Originally Posted by
I-Like-To-Bike
Where the discussions go off track is when some of these people (usually a single adult living in an urban or campus environment) extrapolate their limited requirements and expectations to the general public and smugly disparage those who don't fit their own New Age/PC frugal profile, and imply that they are soooo smart and clever because they don't squander money like drunken sailors on motorized transport.
I agree. I also think it goes off track when people imply that they are soooo smart and clever because they purchased a low cost used car and have been lucky enough to not need repairs/inspections/maintenance,
and they live in a place where insurance is shockingly cheap.
You are clearly in a unique situation, and it makes sense for you to own a car. But for those of us for whom owning a car does not make financial sense, we may not realize it until we really sit down and do the math. And contrary to your unfounded assertion that I must either A) not have first hand knowledge; B) believe that any amount is too much; or C) have limited income, I simply looked at my car expenses over the past two years and had my eyes opened.