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Shout it from the station rooftops (lemmy.world)
submitted 8 months ago by to c/fuckcars@lemmy.world
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[–] 35 points 8 months ago* (10 children)

Fun fact: at least one of the mods of this community is a car guy.

One of the many great things about my "daily driver" being a bicycle is that all my cars can be project cars, instead of having to get rid of them to own something boring and reliable instead.

Frankly, I think the overlap between anti-car-dependency urbanists and car enthusiasts is a lot bigger than people give it credit for. It's the normie commuters who see cars as an appliance and can't imagine an alternative who are the problem.

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  • [–] 4 points 8 months ago (1 child)

    That was always my dream if I lived more rurally. Imagine having a garage so big that you could work on several cars all the time!

    As it turns out I found more interesting things to build and fix, so my peak “car guy” was like 17 and I never did anything more complex than replace brakes and springs

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  • [–] 2 points 8 months ago

    Yeah, when I bought my house (in an urban neighborhood), I had a choice between a 3/2 with a basement or a 2/1 with a 1/1 detached 2-car carriage house. I went with the former because my wife liked it better and I figured I could knock a hole in the basement wall to park cars in it, but I haven't actually done that so I kinda regret not picking the latter. Having to work on my cars in the driveway really cramps my style.

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  • [–] 3 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 child)

    Good to know that I'm not the only one. I don't see plane guys and submarine guys using those as their daily drivers. I do have to ask though: am I a hypocrite if I want walkable cities but also want to embrace van life? I would love to get my hands on an old Soviet UAZ-452 and travel around Lake Superior and Lake Tahoe in it.

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  • [–] 3 points 8 months ago

    am I a hypocrite if I want walkable cities but also want to embrace van life? I would love to get my hands on an old Soviet UAZ-452 and travel around Lake Superior and Lake Tahoe in it.

    Have you considered a sailboat instead? More space, less fuel.

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  • [–] -1 points 8 months ago (3 children)

    Would it be alright still if we just wheeled a guillotine in front of your house anyway? It would be purely a symbolic gesture, but I'm sure people will bring beer and will want a quick tour of your cars, and uh yeah we'll see how far the party goes

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  • [–] 2 points 8 months ago (2 children)

    No, thank you. I don't really care for beer.

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