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My car has cost me $29 today sitting in the garage :|

by korynunn 8y ago

beatgammit 8y ago
Wait, your car costs $10k/year?
- throwaway2016a 8y ago
  If op has a 5 year loan on a $40,000 car + taxes + insurance + repairs... that sounds about right.
  - fyfy18 8y ago
    I'd assume after the 5 years you still have the car, or at least sell it for something rather than scrap.
    - cma 8y ago
      Not if it sits in the garage that whole time.. wait
    - korynunn 8y ago
      This is a great bit of insight that most don't get. I'll be making a total cost of ownership site soon to show how all of these details affect true cost of a car.
      - MandieD 8y ago
        My husband and I did some of those calculations when we were considering my next car seven years ago. Result: I ended up not considering anything less than three years old, and am still the content owner of an off-lease diesel 2008 Ford Focus Turnier (station wagon), about to have a new timing belt put in. My cost per kilometer would have been lower had I been confident in my manual shift driving capabilities (at the time, no; now, yes) and had eschewed luxuries like leather seats and the larger engine. Cost per km over the past seven years: 0.334 EUR Average cost per year (not considering that I've dropped my driving from over 20T to under 8T km/yr): 5826 EUR But I've not looked at it from an inventory perspective; it does spend an awful lot of time sitting in our garage ever since I switched offices and now carpool with a colleague who loves driving his BMW and is delighted that I give him 10 EUR/wk for gas and peer-pressure him into leaving for work at 7am :)
      - beatgammit 8y ago
        I was actually thinking of doing just this since I'm going to need a new car soon. I'm basically trying to compare EVs, hybrids, and gas cars. It would be especially interesting to base data on historical TCO for various brands.
- korynunn 8y ago
  No, the day wasn't over when I posted that.
- a13n 8y ago
  Could be a brand new Tesla Model S
- korynunn 8y ago
  To clear this up: https://YouTube.com/korynunn https://YouTube.com/korynunn
  - beatgammit 8y ago
    Makes sense. I'm not a "car guy" and my car cost ~$10k used a few years ago, so I thought perhaps that your math was off. But if cars are your thing, I totally get it.

My car has cost me $29 today sitting in the garage :|

beatgammit 8y ago

Wait, your car costs $10k/year?

throwaway2016a 8y ago
If op has a 5 year loan on a $40,000 car + taxes + insurance + repairs... that sounds about right.
- fyfy18 8y ago
  I'd assume after the 5 years you still have the car, or at least sell it for something rather than scrap.
  - cma 8y ago
    Not if it sits in the garage that whole time.. wait
  - korynunn 8y ago
    This is a great bit of insight that most don't get. I'll be making a total cost of ownership site soon to show how all of these details affect true cost of a car.
    - MandieD 8y ago
      My husband and I did some of those calculations when we were considering my next car seven years ago. Result: I ended up not considering anything less than three years old, and am still the content owner of an off-lease diesel 2008 Ford Focus Turnier (station wagon), about to have a new timing belt put in. My cost per kilometer would have been lower had I been confident in my manual shift driving capabilities (at the time, no; now, yes) and had eschewed luxuries like leather seats and the larger engine. Cost per km over the past seven years: 0.334 EUR Average cost per year (not considering that I've dropped my driving from over 20T to under 8T km/yr): 5826 EUR But I've not looked at it from an inventory perspective; it does spend an awful lot of time sitting in our garage ever since I switched offices and now carpool with a colleague who loves driving his BMW and is delighted that I give him 10 EUR/wk for gas and peer-pressure him into leaving for work at 7am :)
    - beatgammit 8y ago
      I was actually thinking of doing just this since I'm going to need a new car soon. I'm basically trying to compare EVs, hybrids, and gas cars. It would be especially interesting to base data on historical TCO for various brands.
korynunn 8y ago
No, the day wasn't over when I posted that.
a13n 8y ago
Could be a brand new Tesla Model S
korynunn 8y ago
To clear this up: https://YouTube.com/korynunn https://YouTube.com/korynunn
- beatgammit 8y ago
  Makes sense. I'm not a "car guy" and my car cost ~$10k used a few years ago, so I thought perhaps that your math was off. But if cars are your thing, I totally get it.