tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10242068.post7655613247349034059..comments2023-10-22T07:07:22.603-05:00Comments on <a href="http://sturminator.blogspot.com/">Bob's Blog - Live from Lewisville</a>: Another Jedi?Sturminatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03512218221714280831noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10242068.post-36340911169986163572008-05-29T00:29:00.000-05:002008-05-29T00:29:00.000-05:00Ummmmmmmm....Ummmmmmmm....Jay Beerleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09583354224493886752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10242068.post-8860507026935327752008-05-28T23:56:00.000-05:002008-05-28T23:56:00.000-05:00All this gas prices/transportation talk on The Tic...All this gas prices/transportation talk on The Ticket seems to be leaving out some fairly basic facts. If you don't own your car, you're still making payments on it. If you paid up front, you're still using some of that value. You're still paying insurance. Depreciation won't decrease much with the lesser mileage driven. <BR/><BR/>Let's say you started taking public transportation to work and really cut down on the driving but still owned a vehicle:<BR/><BR/>Drive for a month-<BR/>Ownership for cheaper-end car (payment, lease + insurance) $350 + gas $200 = $550<BR/><BR/>Public transport to work-<BR/>Ownership $350 + gas for short trips $50 + DART pass $50= $450<BR/><BR/>So you save $100, or $3.30/day for what most consider a hassle. Waiting. Transfers. Smells. You could probably make that extra $100 in half the extra time public transport requires if your work allows it. But if you like public transport or can get significant work done of the train versus wasting time driving, by all means...<BR/><BR/>Now, if you make the crazy decision not to own a car in Dallas, your expenses are a $50 monthly DART pass and whatever time you lose to getting around versus a car. For a family, owning one car and having one adult use public transport makes sense. But owning a car and using the DART to save money - not so much.Proud Parent of a Bumper Sticker Makerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06693651933348539518noreply@blogger.com