>Once again comparisons ignore the time associated with owning and maintaining a car. Amtrak isn't exactly cheap. A 300 mile trip with Amtrak is the equivalent

>Once again comparisons ignore the time associated with owning and maintaining a car. Amtrak isn't exactly cheap. A 300 mile trip with Amtrak is the equivalent of 3 months of full coverage auto insurance for me, or 3-4 oil changes, or a brake job. I can drive a lot further than 300 miles with those services performed on my car. >Next time you’re standing on line at the DMV, ask yourself “Self, right now would I rather be sitting in a comfy seat on a train sipping an adult beverage and looking out at the spectacularly beautiful Pacific coastline?” I'm a huge car enthusiast, so definitely no. For me, driving a fast car on a road trip is just as much fun as the destination itself.