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I wish there was an actual community of people building open source cars. It exists for fucking airplanes but there's nothing on the vehicle market. Pool

I wish there was an actual community of people building open source cars. It exists for fucking airplanes but there's __nothing__ on the vehicle market. Pool some money, crash test a couple, get some shop in asia to make frames. Make it fairly modular, something like an EV version of the 1995 ford ranger, something where people can throw whatever they want on the back and turn it into anything. Super bare minimum, no egregious plastics all over the inside, just use off the shelf parts and people can customize as they see fit.

bluGill 2y ago
People make their own airplanes. What nobody tells you is that most people who complete the airplane would be time and money ahead getting a job at McDonald's and buying a completed airplane once they saved up enough money. However there are not enough people who want an airplane to pay for the costs/liability of setting up a factory to build one and so you have no choice if you want a new one. People also build their own cars from scratch. It isn't as well known, but it is done. Again not a good use of time or money but if you want something specific that isn't on the market you have no choice.
- throwaway48476 2y ago
  You're conflating the airplane market with the market for experimental aircraft.
  - bluGill 2y ago
    Most people making their own plane are following plans and thus not experimenting. They are making an experimental plane because regulations make that their best option, but if it was possible to get a new plane for a mass produced cost they wouldn't. The end goal is the plane not making a plane themself. (most don't finish the plane but that is a different story)
sokoloff 2y ago
There are kit car sellers and you can build yourself a car (kit or plans), but it’s a ridiculous amount of time to hand-build a car from plans and still a very large amount of time to build and paint a kit car.
babypuncher 2y ago
Kit cars have been around for decades, though I have no idea if any are available under an open source license.
- AnarchismIsCool 2y ago
  There are, but they're mostly enthusiast/stylized designs instead of anything meant to be practical

I wish there was an actual community of people building open source cars. It exists for fucking airplanes but there's __nothing__ on the vehicle market. Pool

bluGill 2y ago

People make their own airplanes. What nobody tells you is that most people who complete the airplane would be time and money ahead getting a job at McDonald's and buying a completed airplane once they saved up enough money. However there are not enough people who want an airplane to pay for the costs/liability of setting up a factory to build one and so you have no choice if you want a new one. People also build their own cars from scratch. It isn't as well known, but it is done. Again not a good use of time or money but if you want something specific that isn't on the market you have no choice.

throwaway48476 2y ago
You're conflating the airplane market with the market for experimental aircraft.
- bluGill 2y ago
  Most people making their own plane are following plans and thus not experimenting. They are making an experimental plane because regulations make that their best option, but if it was possible to get a new plane for a mass produced cost they wouldn't. The end goal is the plane not making a plane themself. (most don't finish the plane but that is a different story)

sokoloff 2y ago

There are kit car sellers and you can build yourself a car (kit or plans), but it’s a ridiculous amount of time to hand-build a car from plans and still a very large amount of time to build and paint a kit car.

babypuncher 2y ago

Kit cars have been around for decades, though I have no idea if any are available under an open source license.

AnarchismIsCool 2y ago
There are, but they're mostly enthusiast/stylized designs instead of anything meant to be practical