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I honestly don't think I could sleep at night, having bought a new car, knowing how much its depreciating just sat there. An acquaintance bought his dream audi
by weego 6y ago
I honestly don't think I could sleep at night, having bought a new car, knowing how much its depreciating just sat there. An acquaintance bought his dream audi TT a few years ago, and after a couple of years of ownership we calculated that every time he drove it to the shop to get lunch it cost him $35 in depreciation on top of whatever he bought.
- matsemann 6y agoI bike everywhere, but have been considering buying a car for some trips where it's impractical: Visiting family far away, go to the mountains to ski etc. I could always rent, but I have ended up only doing it sporadically. Spending ~$50 on a city car to have it for a day out of the city has made the barrier so high. But having calculated cost of owning a car (parking, insurance, repairs, deprecation, gas etc) I have realized I could do that every weekend all year, and still probably come out ahead. Even if comparing to buying a used car. So here's to hoping I will be better at doing it this winter.