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I feel like such a huge part of the cost in a car is completely upfront and if these "low car" people calculated how much they are spending per km driven, they
by wisnoskij 4y ago
I feel like such a huge part of the cost in a car is completely upfront and if these "low car" people calculated how much they are spending per km driven, they would have a stroke and sell the car.
- ehnto 4y agoIt's totally dependent on your own circumstances I guess. For me to drive to work it costs ~$30 a day, in fuel and parking, without adding in maintenance, rego and consumables. On the bike it costs $0
- wisnoskij 4y agoYes, but I was talking specifically about framing your perception in a specific way. Driving to work actually costs you something more like ~$30 in fuel and parking and ~$25 in owning the car ($55). Biking to work costs you $0 in fuel and parking and ~$25 in owning the car that it sitting in your garage ($25). Fuel is a small percentage of the cost in owning a car, and even the most insane parking costs get anywhere near car ownership costs.
- ehnto 4y agoOh I see, yes if possible not having the car at all would be the best outcome. Even more so when you consider many people choose where they live based on it's affordances for cars, with a bit of approximation you could probably work out the figure for having a carpark/garage at where you live.