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The wikipedia article you posted has a link to the Porsche configurator- you can see the option on the "build your car" configurators from most companies, if th

by _yb2s 2y ago

The wikipedia article you posted has a link to the Porsche configurator- you can see the option on the "build your car" configurators from most companies, if they offer it. I think the real tricky thing would be knowing which historical models and years offered it, to analyze cars on the road. I'd propose restricting to specific models where you know it was offered the entire range of years it was sold. Problem is, you're not going to see 100 of the cars anytime soon on regular roads, but you might be able to in an hour or so if you go to the right yacht club and country club parking lots.

bookofjoe 2y ago
"Problem is, you're not going to see 100 of the cars anytime soon on regular roads..." You got that right! Here in Podunkville aka Charlottesville, Virginia, I'd have to camp out on Emmett Street, our busiest road, for some time to tally 100 of them. I suppose I could sneak into Farmington Country Club, our most elite such establishment, to survey the parking lot, but now that they've got motion detectors and facial recognition cameras on 24/7, it might not be the best idea I've had so far today....
- _yb2s 2y ago
  Contrary to popular image, most country clubs and yacht clubs are just community clubs for people that like golf and sailing respectively, and try to be welcoming and affordable rather than exclusive. Most are neither expensive nor fancy, and often are run mostly by retiree volunteers that work for free. Often they don't even own the buildings or land but lease them from the city, under agreements that require them to provide things like free or cheap access and youth classes. Most such places are actually open to the public either all of the time, or at specific times... but possibly not to creepy people "surveying the parking lot."
  - bookofjoe 2y ago
    >Annual dues for Farmington Country Club in Charlottesville, Virginia range from $5,001–$10,000. The club also has an initiation fee of $50,001–$75,000.

by _yb2s 2y ago

bookofjoe 2y ago

"Problem is, you're not going to see 100 of the cars anytime soon on regular roads..." You got that right! Here in Podunkville aka Charlottesville, Virginia, I'd have to camp out on Emmett Street, our busiest road, for some time to tally 100 of them. I suppose I could sneak into Farmington Country Club, our most elite such establishment, to survey the parking lot, but now that they've got motion detectors and facial recognition cameras on 24/7, it might not be the best idea I've had so far today....

_yb2s 2y ago
Contrary to popular image, most country clubs and yacht clubs are just community clubs for people that like golf and sailing respectively, and try to be welcoming and affordable rather than exclusive. Most are neither expensive nor fancy, and often are run mostly by retiree volunteers that work for free. Often they don't even own the buildings or land but lease them from the city, under agreements that require them to provide things like free or cheap access and youth classes. Most such places are actually open to the public either all of the time, or at specific times... but possibly not to creepy people "surveying the parking lot."
- bookofjoe 2y ago
  >Annual dues for Farmington Country Club in Charlottesville, Virginia range from $5,001–$10,000. The club also has an initiation fee of $50,001–$75,000.