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When every car is doing that in the future ( i blame Tesla for starting the trend ) , you will have no choice if you need a car

nly 4y ago
Buy old/second hand
- dazc 4y ago
  Then how do you impress impress random people that don't know you?
  - drewzero1 4y ago
    Buy really old; then it's "classic".
    - thih9 4y ago
      Likely also less safe.
      - dazc 4y ago
        /anecdata I can't recall ever seeing a classic car involved in a road accident. Modern BMWs, on the other hand, quite the opposite.
        thih9 4y ago
        I meant safety as in airbags or crash test results, like https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TikJC0x65X0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TikJC0x65X0 .
      - drewzero1 4y ago
        Depends on whether you pay your airbag subscription on the new one.
        thih9 4y ago
        Are you sure? I'd guess new cars, subscription or not, are generally safer than "classic" cars; see video in my comment below [1]. [1]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32070675 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32070675
        drewzero1 4y ago
        That is certainly a factor. Crumple zones do a lot to absorb forces of impact and prevent intrusion into the passenger compartment. See also: [0] We're getting to the point where a lot of cars that could be called "classic" still have the modern safety features without all of the connected bs. Most late 90s-early 2000s cars have multiple airbags, crumple zones, active seatbelts etc. without also needing to have subscriptions, telemetry, or really any connectedness at all. Granted, subscription-based safety features aren't the point here, but they're certainly a future possibility (as discussed here last year with a motorcycle safety accessory[1]). [0]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_r5UJrxcck https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_r5UJrxcck [1]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27054629 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27054629
  - Lio 4y ago
    I definitely don't invite them into my car to demonstrate I'm paying extra rent for hardware I've already paid for, if that's what you're asking.
  - Sebb767 4y ago
    With the most annoying exhaust sound possible and subwoofers that shake the living rooms of the houses you drive by, obviously!
- slig 4y ago
  >no cars older than N years are allowed in the city >no non-electric cars are allowed etc
jsiaajdsdaa 4y ago
"After-market auto parts, restomods, and repair services don't exist-- the post"

nly 4y ago

Buy old/second hand

dazc 4y ago
Then how do you impress impress random people that don't know you?
- drewzero1 4y ago
  Buy really old; then it's "classic".
  - thih9 4y ago
    Likely also less safe.
    - dazc 4y ago
      /anecdata I can't recall ever seeing a classic car involved in a road accident. Modern BMWs, on the other hand, quite the opposite.
      - thih9 4y ago
        I meant safety as in airbags or crash test results, like https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TikJC0x65X0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TikJC0x65X0 .
    - drewzero1 4y ago
      Depends on whether you pay your airbag subscription on the new one.
      - thih9 4y ago
        Are you sure? I'd guess new cars, subscription or not, are generally safer than "classic" cars; see video in my comment below [1]. [1]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32070675 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32070675
        drewzero1 4y ago
        That is certainly a factor. Crumple zones do a lot to absorb forces of impact and prevent intrusion into the passenger compartment. See also: [0] We're getting to the point where a lot of cars that could be called "classic" still have the modern safety features without all of the connected bs. Most late 90s-early 2000s cars have multiple airbags, crumple zones, active seatbelts etc. without also needing to have subscriptions, telemetry, or really any connectedness at all. Granted, subscription-based safety features aren't the point here, but they're certainly a future possibility (as discussed here last year with a motorcycle safety accessory[1]). [0]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_r5UJrxcck https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_r5UJrxcck [1]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27054629 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27054629
- Lio 4y ago
  I definitely don't invite them into my car to demonstrate I'm paying extra rent for hardware I've already paid for, if that's what you're asking.
- Sebb767 4y ago
  With the most annoying exhaust sound possible and subwoofers that shake the living rooms of the houses you drive by, obviously!
slig 4y ago
>no cars older than N years are allowed in the city >no non-electric cars are allowed etc

jsiaajdsdaa 4y ago

"After-market auto parts, restomods, and repair services don't exist-- the post"