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I don't know what Nashville's public transportation infrastructure is like, but a major benefit to living in NYC or SF is a "good enough" public metro system th
by dawhizkid 8y ago
I don't know what Nashville's public transportation infrastructure is like, but a major benefit to living in NYC or SF is a "good enough" public metro system that means you can comfortably live in the city without needing a car. When you add a car to a + $1300 1bed/1bath you get to be pretty close to the $2k figure either way.
- refurb 8y agoIt costs $700 per month to own a car?
- dawhizkid 8y agoyes https://www.nerdwallet.com/blog/loans/total-cost-owning-car/ https://www.nerdwallet.com/blog/loans/total-cost-owning-car/
- ApolloFortyNine 8y agoAren't they ignoring the fact that you will eventually own your car? Isn't a $100 a month for maintenance rather expensive? With any Japanese car you should be able to hit 150k miles without too many issues nowadays.
- dsfyu404ed 8y agoYes and yes. You shouldn't be making a monthly payment after 3yr and 1.2k/yr is a lot unless you drive a German car (same number of repair bills but higher dollar amounts) or are having so sideways much fun that you wear through a set of tires every year.
- refurb 8y agoSo OP should have said new car. You don't need a new car.
- asdff 8y agoI bought my car 8 years ago for $5000. To date, it cost me around $2000 in maintenance, and I give it $30 a month in gas. Car insurance and registration are roughly $500 a year. Add up all these costs, and on average I pay ~$150 a month to own and operate my car, and that's ignoring the fact I can probably still sell this car for $3000-5000. Either the math on that website is way off, or a new car is truly the worst investment you can make in your life.
- dawhizkid 8y agowhy would you think you could sell your car for $5k today when you paid the same 8 years ago?
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