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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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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.
If I didn’t need to drive my car I would definitely be working on it a lot more
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.
Have you considered a sailboat instead? More space, less fuel.