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> I can't imagine myself buying a pointlessly extravagant car; and, sadly, now is a bad time to buy a car anyway Get a fun car that can be a hacking project :)
by csdvrx 5y ago
> I can't imagine myself buying a pointlessly extravagant car; and, sadly, now is a bad time to buy a car anyway
Get a fun car that can be a hacking project :)
I was suggested a police car by a friend. They are cheap at auctions, more or less well maintained (tax payer money) and have interesting internals (check sites like https://www.dippy.org/upgrade/dipcop.html https://www.dippy.org/upgrade/dipcop.html) especially for electrical circuits where a police-taxi-module lets you hook up to other functions.
And the laptop mount is a geek dream: your laptop right by you, charging, which doubles as a make-do coffee table at the drive through :)
- jimmaswell 5y agoI want to convert an 80s-style car to powerful electric someday, cyberpunk style. Z31 300ZX probably. If I had a lot of money like that I'd build a big garage and do things like that.
- worldmerge 5y agoThat sounds like such a fun project!
- dralley 5y ago> I was suggested a police car by a friend. They are cheap at auctions, more or less well maintained (tax payer money) Except that 1) a lot of them are Dodge Chargers which are terribly unreliable 2) they spend incredible amounts of time idling, which isn't good for the engine of a sports car
- csdvrx 5y agoSo what? If it's to have fun and hack, does it matter?