Why Car Dependency Is Keeping You Poor
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And the following is your reply:
So, in light of your reply quoted above:
What in the Sam Hill are you going on about now?
Same here. My car is paid off so no more monthly payments. A 12 month Metro Pass is $1,716 a year. My insurance $1,200. So maintenance and insurance works out to the same as a yearly Metro Pass. The only other expense is fuel which works out to $12-$14 per 100 kms in the city. Less on the highway. I have a driveway so it costs nothing to park at home. The freedom, convenience and amount of time it saves is invaluable. Car for me, all the way.
Not to mention, it costs upwards of $150 a day to rent a car now.
You also don't need to spend $40K on a car. Lots of perfectly good used cars in the $10K to $15K range.
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Finally, the clarity that informs and buttresses the "what in the Sam Hill are you talking about?" narrative of your posts.LOL!!! Don't worry about it. You and your Lefty mates are gonna LOVE it!
Looks like you got it made in road-hellscape, congestion-palooza parade.
So, why are you always whining about every all things and ones infringing on your God given right to your piece and peace of tar?
I'll tell you, the Waze app has transformed getting around the city. It's the best driving app, hands down. For 95% of the travel I do, my car is an infinitely better mode of transportation. Saves me so much time. If you read my posts, you'll find that I complain more about the piss-poor service on the TTC than driving. My major complaint about roads, is the idea of tearing down the Gardiner and having all that traffic come to a stop. The majority of Council agrees with me in that it shouldn't be taken down.
I have a truck because I want 1, can easily afford it and mostly need it.
@glamphotographer why rent when, as you say, take the bus?
The Liberals have been running the Federal government for the last 6+ years and Ontario has only been governed by the PC's for 6 and a brutal stretch of Liberals before that..
You are just too funny
I guess people have taken my advice and bought tents instead of a house.
Just think of all that cash they are saving.
you are pretty self centric when declaring car-dependency-is-keeping-every car owner -poor
many families with kids need a vehicle
many people that visit clients or deliver materials or sell need a vehicle to earn a living
many people that live/ work in suburbs need a vehicle
just about all people that live/ work in rural areas need a vehicle.
cars / insurance / repairs / fuel can be expensive, no question
however , one can make smart choices about the vehicle , its use and maintenance
perhaps a car is not right for you (right now)
That is not a license to declare everyone else has car-dependency-keeping-them poor
BTW if have allowed your auto insurance to lapse for a few years ( i.e not been unsured for auto)
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you suddenly find you do really need a vehicle again, (ie employment change, health change for you or a family member, or something else unexpected )
you may get treated as a first time driver for insurance $$$$$
then you will be poorer for sure
one can buy a good reliable used car for a fraction of that
one just neeed to do some research
so a $40k car would be $20k to lease for 3 years which is say $7000 a year i.e. under $600 a month. If this is such a high amount that one would rather be taking a bus, should one even be on this board and be paying for sex?
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Shhhhh. Don't give him a reason to buy a car. Less people like him on the road the better for the rest of us.
Get yearly rustproofing. Flush all your fluids. Convert to synthetic if possible. Avoid short drives. Some highway driving with the accesories off will keep battery charged up. A weak battery will strain your alternator. Check your belts and hoses once a while. Read your manual and use the severe schedule due to our climate. You can do other things once in a while, like lubricate your weather stripping. Come to full stops before moving to reverse or vice versa(easier on the transmission). Once your car gets older, take off all extra insurance(you keep mandated liability of course, consider doubling to 2 million). When you need expensive service, try to use a specialist. I paid half for shocks and springs at a suspension shop compared to Canadian Tire or the dealer, situation even better for rad flushes and new rads. This can be inconvienent at times, though. Keep your car for decades.
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