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.
2014 Renault Clio. It gets minimal use to be honest. Locally I mostly bike, going into the city is by train so it gets an outing every few weeks when I visit rural family
A 2024 Hyundai Kona. It was the cheapest car at around $25K that we could settle for.
After I started working remotely in 2020, I gave my car - a 2011 Chevy Sonic - to my adult son. Two years later when we decided to travel full time, we sold our other car - a 2011 Ford Fusion for peanuts to a friend of our sons because he needed a reliable car. Once we decided to make our nomadding seasonal, we got another car.
I absolutely hate spending money on cars. We have one car now.
Between cars at the moment. My ID.4 was totaled in an accident on June 14th, and I'm waiting for an ID.Buzz to become available to purchase. I'm told it should be ready in the next couple of weeks.
Used to drive 3 series BMW manual transmissions before I had a kid ~6 years ago. Since then I've had a Tesla model 3.
It's pretty decent, though I wish it had better sound insulation. But cost of ownership has been extremely low, and it's shockingly reliable more so than any other car I've owned. I don't really buy into the whole FSD hype, but overall I think Tesla makes very decent cars for the money.
For instance, it doesn't handle as well as my previous BMWs, the materials aren't as nice, but it is nicer than the average economy car and it's extremely quick. It's also quite a bit more affordable than entry level BMWs.
I'm tempted to drive it into the ground or at least keep it another five years. If stock pops a bit more, I'd like to buy a 'fun' sunday car (used 911 perhaps?), we'll see.
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.
It’s got a sweet V8, it’s a ton of fun, and it’s pretty straightforward to work on. The last of the great American V8 sedans unless for some reason you’d want a Charger.
Had the required range (>400km listed), physical controls for important functions, snappy infotainment center with CarPlay and Android Auto, and it was small enough for our garage.
Has quite tight turning radius which is great in the city, and was a fair bit cheaper than the Kia Niro EV.
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[ 3.1 ms ] story [ 39.4 ms ] threadNotably 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.
SWE w/ just under four years of experience
After I started working remotely in 2020, I gave my car - a 2011 Chevy Sonic - to my adult son. Two years later when we decided to travel full time, we sold our other car - a 2011 Ford Fusion for peanuts to a friend of our sons because he needed a reliable car. Once we decided to make our nomadding seasonal, we got another car.
I absolutely hate spending money on cars. We have one car now.
A replacement would more likely be basic hybrid than luxury EV because I don't want the rapid obsolesce that comes with modern electronics.
It's pretty decent, though I wish it had better sound insulation. But cost of ownership has been extremely low, and it's shockingly reliable more so than any other car I've owned. I don't really buy into the whole FSD hype, but overall I think Tesla makes very decent cars for the money.
For instance, it doesn't handle as well as my previous BMWs, the materials aren't as nice, but it is nicer than the average economy car and it's extremely quick. It's also quite a bit more affordable than entry level BMWs.
I'm tempted to drive it into the ground or at least keep it another five years. If stock pops a bit more, I'd like to buy a 'fun' sunday car (used 911 perhaps?), we'll see.
I'll probably drive it into the ground because I drive like a maniac. A new car is wasted on me.
Con: I pay my ass of in taxes because its a diesel. Pro: I imported it for free.
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.
Love the design, easy to work on (not afraid of stripping the engine) and they're fun to drive. Plus it has a great commumity!
Still have loads of spare parts including the almost-unicor-status official roof bars :)
Platform/SRE/DevOps/etc by trade.
It’s got a sweet V8, it’s a ton of fun, and it’s pretty straightforward to work on. The last of the great American V8 sedans unless for some reason you’d want a Charger.
Had the required range (>400km listed), physical controls for important functions, snappy infotainment center with CarPlay and Android Auto, and it was small enough for our garage.
Has quite tight turning radius which is great in the city, and was a fair bit cheaper than the Kia Niro EV.
Quite pleased with it so far overall.