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Don't forget to subtract car amortization from the $15 figure.

• anonymouskimmer 3y ago
  People never subtract stress amortization from their jobs. And really, how many people drive their car into the ground? I used my old Saturn SL1 to deliver papers and other periodicals (on the order of 1000 stop and goes per week), and it was still working fine when I had to sell it at 150k miles for a move. The driver's seat was just torn to pieces. It's just extra oil changes, gas, tires, and maybe maintenance on things like the radiator.
  • jjeaff 3y ago
    Yes, but one of the biggest factors when selling your car is the mileage. Take what that car would have sold for if it had 75k miles on it and subtract what you actually sold it for. That difference is the additional depreciation those 75k miles created. And Uber won't let you drive junkers either. So there is always some additional value lost per mile driven that needs to be accounted for.
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    • Scoundreller 3y ago
      Eventually, when an unpopular vehicle is old enough, 150k miles or 225k doesn’t make a difference because most of its value is in the catalytic converter and metal shreds.
  • f311a 3y ago
    > It's just extra oil changes, gas, tires, and maybe maintenance on things like the radiator. Well, it really adds up. Compare it to a desk job where all you need is a cheap laptop.