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I’m not affluent enough to buy one car for my daily life and rent another for whenever I have to leave the city.
by nslsm 7mo ago
I’m not affluent enough to buy one car for my daily life and rent another for whenever I have to leave the city.
- timbit42 7mo agoLook at a hybrid.
- neogodless 7mo agoShow the math.. only about 12% of buyers buy new cars. Economical, efficient EVs can be had for $20k. Renting a big truck occasionally can be as little as $20, but even at $5000 for a truck rental... most people are buying trucks that cost $10, $20, $30K more than an enconomy car.
- whynotmaybe 7mo agoHow often do you leave the city for more than 200km? Each time I travel oversea, I take a "public transportation plane", not my private jet. It's not because an EV doesn't fit for 100% of your requirements, that it doesn't fit for everyone. No car fits for 100%.
- 8note 7mo agoYou could alternatively just rent a car or truck when you need one, and not one a car at all? if you arent affluent, all the costs that come with car ownership are a bit excessive. even still you might want to go for the cheap EV, and just not do things that require a pickup, rather than paying the costs of the pickup all the time