when will you stop driving?

[mapleleaf4ever]

the day i die will be the day i stop driving. (okay, or unless i'm too old and senile to operate one.)

[Carrie]

I don't work downtown .. I would waste time if I took the bus.

[cinist]

my car got totaled in January, in what was my second time getting t-boned driver side at 70km +

it hurts, a lot.

i haven't bought a new car. i was going to and then this idea popped in my head, which was FUCK IT, go travel with the money.

not having a car hasn't exactly hit me yet as i don't care to drive more then is neccesary (FEAR) and my dad lent me his truck as he was hit HEAD ON a week before my accident and broke his knee in my moms car and has no real desire to drive much either.
( The firemen who cut me out of my car, cut him out a week prior, they weren't even suprised really....driving in the lower mainland is dangerous business fuck the cost of fuel, cost of life)

[SEAN!]

THEY MAY TAKE MY MONEY. BUT THEY WILL NEVER TAKE MY RIDE!

/braveheart

[ash1ee]

Originally Posted by Carrie

I'm spending about 50$ a week on gas, pretty affordable since I drive a BMW and put higher octane fuel into it.

I love my car and don't think I'll get rid of it

you might not love your german car so much if you had to pay for the maintenance on it.

fuel is one thing. but so are brake pads. tires. oil changes etc.

[mithridate]

i think i'll stop driving once my baby breaks down and dies. i dont think i'd be able to afford another car.

transit is pretty darn expensive IMO, and for an extra 200$ a month, i can have my car and i can go anywhere, anytime, in about half the time transit takes.

[SEAN!]

Originally Posted by mithridate

i think i'll stop driving once my baby breaks down and dies. i dont think i'd be able to afford another car.

transit is pretty darn expensive IMO, and for an extra 200$ a month, i can have my car and i can go anywhere, anytime, in about half the time transit takes.

yeah thats about the only reason i dont take transit.

[cinist]

I know I would never be able to convert to being a transit user, it would just never happen.

[Carrie]

I pay for maintenance on my car, I just don't pay for the labour on it as my dad and brother can do it.

I buy the oil filters and oil, or the brake pads... sometimes my dad does help and pay for it... but thats what dads do.

I'm aware of how much my car costs to maintain and it's still not a reason for me to stop driving.

I enjoy having my car and even if I worked downtown, I would still have one because it's convienent if I want to go somewhere thats not downtown.

e.g. driving to la casa gelato on sunday night or tuesday night at 10pm... the gelato was very good and worth the drive...

[narc]

Originally Posted by ash1ee

you might not love your german car so much if you had to pay for the maintenance on it.

fuel is one thing. but so are brake pads. tires. oil changes etc.

those can all be 'expensed' if you use your vehicle for business.

[Carrie]

I love expensing my vehicle

[anewlife]

wrong question. more like when will you start driving?

28 and still preferring my skateboard...

[rustybob]

I'll stop driving when they pry my car from my cold dead hands.

With that said, I did move to a more fuel efficient car. I do also try combine multiple trips into one. In the end though, what really saves me money is maintenance. If I paid full price, I'd be broke. But I get 30+% off on parts at Lordco, and a guy I grew up with who now lives in Vancouver is a mechanic. I always pay him for the work done, but what I pay is 66-75% off of what I'd pay at a shop. Since I've never owned a new vehicle (yet), maintenance costs normally would be high, but between cheap parts and cheap labor, realistically, gas prices would have to get past $3/litre before I'd really feel the sting.

[Senior]

Originally Posted by mithridate

i think i'll stop driving once my baby breaks down and dies. i dont think i'd be able to afford another car.

transit is pretty darn expensive IMO, and for an extra 200$ a month, i can have my car and i can go anywhere, anytime, in about half the time transit takes.

public transit should be free.

[crookedking]

Originally Posted by Revolver

where are all these people comming from? fuck.

their parents.

[crookedking]

Originally Posted by mapleleaf4ever

the day i die will be the day i stop driving. (okay, or unless i'm too old and senile to operate one.)

you'll still drive.

you'll be one of those old assholes who doesn't go through yellow lights and takes too long to go through a green.

[Erin]

Originally Posted by NinjaBoy

YAH! Environment!

Blah blah blah...

It's something I enjoy. And right now I can afford it. If that day comes that I can't afford it anymore - shitty for me I guess.

[crookedking]

Originally Posted by Senior

public transit should be free.

or, at the very least, get rid of the zone system.

[crookedking]

Originally Posted by Erin

Blah blah blah...

It's something I enjoy. And right now I can afford it. If that day comes that I can't afford it anymore - shitty for me I guess.

EARTH PIG!

[Erin]

Originally Posted by crookedking

EARTH PIG!

You sound like my Mom.

[crookedking]

that was my intention.

[Erin]

Thanks.

[crookedking]

you're welcome.

[NinjaBoy]

Originally Posted by Erin

Blah blah blah...

It's something I enjoy. And right now I can afford it. If that day comes that I can't afford it anymore - shitty for me I guess.

I have no problem with driving, it's necessary. But the opinion "I drive for the hell of it and won't stop no matter what" just seems wasteful.

[_bRiTt]

Originally Posted by mithridate

i think i'll stop driving once my baby breaks down and dies. i dont think i'd be able to afford another car.

transit is pretty darn expensive IMO, and for an extra 200$ a month, i can have my car and i can go anywhere, anytime, in about half the time transit takes.

Exactly how I feel, a one zone bus pass is 70 something bucks and I don't think I spend that much on getting to work in the month, which is all i use my car for other then going downtown on weekends, which i HAVE to use a car for since transit in the valley sucks to much. If i moved downtown, which i won't, i wouldn't drive but i'd probably still keep it insured just in case. Plus, I work for Lordco, get cost on all my parts and i can fix most anything on my car, and if i can't i know all the shops who do it for free.