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Do most people ask that their vehicle carry furniture and appliances on a regular basis? Honestly any time I have a larger item either being hauled to my place

Do most people ask that their vehicle carry furniture and appliances on a regular basis? Honestly any time I have a larger item either being hauled to my place or away from it, it's someone else's vehicle, e.g. delivery of a new appliance or pricing it to move quickly on craigslist so someone comes and takes it away.

Spivak 5y ago
So your solution to not needing to move things is for other people with suitable vehicles to come and move things? How is that gonna work when everyone has a sedan? It's true for everyone I know who has children and owns a house in the burbs. The cost of taking delivery from everything from TVs, lawn mowers, dirt, mulch, Costco trips, adds up and SUVs aren't really more expensive than sedans. Like I get you, I live a very privileged urban apartment dweller life and can afford to just pay for people to move things for me the few times I need it but renting tools and labor is expensive for a family.
- Pet_Ant 5y ago
  > How is that gonna work when everyone has a sedan? People who specialise in it? Like moving vans or toe trucks? > but renting tools and labor is expensive for a family. Compared to the extra cost of the vehicle and gas? I mean how often do you buy new furniture? People ask how I manage without a car: simple I bus or take a cab. "cabs are expensive" per trip sure... but per year? Nothing compared to the cost of car ownership. If big cars aren't false economy yet, then they will be once we start paying for our carbon. Most of us could get around 90% of the time in a coupe.
  - Spivak 5y ago
    It's not different. That's the whole point. 2020 Honda Accord: $28k total cost of ownership [1] 30/37 mpg 282 g/m emissions rating [3] 2020 Honda CR-V: $28k total cost of ownership [2] 28/34 mpg 294 g/m emissions rating [3] [1] https://www.edmunds.com/honda/accord/2020/cost-to-own/?style=401827087 https://www.edmunds.com/honda/accord/2020/cost-to-own/?style... [2] https://www.edmunds.com/honda/cr-v/2020/cost-to-own/?style=401834133 https://www.edmunds.com/honda/cr-v/2020/cost-to-own/?style=4... [3] https://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/Find.do?action=sbs&id=42071&id=42298 https://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/Find.do?action=sbs&id=42071&... According to [3] the yearly fuel cost difference is $50. For reference on the emissions numbers a 2010 H3 Hummer is 555g/m.
macksd 5y ago
Someone from Craigslist comes and takes it away? On what, their back?

Spivak 5y ago

So your solution to not needing to move things is for other people with suitable vehicles to come and move things? How is that gonna work when everyone has a sedan? It's true for everyone I know who has children and owns a house in the burbs. The cost of taking delivery from everything from TVs, lawn mowers, dirt, mulch, Costco trips, adds up and SUVs aren't really more expensive than sedans. Like I get you, I live a very privileged urban apartment dweller life and can afford to just pay for people to move things for me the few times I need it but renting tools and labor is expensive for a family.

Pet_Ant 5y ago
> How is that gonna work when everyone has a sedan? People who specialise in it? Like moving vans or toe trucks? > but renting tools and labor is expensive for a family. Compared to the extra cost of the vehicle and gas? I mean how often do you buy new furniture? People ask how I manage without a car: simple I bus or take a cab. "cabs are expensive" per trip sure... but per year? Nothing compared to the cost of car ownership. If big cars aren't false economy yet, then they will be once we start paying for our carbon. Most of us could get around 90% of the time in a coupe.
- Spivak 5y ago
  It's not different. That's the whole point. 2020 Honda Accord: $28k total cost of ownership [1] 30/37 mpg 282 g/m emissions rating [3] 2020 Honda CR-V: $28k total cost of ownership [2] 28/34 mpg 294 g/m emissions rating [3] [1] https://www.edmunds.com/honda/accord/2020/cost-to-own/?style=401827087 https://www.edmunds.com/honda/accord/2020/cost-to-own/?style... [2] https://www.edmunds.com/honda/cr-v/2020/cost-to-own/?style=401834133 https://www.edmunds.com/honda/cr-v/2020/cost-to-own/?style=4... [3] https://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/Find.do?action=sbs&id=42071&id=42298 https://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/Find.do?action=sbs&id=42071&... According to [3] the yearly fuel cost difference is $50. For reference on the emissions numbers a 2010 H3 Hummer is 555g/m.

macksd 5y ago

Someone from Craigslist comes and takes it away? On what, their back?