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Yeah. Do you think that depreciation shouldn't be 39 cents a mile for an old bucket? Or do they have requirements for the age of your car? If you have like a 2

Yeah. Do you think that depreciation shouldn't be 39 cents a mile for an old bucket? Or do they have requirements for the age of your car? If you have like a 2000 camry (which runs forever) depreciation seems to be virtually 0, especially if you buy the car used and only pay like 1 grand. Also, I can imagine if you're just shuttling food around instead of passengers, you can get away with a worse car. Nobody wants to hop in a bucket and go somewhere, but food delivery doesn't matter.

Kluny 9y ago
I use Mr Money Mustache's figuring that each mile costs $1.55, then convert it to Canadian. $1.19 per km. Even a 2000 Camry will depreciate if you put enough mileage on it - if I was shopping for one I'd pay $5000 for under 120,000km, but not even a thousand for over 280,000km. But yes, you can get away with a bucket for food delivery. I'd say the best way to do it is on a scooter, but then you're really putting your life on the line every night.
- jimmywanger 9y ago
  Those old Japanese sedans are good for far more than 280000 km if you keep up on maintenance yourself. Yes, anecotes are not evidence, but this article is interesting. https://jalopnik.com/5885287/how-i-put-750000-miles-on-my-honda-civic-in-just-five-years https://jalopnik.com/5885287/how-i-put-750000-miles-on-my-ho... And besides, you can buy a car for 4k with a lot of miles. At that point it's like a dishrag. You use it to do your job until you need a new one. Blows up by the side of the road? Tell your customer that happened, buy AAA, and depending on how bad it is, you can fix it yourself after it gets towed home, or junk it and buy another. Or am I missing something?
  - 18pfsmt 9y ago
    I don't know where you live, but when I looked at for Colorado back in 2010, the state's Public Utility Commission regulations require cars to be 7 years old or less.
    - jimmywanger 9y ago
      Apparently times have changed. http://aircarecolorado.com/index.php/consumer-information/2015-emissions-inspction-program-faq/ http://aircarecolorado.com/index.php/consumer-information/20... If I'm reading this right, this just means if your car is older you have to get it inspected. I somehow doubt that classic cars (Mustang, Camaro, Corvette, 510) are banned anywhere in the country - they might have to meet more stringent tests.
  - Kluny 9y ago
    They are, I agree, but if you're buying one that's 18 years old than you haven't done the maintenance yourself, and it's hard to be sure all the previous owners have done all the maintenance items. If I bought one brand new I have no doubt I could keep it running for 500,000km, but that's not the case in this hypothetical.

Kluny 9y ago

I use Mr Money Mustache's figuring that each mile costs $1.55, then convert it to Canadian. $1.19 per km. Even a 2000 Camry will depreciate if you put enough mileage on it - if I was shopping for one I'd pay $5000 for under 120,000km, but not even a thousand for over 280,000km. But yes, you can get away with a bucket for food delivery. I'd say the best way to do it is on a scooter, but then you're really putting your life on the line every night.

jimmywanger 9y ago
Those old Japanese sedans are good for far more than 280000 km if you keep up on maintenance yourself. Yes, anecotes are not evidence, but this article is interesting. https://jalopnik.com/5885287/how-i-put-750000-miles-on-my-honda-civic-in-just-five-years https://jalopnik.com/5885287/how-i-put-750000-miles-on-my-ho... And besides, you can buy a car for 4k with a lot of miles. At that point it's like a dishrag. You use it to do your job until you need a new one. Blows up by the side of the road? Tell your customer that happened, buy AAA, and depending on how bad it is, you can fix it yourself after it gets towed home, or junk it and buy another. Or am I missing something?
- 18pfsmt 9y ago
  I don't know where you live, but when I looked at for Colorado back in 2010, the state's Public Utility Commission regulations require cars to be 7 years old or less.
  - jimmywanger 9y ago
    Apparently times have changed. http://aircarecolorado.com/index.php/consumer-information/2015-emissions-inspction-program-faq/ http://aircarecolorado.com/index.php/consumer-information/20... If I'm reading this right, this just means if your car is older you have to get it inspected. I somehow doubt that classic cars (Mustang, Camaro, Corvette, 510) are banned anywhere in the country - they might have to meet more stringent tests.
- Kluny 9y ago
  They are, I agree, but if you're buying one that's 18 years old than you haven't done the maintenance yourself, and it's hard to be sure all the previous owners have done all the maintenance items. If I bought one brand new I have no doubt I could keep it running for 500,000km, but that's not the case in this hypothetical.