Jun 22 2009
To Drive or Not to Drive, That is the Question
Last week Moolanomy posted How I Save $8,535 Per Year By Not Having A Car. It’s a subject that’s been on my mind for a while now, but has come up at a very interesting time, perhaps prophetically.
Yesterday I was on my way for a drip to spend some time with friends and visit with family down in Rhode Island (I live near Boston). Before I got on the highway I had to fill the tank. Having done that, I began accelerating up the onramp only to lose top gear. Uh-oh. Not good. This is probably going to cost me. Needless to say, I never made it down to RI.
So now I face the prospect of a big repair bill.
Here’s the deal, though. I hardly ever drive. Most weeks the only time I spend on the road is to and from the grocery store. I might make one real drive involving highway travel each month. This is the benefit of living near the subway, which in turn stops close to the office.
With that in mind you can probably understand my reluctance to put a great deal of money into repairing this 10 year old, 100k+ miles car. And by extension you can probably also understand why I’m not too keen on purchasing a replacement. I’m strongling thinking of going the rental/Zip Car route for when I need wheels.
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