small town, which also included Chevy but I can't remember why I ruled them out or if I explicitly did), and the maintenance chat on the newer Fords was pretty much one way while the Subarus were the other. Fine paying up for not having to randomly take the car into the shop.
Still miss my '03 Jetta, if I'm honest, though I suppose there's no little-sister-untotalling it. (And it wouldn't handle in the snow like something higher up.)