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Re: Ask HN: What cars do you drive?

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Post by seanmcdirmid »

jickes wrote: post #28
seanmcdirmid wrote: post #24

BMW i4. I never thought I would buy a BMW, and I don't think I would have dared if it wasn't an EV (due to maintenance costs).

I was expecting a lot more of this and model 3's in the comments of this post. I honestly don't know a lot about newer BMWs but I see these a lot in central florida

Model 3s and Ys are super popular here in Seattle, but my wife didn't like the design/build quality. There aren't so many BMWs in comparison, but I see a few around.

Re: Ask HN: What cars do you drive?

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Post by jickes »

billconan wrote: post #29

I'm driving an 8 year old Audi q5. It's been very reliable, but costly to maintain. I want my next car be a toyota.

If youre fine with older cars look at a toyota avalon. The ones they made until like 2013ish. They are fantastic luxury cars and you get that toyota insurance cost. If you want something newer they JUST discontinued the newer gen avalon in place of the crown (there's also a crossover version of the crown)

Re: Ask HN: What cars do you drive?

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Post by jickes »

seanmcdirmid wrote: post #31
jickes wrote: post #28

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I was expecting a lot more of this and model 3's in the comments of this post. I honestly don't know a lot about newer BMWs but I see these a lot in central florida

Model 3s and Ys are super popular here in Seattle, but my wife didn't like the design/build quality. There aren't so many BMWs in comparison, but I see a few around.

Yeah they are everywhere here. I thought they were cool but everyone who drives one is a pickme so that killed it for me. Also how elitist tesla drivers can be.

Re: Ask HN: What cars do you drive?

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Post by EvanAnderson »

jickes wrote: post #23
EvanAnderson wrote: post #17

We're a Honda household. I daily a 2007 Civic Si 6-speed. My wife drives a 2014 CR-V. We have the old 2007 Pilot in reserve for hauling stuff and driving in the snow. 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.)

How many miles are on the SI? That's the coolest SI year the USA ever got (in my opinion.) 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.

The Si has almost 200,000 miles.

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.

Re: Ask HN: What cars do you drive?

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Post by billybuckwheat »

jickes wrote: post #25
billybuckwheat wrote: post #19

2023 MG4 Excite 51

I don't know much about MG because I'm in the USA but this thing looks cool. Looks like a Hyundai kona and chevy trax had a baby.

Never thought of it that way, and I'm not sure if that's a pleasing image or a disturbing one :-) It was a choice between the MG4 and the BYD Dolphin. I chose the MG4 because, as an acquaintance said, it's an EV for the masses and not the classes. Also, it suits my needs.

Re: Ask HN: What cars do you drive?

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Post by jickes »

drmidnight wrote: post #33

1987 Toyota Camry Wagon. Fills my needs and isn't bogged down with complexity making it easy enough to fix myself.

I can't find any of these clean/in good condition and not slammed or rusted to shit. It's a wagon so by default it's cool. All the old basic cars like this that are in good running order are like 10k+

Re: Ask HN: What cars do you drive?

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Post by jickes »

NetworkPerson wrote: post #32

2024 Santa Fe Hybrid. Not the expensive calligraphy version. 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.

I see these everywhere now. They are really cool looking. I like boxy suv's that don't try to be a jeep wrangler at the same time. Saw one when I went to get my girlfriends 24 kona. Even their cheapest hyundai cars look like spaceships

Re: Ask HN: What cars do you drive?

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Post by toomanyrichies »

2013 Honda Accord LX. Just bought it last week, 80,000 miles on it. Plan on driving it only on the weekends, to do errands and take a dog to the park. Keeping it under a car cover during the week to prevent paint peeling as long as I can. 60-month loan, will likely spend more for my monthly coffee budget than on my car payment. Looked for a car that would be low-stress and that wouldn't give me heartburn if it got scratched up, and I feel like that's what I got.

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.

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