[Doriana] Park the car in Harvard Yard

[doriana_]

Carlos (H/A/M; pun intended) is shopping for a used car. He finds an affordable one in good condition and a colour that he likes, but decides not to buy it. Why?

[trebor2]

Does he find another car that he likes better? Is the one he finds a model/toy car? Is he shopping for a model/toy car? Is he shopping for what we would think of as a regular used car?

Does the car he find not meet some requirement he has? Does it require too many repairs? Is it in a location that would be difficult for him to get the car from? Is the steering wheel and everything on the opposite side to what he's used to?

Does Carlos have to go through a toll, or down a narrow road, or something like that that the car he finds wouldn't work for? Has the car been used in illegal activities?

Does Carlos come into money during the course of this puzzle, so that now he can afford a new car? Is it relevant what he'd be using the car for? (Other than just regular getting around?)

[GalFisk]

Does his decision hinge on: the car itself? Himself? His money? Another person? Another car? Something he dislikes? Fears? Superstition relevant? Is the make or model relevant? Does he eventually get another car? Relevant?

[doriana_]

trebor2
Does he find another car that he likes better? Irrel Is the one he finds a model/toy car? No Is he shopping for a model/toy car? No Is he shopping for what we would think of as a regular used car? Yes

Does the car he find not meet some requirement he has? No, small ish Does it require too many repairs? Is it in a location that would be difficult for him to get the car from? Is the steering wheel and everything on the opposite side to what he's used to? No to these

Does Carlos have to go through a toll, or down a narrow road, or something like that that the car he finds wouldn't work for? Has the car been used in illegal activities? No to these

Does Carlos come into money during the course of this puzzle, so that now he can afford a new car? Is it relevant what he'd be using the car for? No to these (Other than just regular getting around?)

GalFisk
Does his decision hinge on: the car itself? Yes Himself? Yes His money? Another person? Another car? No to these Something he dislikes? Yes Fears? Superstition relevant? Is the make or model relevant? No to these Does he eventually get another car? Relevant? Irrel

[GalFisk]

Is the thing he dislikes on the car? In the car? Part of the car? Is the seller relevant? The previous owner? Is there a relevant smell? Allergy?

[Sundowner64]

Did he decide not to buy this specific car? or no car at all?
Relevant where he goes shopping? at a car dealer? on a second hand car market? in an online marketplace?
Did he have the intention to buy a car in the beginning?
Did he change his mind while searching for a car? while having a closer look at this particular car? after selecting the car?
Relevant how he would have paid? would the transaction have been difficult? would it have resulted in extra expenses?
Would he have needed some documents to buy the car? (like an ID card) which he had not present or did not want to show?
Did the car dealer make a stupid remark?

[doriana_]

GalFisk
Is the thing he dislikes on the car? Yope In the car? No Part of the car? Yope Is the seller relevant? The previous owner? Is there a relevant smell? Allergy? No to all

Sundowner64
Did he decide not to buy this specific car? This or no car at all?
Relevant where he goes shopping? at a car dealer? on a second hand car market? in an online marketplace? Irrel, all of these would work
Did he have the intention to buy a car in the beginning? Yes
Did he change his mind while searching for a car? while having a closer look at this particular car? This after selecting the car?
Relevant how he would have paid? would the transaction have been difficult? would it have resulted in extra expenses? No/irrel to all
Would he have needed some documents to buy the car? (like an ID card) which he had not present or did not want to show? No to these
Did the car dealer make a stupid remark? No

[GalFisk]

Was it on the car, but fell off? Superstition relevant? Is it under the car? In order to discover this, did he have to: start the car? Open the hood? Look underneath? Drive? Is it an object? A substance? A noise? Something living? Something that should be but wasn't? Would this turn off all prospective buyers? Most? Some? A few? Only him? Was this issue caused the factory? A previous owner? The salespeople?

[doriana_]

Was it on the car, but fell off? No, OTWT Superstition relevant? No Is it under the car? No In order to discover this, did he have to: start the car? Open the hood? Look underneath? Drive? No to all Is it an object? It is an object, but the object itself is not what he dislikes A substance? A noise? Something living? Something that should be but wasn't? No to these Would this turn off all prospective buyers? Most? Some? This A few? Only him? Was this issue caused the factory? A previous owner? The salespeople? No to all

[GalFisk]

Does he dislike the location of the object? Size? Orientation? The way it's attached to the car? Is it attached to the car? Can it be seen by anyone looking at the car? Could he rectify the issue, if he wanted? Paint relevant? An accident? Was this issue caused by a human? an animal? Is the object bigger than a breadbox?

[doriana_]

Does he dislike the location of the object? Size? Orientation? The way it's attached to the car? No to all Is it attached to the car? Yes Can it be seen by anyone looking at the car? Yes Could he rectify the issue, if he wanted? No Paint relevant? An accident? No to these Was this issue caused by a human? Yope an animal? No Is the object bigger than a breadbox? About the same width, but shorter and flatter

[GalFisk]

Does he dislike the license plate? The license number?

[doriana_]

Does he dislike the license plate? The license number? This, explore

[GalFisk]

Does it say something rude? Something he doesn't want to be associated with him? Something significant to him? Such as a date? Does it remind him of something he'd rather forget? Is it too easily recognizable? Too hard to recognize? Is anything else on the plate relevant? Such as a logo? Color?

[trebor2]

Did he have a car already? Was he unable to transfer his current plate number to the car? Is it not an option to do so where he lives?

Was the plate a vanity plate? Was there something offensive about it that made him not want to buy from that person? Was there something unique about the number? Was it from another jurisdiction (like another province/state/country)?

[doriana_]

GalFisk
Does it say something rude? Something he doesn't want to be associated with him? This Something significant to him? Such as a date? Does it remind him of something he'd rather forget? Is it too easily recognizable? Too hard to recognize? Is anything else on the plate relevant? Such as a logo? Color? No to rest

trebor2
Did he have a car already? Irrel Was he unable to transfer his current plate number to the car? n/a Is it not an option to do so where he lives? Correct, transferring plate numbers or choosing your own is not an option where he lives

Was the plate a vanity plate? Was there something offensive about it that made him not want to buy from that person? Was there something unique about the number? Was it from another jurisdiction (like another province/state/country)? No to all

********SPOILER********

In the Netherlands, a license number is tied to a particular car. If you buy a used car, you are stuck with whatever license number it was first registered under. Carlos, who happens to be homophobic, is shopping for a used car and finds one that ticks all his boxes, but the license number includes the letter combination LG-BT, so he decides not to buy it.

Based on a real car I saw the other day.
Well done, GalFisk and trebor!