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This broadly encapsulates the problem! :-) Not an attack on your comment at all, or your choices. I totally get it :-) But the thinking around needing a car

This broadly encapsulates the problem! :-) Not an attack on your comment at all, or your choices. I totally get it :-) But the thinking around needing a car that does-it-all is a problem that needs to be resolved! My Australian perspective: Even if we ignored the climate crisis, our cities and metropolitan areas are not designed to deal with the influx of massive cars and trucks! Australian roads are now seeing the huge RAM Trucks from the US! I see RAM trucks on the school run, with one of two kids in them, then the parent drives it to work. The RAM trucks are spotless. No mud, no dir, and not a scratch. Never done a days towing or work in the Trucks life. We don't have the road width or parking space capacity for these RAM size trucks. At least the massive popularity of the Tesla Model Y, and lately BYD, over here gives us some hope that when people are given choices, people will choose compact-ish efficiency! And then there is the climate problem... Essentially, my belief is that we are all going to have to swallow the hard pill and make unpalatable choices. We cannot individually own cars that do it all. We are just going to have to inconvenience ourselves and rent a Van or Truck for when we need it, or god forbid, use a train or bus! ;-)

throwaway22032 3y ago
It's far more likely to be the case that we just have to compete for the privilege.
- alamortsubite 3y ago
  Not even close; this privilege is far more likely an accident of birth.
tqi 3y ago
> But the thinking around needing a car that does-it-all is a problem that needs to be resolved! Actually rather than a car that does it all, I think of a car primarily for filling in the long tail of trips while public transportation handles the most common trips. And to be clear I definitely don't advocate for extra large ram/escalade style cars here, my point is a 2 seat car that sits inbetween a car and a bicycle and is primarily for commuting is a wasteful and impractical idea.
ponector 3y ago
Let's say you live in a city, so you don't have much room, but you require a car. And let's say your needs are scattered. Sometimes you need a van, sometimes a pickup. Sometimes you need to bring four people. You need sliding rear doors. You also won't pay more than $5000 for it. Most people would say you're insane. But I understand you, and I know what you need: this 1991 Daihatsu HiJet Deck Van.

throwaway22032 3y ago

It's far more likely to be the case that we just have to compete for the privilege.

alamortsubite 3y ago
Not even close; this privilege is far more likely an accident of birth.

tqi 3y ago

> But the thinking around needing a car that does-it-all is a problem that needs to be resolved! Actually rather than a car that does it all, I think of a car primarily for filling in the long tail of trips while public transportation handles the most common trips. And to be clear I definitely don't advocate for extra large ram/escalade style cars here, my point is a 2 seat car that sits inbetween a car and a bicycle and is primarily for commuting is a wasteful and impractical idea.

ponector 3y ago

Let's say you live in a city, so you don't have much room, but you require a car. And let's say your needs are scattered. Sometimes you need a van, sometimes a pickup. Sometimes you need to bring four people. You need sliding rear doors. You also won't pay more than $5000 for it. Most people would say you're insane. But I understand you, and I know what you need: this 1991 Daihatsu HiJet Deck Van.