Comments on: ‘Buy this car to drive to work. Drive to work to pay for this car.’ http://www.commutebybike.com/2011/05/25/buy-this-car-to-drive-to-work-drive-to-work-to-pay-for-this-car/ Tips, Hints, Reviews and Safety for Bike Commuters Fri, 24 May 2013 01:42:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Risan http://www.commutebybike.com/2011/05/25/buy-this-car-to-drive-to-work-drive-to-work-to-pay-for-this-car/comment-page-1/#comment-259107 Risan Thu, 26 May 2011 13:19:36 +0000 http://www.commutebybike.com/?p=11675#comment-259107 I thought the numbers for the car seemed off, so I checked. If you are trying to save money you would want to take the small sedan, not the average of the different vehicle classes. So already we bring it down to $6,758. Then we probably don't want full coverage insurance and only liability. Which I have to estimate is saving perhaps $300-$500/yr. Then, they factor in depreciation, not sure how that relates when you are already paying financing. So with that in mind it would seem you need to add back in the value of the car itself, but I didn't see that. http://www.aaaexchange.com/Assets/Files/201145734460.DrivingCosts2011.pdf In the end, I did my own calculations for my costs and I spend about $4.4k/year, which is much more expensive than my bike, but not as bad as the average american. This is for my wifes van by the way, not my car which would be much less. Actually the cost does factor in the gas for my car. I thought the numbers for the car seemed off, so I checked. If you are trying to save money you would want to take the small sedan, not the average of the different vehicle classes. So already we bring it down to $6,758. Then we probably don’t want full coverage insurance and only liability. Which I have to estimate is saving perhaps $300-$500/yr. Then, they factor in depreciation, not sure how that relates when you are already paying financing. So with that in mind it would seem you need to add back in the value of the car itself, but I didn’t see that. http://www.aaaexchange.com/Assets/Files/201145734460.DrivingCosts2011.pdf

In the end, I did my own calculations for my costs and I spend about $4.4k/year, which is much more expensive than my bike, but not as bad as the average american. This is for my wifes van by the way, not my car which would be much less. Actually the cost does factor in the gas for my car.

]]> By: BluesCat http://www.commutebybike.com/2011/05/25/buy-this-car-to-drive-to-work-drive-to-work-to-pay-for-this-car/comment-page-1/#comment-258372 BluesCat Wed, 25 May 2011 21:04:05 +0000 http://www.commutebybike.com/?p=11675#comment-258372 I wish Paolo Soleri's "Arcology" idea would catch on. I would definitely have my main residence and place of employment there. And my "retreat" would be a place 10 miles down the road out in the middle of the country. Imagine how well bike commuting would catch on THEN! I wish Paolo Soleri’s “Arcology” idea would catch on.

I would definitely have my main residence and place of employment there. And my “retreat” would be a place 10 miles down the road out in the middle of the country.

Imagine how well bike commuting would catch on THEN!

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