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oil benchmark, crossed $80 per barrel on Friday for the first time since November 2014 as demand rebounds while supply remains tight We're (unwillingly) part o
by WarOnPrivacy 5y ago
oil benchmark, crossed $80 per barrel on Friday for the first time since November 2014 as demand rebounds while supply remains tight
We're (unwillingly) part of the increasing demand. We had to move & our only choice was farther out. We're driving >5x more than we were 6 months ago.
* only choice = 50-400 applicants for each available rental. Most are statistically unlikely to find anything here at all.
- wffurr 5y agoTime to go electric!
- WarOnPrivacy 5y agoOur cars are 1961, 1963, 1969, 1996, 2006. Electrifying them would be a notable project.
- wffurr 5y agoPresumably you would start with replacing the one with the duty cycle that best fits electric range and charging capability. But you know your situation best, of course. Shame there aren't 10-15 year old electric cars on the used market. Maybe in another 10 years there will be reasonable used electric options.
- WarOnPrivacy 5y ago> Presumably you would start with replacing the one with the duty cycle that best fits electric range and charging capability. We've considered it but the joy in driving these things is largely due to their ICUs. You're probably right about waiting for used electrics. Need to see what the repercussions are of EoL battery packs.
- wffurr 5y agoI bought a 2017 Bolt and am eagerly awaiting a brand new battery pack with extended warranty. Also, I forgot to say in my initial comment, I'm sorry you had to move so far from where you'd clearly rather be. That sucks. :(
- abap_rocky 5y agoPresumably you don't park all of these cars at your residence. If so, I can imagine that factors into your difficulty in finding rentals.
- WarOnPrivacy 5y agoDifficulty is entirely due to scarcity of housing. Our last place only held 3 cars so the others were garaged at a friend's. New place has room. We beat lottery-like odds to get it (& offered 6 mos up front).
- edot 5y agoWow. Do you daily drive the ‘60s vehicles? That’s an impressively old vehicle if it’s driven regularly. Still cool even if it’s just a collectible.
- WarOnPrivacy 5y agoYes to the 69. Son put on a 4bbl intake and it practically idles at 90 - scoots to 120 w/ room to spare. The 63 has a 6cyl and it'll be on the road next month. He'll sell the 69 right after. I pulled the 61 off the road for a few weeks while I find a slip yoke. Trans is kind of an oddball.
- IshKebab 5y agoPresumably you don't drive 5 cars regularly.
- WarOnPrivacy 5y agoThree to 4 regularly. It'll be 4 to 6 in a year (6 live here because 4+ incomes gets us ahead of min expenses).
- idiotsecant 5y agooften people with older vehicles pride themselves on continuing to use old vehicles as daily drivers but then also keep a 'stable' of backup vehicles because they are each so unreliable. I fell into this trap for a long time myself, until I realized one reliable vehicle is better than 3 or 4 unreliable ones, even if it's more expensive for one than the other 4 put together.
- WarOnPrivacy 5y ago> often people with older vehicles pride themselves on continuing to use old vehicles as daily drivers but then also keep a 'stable' of backup vehicles because they are each so unreliable. You aren't wrong which is why I drive the 1996 Toyota. Got it w/ 40k and it's been bulletproof. The 61 is kind of an heirloom. My new sister's family (found via ancestry) were first owners. We're keeping it from dying. The 69 and 63 are here because reviving them is cathartic for son #3. They are/will be daily drivers.
- e0a74c 5y agoSell them and buy a couple of electric cars?
- WarOnPrivacy 5y agoIf I had that much cash, I'd just waste it on land.
- Permit 5y agoOccasionally some people (understandably) suggest that we should outlaw gas-powered vehicles. It sounds like you really love cars so I've always wondered: What's your take on that? Do you see it as an attack on your passion? Do you see it as inevitable? Do you see it as something you might protest against? As something you're willing to do if the government were to compensate you for it? I ask because I see how passionate some car enthusiasts get about much smaller things like manual vs. automatic transmissions. I imagine mandated electric vehicles might bother such people.
- onlyrealcuzzo 5y agoWhere do you live that has 400 applicants for a rental??
- WarOnPrivacy 5y agoWest Central Florida.
- onlyrealcuzzo 5y agoIs that like Tampa and Orlando-ish?
- WarOnPrivacy 5y agoYes. The housing shortage here is unprecedented. It's also unprecedented in the other markets where it's happening. note: One major reason for employee shortages is that people can no longer afford to live in many job markets.
- scrose 5y agoNot OP, but it’s not uncommon for ‘Affordable Housing’ opportunities in NYC to get over 50,000 applicants for, many times, just 100 units in a building in a matter of days.
- WarOnPrivacy 5y agoFather in law just put my ex on a housing waiting list. As a homeless vet, her wait is at least 5 years.
- zitterbewegung 5y agoYes but this doesn’t adjust for inflation so while it is a benchmark it is still cheaper than it was in 2014.
- jeffbee 5y agoIn real dollars we are currently at about the same price today as we had in late October 2014. The price was falling rapidly that month so the benchmark is the same in real or nominal dollars.
- WarOnPrivacy 5y ago2014 was terrible. A tank of gas could double an old car's value.