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If I'd ever buy a car, I'd rather not have antifeatures in it. I'd rather have the Lada/Zhiguli [0] of the future: - safe - simple - electric - cheap - mas

If I'd ever buy a car, I'd rather not have antifeatures in it. I'd rather have the Lada/Zhiguli [0] of the future: - safe - simple - electric - cheap - mass produced - open hardware - public road certified The Dacia Spring Electric [1] might get close. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VAZ-2107 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VAZ-2107 [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dacia_Spring https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dacia_Spring

ironmagma 6y ago
A lot of us share that view, but sadly, there is no perfect car...
- Balgair 6y ago
  There is for me: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Mustang_(first_generation) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Mustang_(first_generation...
  - iso8859-1 6y ago
    Can you still get new bodies for it, like you can with the MGB? Price list: http://www.bmh-ltd.com/mgbshell.htm http://www.bmh-ltd.com/mgbshell.htm Article: https://journal.classiccars.com/2018/02/14/need-new-body-vintage-mini-5-speed-gearing-mgb/ https://journal.classiccars.com/2018/02/14/need-new-body-vin... EDIT: looks like yes: https://revologycars.com/ https://revologycars.com/
  - ironmagma 6y ago
    I can think of a few downsides, safety being one.
    - Balgair 6y ago
      Hey, you do you. For me, that car is perfection
starpilot 6y ago
If you ever bought a car, your lifestyle would likely be very different/shifted, and your anticipated viewpoints might not hold. It's like saying, "If I was vegetarian, I would like these foods." You have no idea what you would like because you have never been part of that subculture.
- rurp 6y ago
  It's possible OP's view will change, but I bet most people can accurately infer how they'll feel about car software based on how they feel about other software. I hate software that changes constantly and is mostly out of my control, and will avoid it when possible. For that reason I'll never buy a Tesla. Some people love software that updates constantly and, IME, those are the same people who really like their Teslas.
- beervirus 6y ago
  I eat meat and dislike spinach. Will I suddenly start liking spinach if I cut the meat out of my diet?
- markvdb 6y ago
  That would be a 100% correct observation if I didn't own a car right now, but I do. I just didn't buy it. I received it as a hand-me-down gift. Owning a car certainly shifted my lifestyle, but it didn't change my preferred car type.
martythemaniak 6y ago
It doesn't sound like you've actually owned a Lada. My family owned a Moscvitch for many years. They were not cheap, safe, reliable and despite being "mass" produced, you still had to wait many years to actually get one. Don't let nostalgia fool you, Soviet cars were monumentally shitty.

ironmagma 6y ago

A lot of us share that view, but sadly, there is no perfect car...

Balgair 6y ago
There is for me: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Mustang_(first_generation) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Mustang_(first_generation...
- iso8859-1 6y ago
  Can you still get new bodies for it, like you can with the MGB? Price list: http://www.bmh-ltd.com/mgbshell.htm http://www.bmh-ltd.com/mgbshell.htm Article: https://journal.classiccars.com/2018/02/14/need-new-body-vintage-mini-5-speed-gearing-mgb/ https://journal.classiccars.com/2018/02/14/need-new-body-vin... EDIT: looks like yes: https://revologycars.com/ https://revologycars.com/
- ironmagma 6y ago
  I can think of a few downsides, safety being one.
  - Balgair 6y ago
    Hey, you do you. For me, that car is perfection

starpilot 6y ago

If you ever bought a car, your lifestyle would likely be very different/shifted, and your anticipated viewpoints might not hold. It's like saying, "If I was vegetarian, I would like these foods." You have no idea what you would like because you have never been part of that subculture.

rurp 6y ago
It's possible OP's view will change, but I bet most people can accurately infer how they'll feel about car software based on how they feel about other software. I hate software that changes constantly and is mostly out of my control, and will avoid it when possible. For that reason I'll never buy a Tesla. Some people love software that updates constantly and, IME, those are the same people who really like their Teslas.
beervirus 6y ago
I eat meat and dislike spinach. Will I suddenly start liking spinach if I cut the meat out of my diet?
markvdb 6y ago
That would be a 100% correct observation if I didn't own a car right now, but I do. I just didn't buy it. I received it as a hand-me-down gift. Owning a car certainly shifted my lifestyle, but it didn't change my preferred car type.

martythemaniak 6y ago

It doesn't sound like you've actually owned a Lada. My family owned a Moscvitch for many years. They were not cheap, safe, reliable and despite being "mass" produced, you still had to wait many years to actually get one. Don't let nostalgia fool you, Soviet cars were monumentally shitty.