Benefits/costs of a car.

[Delphinus]

Why the hell not! I do have an extra 13k in my pocket.

[rwh]

Don't you get snow and ice and stuff down there? Do you still ride in that?

I was at home sick today. Normally I'd drive to the local bakery for a pie for lunch in that situation, but having dropped off my car for a WoF, I only had the bike. I really didn't feel like getting all suited up for a 3 minute ride in the rain, especially while not feeling so good, so ended up staying home, and never got round to lunch at all.

I'd miss having a car.

Richard

[Delphinus]

yeah plenty of snow/ice etc. But in those conditions do I really need to go out that urgently? If its stuff in town I can either walk or take the bus.

RWH - If someone paid you $35 for taking bike out to shop instead of car, would you do it? Thats what it equates to...

[The Lone Rider]

I just got myself a nice european sports car with leather interior, electric windows seats etc and even wipers on the front lights. Why? Because with me using a car only for groceries and the occassional group car pool thing (ahem.. maids), the expensive assed car doesn't get used and therefore doesn't cost much to maintain when it's sitting idle 6 out of 7 days under a cover.

Women on the whole dig cars more then bikes. Strange, I know. But it seems to be fact. And you can carry more of them with a car.

But if you want a good cheap car, an ex corporate car is the way to go. They are maintained, well looked after, and usually they are being sold off not because they are breaking down but because it is company policy to sell them after X amount of kms or years or when the execs decide they need the latest who-dicky.

[rwh]

yeah plenty of snow/ice etc. But in those conditions do I really need to go out that urgently? If its stuff in town I can either walk or take the bus.

RWH - If someone paid you $35 for taking bike out to shop instead of car, would you do it? Thats what it equates to...

Maybe, if it was offered on the spot. Or I'd ask them if I could spend it on getting pizza delivered instead ... since the point is the lack of car.

On the other hand, mine isn't a company car that I could get $13k/year by not having. It's a 92 Nissan worth probably $2 - 3k. If you could really gain that much, then yes I'd probably give it up and get something like what I've actually got.

Richard

[NighthawkNZ:Me]

13k a year cor a company car... errrr ditch it put it your back pocket... you can get a pretty tidy car for under 5g's (heck ours only cost 3) and it doesn't cost 10g to run a year...

I know Im not that good at math but...

On the other side... I haven't needed a cage for um.... 20 odd years..., the only time I ask for help is when moving house... and that hasn't been a problem... all the rest has been done on a bike, or walk or public transport... (mainly bike tho )

By the sound of it you have already made your mind up...

P.S as for lifts to KB functions since you just live around the corner me and paula can give you a lift to and fro...

[HRT]

Buy my bluebird Diesel is the way of the future haha