• blarghly@lemmy.world
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    9 hours ago

    I currently drive a 2013 corolla as a commuter, a 2005 converted econoline wheelchair van as my house, and an XT225 dual sport for fun/errands, and an old racing bicycle I’ve turned into a commuter.

    I think it would be nice to upgrade to an actual commuter - possibly ebike - with a frame sized for my body. At 6’4", it is difficult to find frames that fit on the used market.

    My dream moto is a WR250R. Still light and nimble enough to rip it on trails, but with better specs for riding on the highway so I can zip into town to refill groceries when I’m parked at remote campsites. An electric option would be super cool here, too - but atm, you still can’t beat the energy density of petrochemicals.

    I think it must be a sign of my approaching middle age that I am becoming increasingly enamored with the idea of 4x4 muscle cars. Yes, they are completely impractical, but imagine: a 1970 El Camino with a slight lift and oversized, street-legal knobbies. Slight lift, but more dune buggy than monster truck, with fender wheel wells sized up to account for extra tire size and travel. Paint it Hayduke blue, and let the paint fade to reveal a stylish rust patina. Runs as a commuter, a friend-hauler (just jump in the bed!), a work truck, and an adventure vehicle. Build out a custom slide in camper (with the Camino’s low roof, you could sit up in bed!), and it becomes awesome for hanging in the mountains or desert for months at a time as well. And I could drive it from Prudoe Bay to Cancun and get compliments all the way from Alaskan natives, canuck mounties, Portland hipsters, river rats, desert ravers, dads in the grocery store parking lot, tejano mamacitas, mustascioed vaqueros, cartel foot soldiers, and spring breakers in tiny bikinis. Of course, electrification would also be a great enhancement here, but again, energy density.

  • CADmonkey@lemmy.world
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    12 hours ago

    I have a Mirage G4. It has a five speed transmission. It does not have internet connectivity, it doesn’t have a touchscreen, it doesn’t have keyless ignition, it doesn’t even have a fourth cylinder. It’s as reliable as a hammer, it still gets me over 40 mpg, and it’s paid for.

    Dream vehicle? Any motorcycle. I have one, and I ride it sometimes, but I have a family that cares I’m alive and a lot of you seem to need a phone in your face to drive a car…

  • NewNewAugustEast@lemmy.zip
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    13 hours ago

    An aging one.

    The one I wish I did is none at all. I would love to just be able to have a car pick me up and take me where I want to go that was shared with everyone else in town and driverless. I don’t really want to own a car at all.

  • Retro_unlimited@lemmy.world
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    14 hours ago

    I have a gas car, but…

    I really want to DIY my own electric car. Find a small lightweight stick shift car that has a blown engine, add a forklift motor and some lithium batteries.

    I have solar power so it would be free to power the car. Just have no budget for the parts yet.

  • dream_weasel@sh.itjust.works
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    19 hours ago

    I drive a 2018 tesla model 3. I wish I did not drive a tesla… Some other EV that can use the supercharger network would be good.

  • Twinklebreeze @lemmy.world
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    19 hours ago

    I have 99 Dodge Ram with a 24 valve Cummins. I love diesel, but I wish it was newer. It only has a half back seat and I have two kids. I wouldn’t even mind the emission controls.

  • ptc075@lemmy.zip
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    19 hours ago

    I have an 20 year old Subaru WRX and an 30 year old Ford F-150 (2 door). Honestly, I can’t imagine a better combo if you have the space for 2 vehicles. The car is sporty, fun, and can carry 4 people, while the truck can haul or tow nearly everything I would need. Purchased both brand new, both are still running strong, although parts for the Subaru are starting to dry up.

    Although I’m not currently shopping to replace either, they’re both gas burners. If they die before I do (feels unlikely), I’d like to upgrade to electric. But I haven’t seen anything I would consider affordable - which is to say designed to be repaired by the owner. Slate is the only possible thing on the radar, but their trucklet in this weird middle spot where it’s too small to be (fully) useful to me as a truck, while also too big to fill my hot hatch/4door car needs either. Hopefully they’ll be super successful and bring more models to the market in the future.

    • brygphilomena@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      18 hours ago

      Don’t tell me parts for the WRX are drying up! I have a 2003 wrx that I lifted, installed a tow hitch on, and replaced the engine with the block out of a 2019 sti.

      It’s actually become my “I need to haul things” vehicle. The high compression of the 2.5l block and the 2.0l heads from the original motor has given it a healthy amount of torque. Plus I have the tiniest trailer that is exactly the size of a pallet and weighs next to nothing.

      I also have a 2001 MR2 spyder. That’s my fun, sporty one. Only mods I’ve done to that are the head unit and installing a LSD after a bearing grenaded in the transaxle and I had to rebuild it.

      Pretty much the only thing thing that’ll get me to replace either is if they get wrecked and it twists the frame.

      Though the car I WANT to be driving is a catterham.

  • quediuspayu@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    20 hours ago

    A twenty years old Renault Kangoo to drive to wherever I don’t have a bus to get to.

    Sometimes I think about an electric car but I don’t have a place plug it to and apparently those batteries don’t like to be in use for more than a week. I don’t use my car much.

  • prince of space@lemmy.world
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    21 hours ago

    Currently a Chevy Volt 2017. PHEV. I want a fully electric vehicle but the best current options now are Tesla and I’d prefer not to give musk any money, even if indirect through a used car purchase. So the long wait for others to catch up continues.

  • Oascany@lemmy.world
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    24 hours ago

    I drive a 2024 VW GLI 6MT, bought it as the best bang-for-buck MT available new. Fantastic car all around. What I wish I drove is my dream 2-car garage. The first would be a classic Cooper S, or any decent Miata, or any decent Boxster. MT on all of them. The second would be a Giulia Q4, or Volvo S60, or an Audi RS2. Any combination of these is dream material for me.

  • Fondots@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    2007 Toyota 4runner

    It’s a fine compromise vehicle for me.

    If I’m being practical, ideally I’d like to have 2 vehicles

    First would some little electric thing, it only needs room to carry me, the wife and the dog or some groceries. It only needs to max out at about 50mph and have maybe 100 miles of range, heat, ac, and a Bluetooth connection to stream music and gps directions from my phone. I do not need any other bells or whistles, and that will pretty much cover all of my chores, commuting, etc. for a week on one charge.

    And small 4wd pickup truck, with long bed, single or extended cab (don’t need a full crew cab) something like the old rangers/Tacoma/etc (the current Gen is too big) for camping, picking up lumber, commuting in the snow (with some weight in the bed) etc. preferably as some sort of plug-in hybrid. Can’t imagine ever needing or wanting a towing capacity over 5000lbs.

    Ignoring practicality, I’d really like to have a big ol’ Cadillac. Not too picky on the specifics, but it should be a full-sized sedan, or maybe a convertible, from no later than the early 90s, it should be black or maybe red, and I want whitewall tires.

    I also have a special soft spot for Land Rover defenders, and old broncos (or k5 blazers, international scouts, etc.)

    I also think the Subaru Brat was really damn cool

    Would love to have a VW microbus (I think the new EV thing is also really cool)

    Getting more into the realm of the ridiculous, '64 Aston Martin DB5, a DeLorean, any batmobile, the ecto-1, a Jurassic Park jeep, the bluesmobile, or Mad Max’s pursuit special