except that is not the point of the comic. it is laughing at people who buy wreck on the verge of collapse, because they can now be proud they have a sport car, instead of buying normal car they can afford, would work, be more practical, but doesn’t fulfill their child dream.
at least that’s how i see it.
cool, but i assume you can afford to buy or rent some reliable boat? because if you have to get one that will sink with you in the middle of the ocean, then it is probably better to find another hobby.
There’s nothing wrong with picking a machine that is harder to maintain if it’s more fun to drive or has other benefits, people don’t buy or restore and maintain old sports cars for prestige, they maintain them because they like the machine for what it is.
My bike is harder to maintain than a scooter because it uses foreign parts, has to be kickstarted most of the time, and needs oil every 200 km or so, though it’s still extremely practical. I could sell it for what I paid and buy a scooter and have the dealership take care of maintenance, but I wouldn’t enjoy the experience of driving it nearly as much.
I am looking at buying a much less practical zx-25r, and just keeping this as a backup in case I need to move 3 or more suitcases at once or the new bike isn’t running.
I don’t have a spare tire in the car, so a blown one would definitely mean a missed flight
I mean, a bike is somewhat different problem than a car though. If your bike breaks down while you’re riding it, you’re typically not putting other people in danger and/or inconveniencing them. If your car breaks down while you’re driving it, you might very well put other people at risk and/or inconvenience them.
It can happen with modern cards, but it’s much less likely. The problem with driving a car with reliability issues is that it can be dangerous for other drivers. And if you need a vehicle on a limited budget, for the price of a junker 70s vette you can buy a 20-year old civic that will likely be much more reliable.
This comic is an excellent depiction of the fundamental attribution error.
except that is not the point of the comic. it is laughing at people who buy wreck on the verge of collapse, because they can now be proud they have a sport car, instead of buying normal car they can afford, would work, be more practical, but doesn’t fulfill their child dream. at least that’s how i see it.
Some people love impractical things. Personally, I’m into sailing.
cool, but i assume you can afford to buy or rent some reliable boat? because if you have to get one that will sink with you in the middle of the ocean, then it is probably better to find another hobby.
Yeah, but I bet you don’t sail to work.
There’s nothing wrong with picking a machine that is harder to maintain if it’s more fun to drive or has other benefits, people don’t buy or restore and maintain old sports cars for prestige, they maintain them because they like the machine for what it is.
My bike is harder to maintain than a scooter because it uses foreign parts, has to be kickstarted most of the time, and needs oil every 200 km or so, though it’s still extremely practical. I could sell it for what I paid and buy a scooter and have the dealership take care of maintenance, but I wouldn’t enjoy the experience of driving it nearly as much.
I am looking at buying a much less practical zx-25r, and just keeping this as a backup in case I need to move 3 or more suitcases at once or the new bike isn’t running.
I mean, a bike is somewhat different problem than a car though. If your bike breaks down while you’re riding it, you’re typically not putting other people in danger and/or inconveniencing them. If your car breaks down while you’re driving it, you might very well put other people at risk and/or inconvenience them.
Also modernish cars overheat too. I’m very much let people enjoy things, but my modern vehicles have also had issues.
It can happen with modern cards, but it’s much less likely. The problem with driving a car with reliability issues is that it can be dangerous for other drivers. And if you need a vehicle on a limited budget, for the price of a junker 70s vette you can buy a 20-year old civic that will likely be much more reliable.
It’s not the point of the comic but it’s still an excellent example of the thing the other person said. Fundamental whatever
was he forced to buy unreliable midlife crisis car by some outside factors other than his own decision?
I love how low effort this comment is lol