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What makes a car special to you? (beehaw.org)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Is it aesthetics? Performance? Engineering? Sentimental value? Nostalgia? Weirdness?...

I could go on, there's as many ways to enjoy a car as there are car owners and I find it very interesting what people value in what is ultimately a tool of conveyance that is elevated by social and personal values.

I always love cars that are just a little weird, they have features that don't quite make sense, they have styling that just doesn't fit in with other modern cars, and they certainly don't blend in at the grocery parking lot. They emanate a certain incongruence with the world around them.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Yeah good public transport is amazing, sadly hard to come by in the states so I have to rely on my car to get me places, can't even reasonably get to the grocery store without a car (well maybe if I felt adventurous or desperate). I'd much rather just take a bus and have a car parked up at the track with all the money I'd save. I was thinking about moving near my workplace and walking/biking into work as there's a decent neighborhood nearby, also walking/biking distance to a grocery store. That's the dream really I do genuinely dislike having to get into a car and dealing with parking etc as much as I like cars and driving in general.