Ask Lemmy

I wish I didn't need to drive

What I drive: None

What I want to drive: a Car-free walkable city

people don't realise how much better the world would be if we had no cars in cities. You think you do, but you don't.

What I drive: Ford Fiesta (i don't remember the year)

What I want to drive: The Millennium Falcon

I drive a car with an internal combustion engine.

I'd prefer to drive a plug-in hybrid, so I could produce slightly less greenhouse gas.

But I'd really prefer a walkable neighbourhood with reliable rapid transit. Maybe car sharing for trips.

Driving: A kia picanto

Want to drive: An electric vehicle with cargospace enough for four goats or a 1kubic meter liquid container

Have: a stage 2 '05 Impreza WRX STi in moderately good repair.

Want: a stage 2 '05 Impreza WRX STi in good repair with an ethanol sensor and new tune to enable selectively running E85.

Yoooo ... Finally a thread about cars ...

I drive a Manual 2019 Mustang GT convertible I bought of the auction and rebuilt in my apartment ... It was tough to find a car in the height of Covid and I had very little wiggle room since I ended up putting a piston thru the block in my 2016 Genesis Coupe ...

And this is the Genny I killed, she had over 120 miles and I was very lazy with maintenance ... not that their build quality is the best to begin with

Volvo XC90 T8. I don't want any other car; It's great under scandinavian winter conditions, my entire family fits, and it's genuinely a nice car without being too flashy.

Toyota RAV4, and maybe a slightly nicer Toyota. Because I've been a Toyota stan since high school. Those dudes know how to make a fine machine.

I drive a Golf 4 with a check engine light and I wish I drove one without a check engine light

Tomorrow it's going to the electrician and it would better come back fixed!!!

Have: PHEV Crossover with enough ev range to get me 99% of the places I need

Want: public transit for 98% of my travel, and a cheap sports car like a miata for the weekends or any long trips I might take

I drive an old Toyota, wish I could convert it to EV

1993 Miata. I would prefer a late 90s RX7 but for reliability reasons I do already have my dream car.

What I drive: 2009 Audi A3

What I want to drive: cheap Chinese EV

I don’t drive often so a huge 50,000 USD loan for some gigantic EV is just not in the cards.

I drive a Subaru Forester (2017). I wish I drove a newer or less beat up Subaru Forester.

Currently driving: Subaru Outback, Miata

Wish I drove: Subaru Outback, Miata

I'm with the bike folks, since I ride most places. For the places I need a vehicle, I wish that kei cars were (highway) legal here. The Shuttle LS vans that run around campus are so cute!

Currently an old Corsa D. Which is a great car, honestly. It has already gone 210.000km. So it will not last forever and I would like to have an electric car afterwards.

2020 Honda Fit. Love the thing, it serves its purpose and punches above its size. It handles a Canadian winter fine and fits 4 people plus a bench. I fill the tank about once a month.

My dream would be an electric Honda Fit or Mini Cooper

I primarily walk/use public transport but do need a car on occasion

Currently driving: no car

Car I wish I had: not applicable

I drive a Toyota Yaris Hybrid. I don't care enough about cars to wish for anything else.

I drive a Ford Ranger and it is the vehicle I want to drive.

A Chevy Bolt (2017). I wish I didn't have to drive, but the Bolt is a nicer experience than my much older Honda Accord (2006).

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.

i drive a6 allroad 3.0 tfsi, but with gas prices skyrocketing again i wish i drove a suzuki x-90

2019 Camry Hybrid XLE

I don't wish to drive a car any longer. I'm done with them. They are a stupid form of transport in their current form. They should be used for local traffic only and all electric. City to City should be trains.

my friends old toyota 1-ton pickup! i don't really "drive" it per se (i don't even have a drivers license hehe), but i do occasionally operate it myself to tug/tow heavy stuff around very short distances. honestly haven't even touched any higher gears than second.

a purchase of an old 80s subaru wagon may be in the works however, but only time will tell :)

I inherited a Suzuki Ignis from my mother in law. Weird little car but it gets me from A to B. I don't care what car I drive.

2014 Subaru Impreza outback

What I want to drive is a hatch back Subaru WRX but they don't make them anymore.

Guessing my next car will be either a Forester or STI.

I drive a Subaru XV Crosstrek that I bought brand new. I love my car so much, she’s so fucking cute!

The car I wish I drove is the same car except in manual transmission. And I mean a proper clutch and gear shift, not the paddle shifters on the wheel. It would be even nicer if it was an EV. And yes, I would absolutely still want manual transmission EV even if that doesn’t make any sense. I just want a stick shift again!

Both of my vehicles are considered "classic" cars. My Jeep is over 25 years old and my truck is 40+ years old. Both in perfect running condition and pass emissions testimg everytime. I couldn't ask for better vehicles.

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

Toyota Camry, and I'd be content if I drove it till I'm dead.