Which? and Why?

Which one do you think is correct?

I think 'by' is the correct one. But I'm not sure. If yes, why? if no , why not?

Thanks

"By" would be correct if there were no determiner in front of "car": I went to New York by car.

In the original sentence, however, only "in" sounds good to me.

nid01 I went to New York ..... my car.1.on2.in3.by4.at

in - You were on the inside of the car, enclosed by the car, so to speak.

Not 'on', because then you'd be on the top of the car. Of course, if you were tied on the car so you wouldn't fall off, and someone else was driving, then I suppose you could go to New York on your car, but that's n

Hi everyone!

You can go to New York "on a bus" or "on a train", but when it's a car, you go there "in a car". (I think that's because you have to go up a step or two to enter a bus or train, but not when you enter a car. Don't quote me, though, because I'm not certain that that is the real reason.)

CJ

I read somewhere that we use 'on' for vehicles like a b

fatimah0786I read somewhere that we use 'on' for vehicles like a bus, plane or train because we can be in a standing posture on a bus, plane or train.

Another possible reason. I hadn't heard that one, but it makes sense, or at least it's another way to remember "in a car" and "on a bus", etc.

CJ

The logic is that you can move/walk around comfortably when you are on a bus, train or plane but you can't do so when you are in a car. I guess the usage of on for public transport is understandable enough for o.p.