the return of the 1 vehicle household.

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radioouman

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Nov 4, 2002
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My parents have three cars for two drivers.
My wife and I have three cars for two drivers.
My sister and her husband have three vehicles for two drivers.

The only excuse that we have is that no one in my family buys new cars, and it is cheaper to maintain three cars (one extra in case one breaks down) than to drive two new cars.
 

Minjin

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Jan 18, 2003
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<=Live alone...five cars

Gas doesn't have anything to do with my cost of owning multiple cars. I can't drive them all at once. And I certainly don't have any car payments. In most situations, buying a car on credit is called living beyond your means...

Mark
 

Jzero

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Oct 10, 1999
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Only having one car is not bloody likely with the wife working in the dead opposite direction, but next $1000 I get I would like to buy a motorscooter for rehearsals and short errands.
 

Armitage

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Feb 23, 2001
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Actually, I'd be likely to get a second, more fuel efficient car, and save the land cruiser for when I actually need it. But even at $3-$4/gallon, It's not likely to come out ahead when you consider purchase price, insurance, etc. If I were confident that gas prices were going to stay at this level, I might.
 

rh71

No Lifer
Aug 28, 2001
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Originally posted by: xospec1alk
Originally posted by: rh71
we have 1 car because I drive my wife to the train station and I work from home. We used to have 2 even though it was the same scenario. ;) It actually cost us more in gas money to have 2 cars (even though we drove the Accord (vs. the SUV) more often for the train station-trips).

proof

wow. diligent eh?
only because I was curious myself. It was easy to put together though... all on my citicard statements.