[crabasa]

I'm a huge fan of Sam's blog posts and he is President of YCombinator for a reason, but I'm struggling to understand what Sam think that his personal data point (as a wealthy owner of a Tesla Roadster no less) says about the viability of Uber replacing a family vehicle for normal people. Does he not realize that plenty of people love to drive?

[daveymcgav]

Based on anecdotal evidence, I've found that almost none of my non-wealthy family and friends like driving. They all drive fairly average cars (Honda Civic, old minivan, etc) on fairly average commutes between home/work/school/etc.

For them, driving is just a means to an end. If there was something better that was cheaper and fulfilled their needs, I think they'd sell their cars in a heartbeat.

That being said, I do love driving, and you're gonna have to pry my car from my cold dead hands :).

[AVTizzle]

Sam's post has little to do with the emotion of "loving to drive."

It's a calculation about the cost of car ownership vs. taking alternative means of transportation.

[crabasa]

> This of course leaves out the huge intangible of how much nicer it is not to drive...

I'm simply saying that it's often quite nice to drive, as Sam knows quite well as the owner of a Tesla Roadster.

[lutorm]

On the other hand, quite often, if you live in the Bay Area or LA, it's also a complete disaster to drive... I also like to drive, but not in stop and go traffic on a freeway...