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[–] 2 points 2 years ago (4 children)

I keep meaning to look at exactly what my small car costs per year.
Last estimate was £1000 a year on fuel, parts, and maintenance.

Which is equivalent to 50+ hours of car club use.
For now, I have too many "shit, I need to get this large/heavy object 5 miles away" moments to make it worth it.
But long term, I kinda like the idea of not having to worry about the car.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (3 children)

    Insurance and depreciation are the bigger costs I think, but even ignoring those; if you have “heavy objects” less than once a week it would probably still be cheaper to just rent a van when you need it. Convenience might be an argument but yeah that’s what you pay the big bucks for.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (2 children)

    That figure actually includes depreciation and insurance! In fact, almost half of it is just the bloody insurance... Though I should possibly make an allowance in the figure for future repair work, as it's an older car.

    I think once my big project (and associated last second trips to the builder's merchant) is finished, I'll have a go at living without the car.
    My housemates may not be too happy about the private taxi service shutting down though!

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