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Buying a new car is not better than keeping an old one (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You don't factor in:

tires
oil changes
repairing broken parts
insurance
the loss of value over time

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

fair points, a 1 litre car like this which is considered very safe basically costs nothing to ensure. i mainly forgot because it's technically part of a company fleet of a family member, and they just pay the minescule bill.

it is a toyota. there are no broken parts.

i am not planning to sell it, it was already worth less than 1500€

oil doesn't really cost much either, especially because i change it myself.

tires last really long and if you buy slightly used ones from someone who sold their car you can save a lot of money.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Well, then there's also a bunch of other stuff I didn't mention:

cleaning the car costs a little every now and thrn because you mustn't do it in your driveway
speeding tickets and other violations occur depending on how well you abide by the rules
TÜV et al. cost a little every few years
some parts may break due to bad luck - even Toyota cannot prevent stone chips on your windshield

There are a lot of small hidden costs which all add up, even on cheap cars.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

which is all true. and that is the cost i'm willing to pay to drive my car. if you think you can not afford to drive a car, don't.