Comment Re:another option? (Score 1) 322
"Okay, lets take a typical scenario.
You commute to work (alone), you also have a family and maybe want to tow a boat.
How about two cars."
This would only work if you commute enough miles to work.
Someone that drives 50 miles a day for work in a 20MPG car vs the VW Golf (31MPG) might save $600-700ish (maybe $700-800 if you go diesal)(thinking in terms of gas prices now which could go up or down) which if they buy a 5-6 year old Golf will cost $5000-$6000. Now the Fuel savings is offset some when you figure in the cost of maintenance and repair on the car that is getting older and perhaps more unreliable plus you still have to perform regular maintenance and carry insurance on the SUV that is parked. Having two cars will also take more time to keep them maintained.
A plus side of having an extra car is that you can use the other when one is in the shop for whatever reason.
This may work for some people depending on how long their commute is and what the price of gas is but for people with shorter commutes it may not make economic sense. One should really evaluate all the costs involved with trying to maintain a second car just for commuting.
You commute to work (alone), you also have a family and maybe want to tow a boat.
How about two cars."
This would only work if you commute enough miles to work.
Someone that drives 50 miles a day for work in a 20MPG car vs the VW Golf (31MPG) might save $600-700ish (maybe $700-800 if you go diesal)(thinking in terms of gas prices now which could go up or down) which if they buy a 5-6 year old Golf will cost $5000-$6000. Now the Fuel savings is offset some when you figure in the cost of maintenance and repair on the car that is getting older and perhaps more unreliable plus you still have to perform regular maintenance and carry insurance on the SUV that is parked. Having two cars will also take more time to keep them maintained.
A plus side of having an extra car is that you can use the other when one is in the shop for whatever reason.
This may work for some people depending on how long their commute is and what the price of gas is but for people with shorter commutes it may not make economic sense. One should really evaluate all the costs involved with trying to maintain a second car just for commuting.
