I know that normally we say travel by car or in a car, but would it be acceptable to say 'on a car'?
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4Only if you're riding on the roof. – Davo Jul 30 '19 at 12:00
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See Why are you "On a train" yet "In a car" when you are inside both vehicles? and the older Origin/reason for the expression “on the bus” instead of “in the bus” among others. – choster Jul 30 '19 at 14:23
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If you mean on top of a car's roof then "on a car" would be correct. Otherwise it would be "in a car"
Honestly I don't see why "on a train" is correct english. "on a boat" makes sense, because originally people would stand on top of a boat. Same for "on a bike", since you're definitely not in it.
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Board the train, board the plane - I think they're just parallels to boarding a ship, so then we also talk about being on the train or on the plane. – nnnnnn Jul 30 '19 at 13:57