Originally Posted by pletcgm
I had a really good one last week! I was commuting to work and came up on the last stop light. The driver in the car beside me rolled his window down and told me that he sees me all the time on a bicycle coming to work. He said that I need to manage my money better and I would be able to afford a car.
I responded by telling him that "I just bought a brand new MB C240 a week ago and I am commuting to work so that I don't become a fat-a$$ like you are sitting in the vehicle! By the way, come back to me when you have a truck that is more expensive than my bicycle!" He wasn't too appreciative of that remark!
I thought the reply was a little hard.
Anyway. There are plenty of people like myself who struggled owning a car. I could never save any money when owning a motorcar after paying the monthly bank loan, insurance, gas, tolls, tickets and repairs. You have to make good money today to own a car in the city and it's silly when you consider all the bus and rail transport available.
Owning a car does not make you richer. It means your monthly transportation costs are very high.