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It's hilarious to see people in LA buying sports cars. Like even if you're willing to risk a speeding ticket you won't be able to drive faster than the traffic

by nradov 1y ago

It's hilarious to see people in LA buying sports cars. Like even if you're willing to risk a speeding ticket you won't be able to drive faster than the traffic in front of you. Just a status symbol, I guess.

btian 1y ago
There are many race tracks in LA area.
kirubakaran 1y ago
To the extent that it's rational, it's more about acceleration than velocity
- djoldman 1y ago
  It's about acceleration + other things. If the other things didn't matter, they would just drive a Tesla Model S Plaid with 2 second 0-60mph.
sib 1y ago
A sports car on the roads through the Malibu hills is very fun...
- astrange 1y ago
  But not as much as knowledge. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GIwTG8V-Ko https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GIwTG8V-Ko
kjkjadksj 1y ago
There are car clubs that go on drives in the twisty santa monica mountains and san gabriel mountains.
ojr 1y ago
traffic in LA never got back to pre-pandemic levels, maybe during the Olympics it will other than that after 9pm until 6am there's no one on the road, which is horrible for Ridesharing drivers, the demand is less and being taken by Waymo
- razingeden 1y ago
  waymo, and e-scooters for sure in LA ive chatted up a lot of women who just feel safer with no driver and will pay more to get in the waymo. (which uber has tried to respond to by giving them a preference in driver gender.) and some of them.. who dont really have waymo money.. really like getting on an escooter to up and get out of certain neighborhoods to do their errands or get to a job safely without being hassled on a 1-2 mile walk out of neighborhoods that rideshare drivers routinely cancel on. now I dont take uber just because i resent how shitty they started treating me as a driver after about 7 years in with a 5.0. punishing me for stuff like prescriptions or food not being ready. i wont drive or ride with that company again. a lot of their problems stem from being left with people who are so desperate for a job theyll put up with anything that company does.
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Grazester 1y ago
Those mountain road around the area perfect for a "sports" car. BTW, there are sports cars(Miata,BWM M4,M2, Porsche, Supra, Nissan Z), super cars(standard Ferrari's, lambos,McLarens etc) and there are hyper cars(Pagani, koenigsegg, upper tier Ferrai's and McLarens). No one in LA with money is buying a sports car to "flex".

by nradov 1y ago

btian 1y ago

There are many race tracks in LA area.

kirubakaran 1y ago

To the extent that it's rational, it's more about acceleration than velocity

djoldman 1y ago
It's about acceleration + other things. If the other things didn't matter, they would just drive a Tesla Model S Plaid with 2 second 0-60mph.

sib 1y ago

A sports car on the roads through the Malibu hills is very fun...

astrange 1y ago
But not as much as knowledge. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GIwTG8V-Ko https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GIwTG8V-Ko

kjkjadksj 1y ago

There are car clubs that go on drives in the twisty santa monica mountains and san gabriel mountains.

ojr 1y ago

traffic in LA never got back to pre-pandemic levels, maybe during the Olympics it will other than that after 9pm until 6am there's no one on the road, which is horrible for Ridesharing drivers, the demand is less and being taken by Waymo

razingeden 1y ago
waymo, and e-scooters for sure in LA ive chatted up a lot of women who just feel safer with no driver and will pay more to get in the waymo. (which uber has tried to respond to by giving them a preference in driver gender.) and some of them.. who dont really have waymo money.. really like getting on an escooter to up and get out of certain neighborhoods to do their errands or get to a job safely without being hassled on a 1-2 mile walk out of neighborhoods that rideshare drivers routinely cancel on. now I dont take uber just because i resent how shitty they started treating me as a driver after about 7 years in with a 5.0. punishing me for stuff like prescriptions or food not being ready. i wont drive or ride with that company again. a lot of their problems stem from being left with people who are so desperate for a job theyll put up with anything that company does.

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Grazester 1y ago

Those mountain road around the area perfect for a "sports" car. BTW, there are sports cars(Miata,BWM M4,M2, Porsche, Supra, Nissan Z), super cars(standard Ferrari's, lambos,McLarens etc) and there are hyper cars(Pagani, koenigsegg, upper tier Ferrai's and McLarens). No one in LA with money is buying a sports car to "flex".