Mastodawn

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.

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t s r o n o Mar 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.

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Tiota Sram Mar 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.

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t s r o n o Mar 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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Boyd Stephen Smith Jr.

@tsrono @tiotasram @paulknightly I mostly charge at my residence. It's only L1 charging, but at 12A it can give me 50 miles of range in 8 hours of charging, which is enough to exceed my average drive.

Still, I'm in a PHEV because fast charging was near-nonexistent around here when last I purchased a car, and I have needed to do ~300 mi. drives so I'm glad I could just pump gas into it for those.

I'm hoping the infrastructure continues to improve and my next car can be a pure EV. And, I hope my current car gives me another 10 years before I really need to replace it.