"Bryan doesn't drive a 1M" (bryantakespictures)
01/06/2016 at 12:31 • Filed to: None
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"Bryan doesn't drive a 1M" (bryantakespictures)
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Saw this in the Gizmodo comments section, but I think it applies just as much to us and our car choices.
Manual vs Auto - inconvenience wins!
Number of doors - 2 doors best for inconvenience and cost
Big engines - more expensive to buy and uses more gas
“Quirky” cars - inconvenience is cool!
Vintage cars - enough said
As driver of a 2-door manual German car with a big engine and no spare tire, I identify with this.
RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
> Bryan doesn't drive a 1M
01/06/2016 at 12:46 |
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As the owner of four cars, only two of which run, and the running cars having a top speed of 70 and having ~400k miles on the road respectfully, I reject the expense part... but the “inconvenience”, boy howdy.
daender
> Bryan doesn't drive a 1M
01/06/2016 at 12:48 |
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Not entirely:
Manual is less expensive compared to when your CVT or complex automatic bites the dust
2-doors are VERY convenient in college because it means you won’t be the taxi bitch for when everyone is drunk and vomiting
...Okay, you’re right on big engines but I don’t want to be saddled with fixing forced induction cars when they break
I’ll stick with cars from the previous 3 decades. Sure, they’re not great but parts are plentiful, they’re not too complex to self-service and maintain, and you can always put in a little more money to upgrade them to be more efficient.
fennelbreath
> Bryan doesn't drive a 1M
01/06/2016 at 13:00 |
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Plus, now that guy gets to talk incessantly about his vinyl.
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RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
> fennelbreath
01/06/2016 at 13:06 |
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vinyl, you say
SkyNet
> Bryan doesn't drive a 1M
01/06/2016 at 13:20 |
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I made the mistake of buying my first convenient car and I regret it every moment. What’s great is it is the opposite of everything on your list above.
Frenchlicker
> RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
01/06/2016 at 13:32 |
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That is just sex. Do you not remember the rules around these parts?
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RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
> Frenchlicker
01/06/2016 at 13:35 |
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“If I post a picture of something awesome, I have to go buy it”?
wiffleballtony
> Bryan doesn't drive a 1M
01/06/2016 at 14:00 |
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Manual is usually cheaper to buy and maintain. Less doors equals more rigidity because racecar. Big engines equals less stress on the drive train over boosted cars equals cheaper to maintain. I will agree with the quirky bit.
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Frenchlicker
> RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
01/06/2016 at 15:07 |
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Must tag if it's NSFW. But I like your rule better.
pjhusa
> Bryan doesn't drive a 1M
01/06/2016 at 15:19 |
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Does it have leatherette? Congrats, then you can brag about vinyl too!
Nauraushaun
> Bryan doesn't drive a 1M
01/06/2016 at 21:09 |
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No spare tyre? What do you drive?
I drive an MR2 - small, mid-engined, with very constrained storage throughout the car. But they managed to fit in a spare tyre.
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Bryan doesn't drive a 1M
> Nauraushaun
01/06/2016 at 21:48 |
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135i. Lots of trunk space for the size! Plenty of room for a spare...
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Nauraushaun
> Bryan doesn't drive a 1M
01/06/2016 at 22:09 |
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I guess they decided it was easier to sell a car based on storage volume than presence of a spare. So it comes with that tyre goop stuff or something?
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Bryan doesn't drive a 1M
> Nauraushaun
01/06/2016 at 22:39 |
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Nope, just run-flats.
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Nauraushaun
> Bryan doesn't drive a 1M
01/06/2016 at 22:41 |
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I see. But tyres are very much a consumable. What happens when it comes time to replace them? You’re forced to buy run-flat tyres, or suffer the wrath of having no backup plan whatsoever?
Store-bought goop I guess.
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Bryan doesn't drive a 1M
> Nauraushaun
01/06/2016 at 22:59 |
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Yup, already replaced them with non-run-flats and bought some goop. Like the comic says, inconvenience and expense!
I’ll admit I wish it had a spare.
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Nauraushaun
> Bryan doesn't drive a 1M
01/06/2016 at 23:38 |
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I wouldn’t beat yourself up too much about it.
My cars have all had space-saver spares. Some people hate them like you wouldn’t believe. But I’ve never had a flat tyre, so the space I’ve saved with those tyres over the years has come with zero downside so far.
What I’m saying is, your wishing you had a spare should depend on how many flats you’ve had. If you never get a flat and you enjoy the trunk space regularly, that’s a win-win!