I'm interested to know if there's a pattern in the cars purchased by the HN community (programmers, lawyers, C-suite people, etc.)
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By PaulHoule 2025-06-3015:00 I drive a 2016 Honda Fit Sport. My young adult son has a 1996 Buick Park Avenue for which the title is in my name so we can insure it at a reasonable rate. (I bought it for peanuts, he's put more money into that for repairs but the total expense is a fraction of what a new or recent used car would cost)
Notably my wife drops me off at the bus stop most mornings (lucky to have a bus in a rural area.) Also we've got 8 horses but no pickup truck because... If you need to haul something big you can pay somebody to do it for a fraction of the monthly payment on a big-ass truck. If we didn't have lots of trails on our property we might trailer riders somewhere else but as it is, we don't have to.
By bilsbie 2025-06-3020:34 Tesla model y. I hate the idea of not owning my car* but it’s just so much fun to drive. I can’t never go back.
Kind of opened up my life too. I used to stay home a lot because I found driving boring and stressful but now I look for excuses to drive places. I’ve done a bunch of hikes 1-2 hours away. Go out to the gym, etc.
* I don’t like that they can change the software anytime they want without my permission, possibly shutdown my car, limit changes I can make to it, etc. I’d rather fully own it.
That’s cool, but instead you’ll learn what car owners are prone to respond to this type of question, not exactly what your question is aiming at.
By muzani 2025-06-3016:47 Yup, I drive a Perodua Alza and I'd rather just avoid the question.
I'm not sure why exactly. I don't hate cars or anything. But it's like talking about crypto or English football. People don't talk about it for intellectual gratification. If I try to, I'll just end up disappointed.
By cosmicgadget 2025-06-3016:28 Car owners and cyclists.
