• thepiguy@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    Recently my parents got a car for emergency situations (like dropping my sister to school when busses are cancelled and she can’t bike because of rain). And when I did the research for a car with them, I realised just how good cars with sub 1L engines are (3-4l per 100km in the city). Sure, they are not gonna be fast, but they are still faster than the speed limit of 120km/h on our highways here. I am personally hoping to buy a rx8 or a na miata soon for enthusiast reasons. Modern transport should be 100% public.

    Edit: grammar and spelling

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      1 year ago

      if public transport is a valid alternative (cheaper, less crowded, more comfortable) i will use it. but currenly it is not. so i will drive my 1st gen yaris 1.0. besides 70€ of gas a month, there ate no other operation costs.

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          1 year ago

          fair points, a 1 litre car like this which is considered very safe basically costs nothing to ensure. i mainly forgot because it’s technically part of a company fleet of a family member, and they just pay the minescule bill.

          it is a toyota. there are no broken parts.

          i am not planning to sell it, it was already worth less than 1500€

          oil doesn’t really cost much either, especially because i change it myself.

          tires last really long and if you buy slightly used ones from someone who sold their car you can save a lot of money.

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            1 year ago

            Well, then there’s also a bunch of other stuff I didn’t mention:

            • cleaning the car costs a little every now and thrn because you mustn’t do it in your driveway
            • speeding tickets and other violations occur depending on how well you abide by the rules
            • TÜV et al. cost a little every few years
            • some parts may break due to bad luck - even Toyota cannot prevent stone chips on your windshield

            There are a lot of small hidden costs which all add up, even on cheap cars.

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              1 year ago

              which is all true. and that is the cost i’m willing to pay to drive my car. if you think you can not afford to drive a car, don’t.