Timeline for Infrequent car rental vs. lease/buy
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| Apr 29, 2017 at 2:37 | comment | added | Harper - Reinstate Monica | Absolutely. When I got carred, it changed my life. Gradually at first then a lot. Instead of walking to meet my friends, I'd "leave late" and then have to drive and then struggle to park. I no longer wandered the city for fun and no longer discovered a new shop every day. I ate at national fast food chains instead of the wonderful restaurants in the city. When I tried to drive to them, I got mad because I couldnt park. It was insidious. I allowed myself to be priced out of the city since I can also live in Carland. I did choose a place near transit but it's nowhere near as good. | |
| Apr 28, 2017 at 14:36 | comment | added | MetalMikester | +1 for that last paragraph. And I should add: A car that's not used often enough develops its own share of potentially costly repairs. My mechanic often said "you need to drive it more" when replacing certain parts that just rusted (etc) due to minimum use. I would sometimes find myself having to drive it around just to give it some mileage. Not as fun as it sounds (compared to, say, 25 years ago, driving with all the numbnuts out there can be very unpleasant...) | |
| Apr 28, 2017 at 12:29 | history | answered | Tor Klingberg | CC BY-SA 3.0 |