Paul KnightlyMar 1

Followers in the U.S.:

I frequently bemoan the state of new cars on the market. Too much invasive vehicle telemetry and "safety" features that are more hazard than help because they aren't ready for prime-time.

Starting to look into replacements for my wife's car, which has become a money pit rather prematurely (only 140k miles and scheduled for a new transmission).

I know most cars are awful, so Im looking for recs if you've bought a car in the past few years that you're actually happy with.

Show threadt s r o n oMar 1
@paulknightly i've got a Honda CRV Hybrid that's been good to me, had it a little over 2 years now, no concerns or problems at all. idk that it's the best option but i did extensive research & tho it was a bit out of my price range i wanted, it wasn't a bad choice & i'm glad i went with it.
Show threadTiota SramMar 1
@tsrono @paulknightly we've got a Honda Clarity hybrid EV which has just enough range to get me to work and back without burning any gas. We don't have any fancy charging station and just plug it into the normal wall outlet which takes overnight to charge. Not having to buy any gas for months on end has been fantastic. There's a full-EV option too if you're up for that.
Show threadt s r o n oMar 2
@tiotasram i'd heavily considered an EV but the amount i drive is more than most folks, & more importantly the battery charging infrastructure where i live is pretty dismal. it's improved somewhat in the couple of years since i bought this one, so that's a good sign for the future at least.
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Show threadTiota Sram
@tsrono @paulknightly yeah, battery range and charging are still limiting. The ability to do a cross-country drive was why my family decided to go for the hybrid EV over a full EV. Even if you regularly use up the battery and burn some gas, a big battery that you can charge overnight at home still takes a lot of the edge off each trip, and that energy is both ~2x cheaper (probably going too be more now with the newest war) and potentially cleaner (though that depends a bit) which feels good! For us so many local trips like groceries are now gas-free in addition to most of our commutes (or, they would be if it hadn't become the car-seat car with our old Prius V hybrid used for commuting).
Mar 2 at 12:32amWeb
Show threadt s r o n oMar 2
@tiotasram for sure! anything in that direction is a good.
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