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I read [this
question](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/questions/47387/translate-a-
complex-sentence-with-%E3%81%AA%E3%81%8C%E3%82%89) and the first sentence has
been bothering me:

> 1) 今日はお酒を **飲む** ので、私は車で **行かなかった** が...  
>  Today I will drink so I didn't go by car, but ...

I would have expected either:

> 2) 今日はお酒を **飲む** ので、私は車で **来なかった** が...  
>  Today I will drink so I didn't come by car, but ...  
>  3) 今日はお酒を **飲んだ** ので、私は車で **行かなかった** が...  
>  Today I drank so I didn't go by car, but ...

So, I understand 行く and くる to be motion relative to the speaker's current
location. I think the original sentence is strange because with 行かなかった the
'going' is finished. The fact that he will later drink alcohol is irrelevant.
Whereas with 来なかった the 'coming' is complete and he is now **at** the place
where he will drink.

Does sentence 1) make sense? If so where is the speaker when he is saying it?
Can you please explain any misunderstanding I have?
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Confusion about motion towards/away from speaker
It's possible if the speaker says it after returning from the place where they
drank beer. And I believe the English translation should be "I didn't go by
car (but by another means) because I would drink some alcohol today".
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