Comments on: 1 car experiment: FAIL

By: Sara Broers

Sara Broers — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 16:11:25 +0000

Depending on your logisitics- one car can make sense. We've never had one car, always had more than one. Living in the country – 10 miles from town- would make one car a pretty hairy deal. But you know, if we had to make it work, I'm sure we would find a way. Things do always work out for a reason.

By: UPrinting

UPrinting — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 05:19:07 +0000

Now a 2nd car does sound more economical and reasonable than spending $200 more for maintaining just one. It might be a bigger cost now, but in the long run, getting that second car will allow you to save more or use the money for other things. Good luck!

By: Kosmo @ The Casual Observer

Kosmo @ The Casual Observer — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 19:58:02 +0000

That’s a good point about spending more on gas. It’s a bit of counter-intuitive to most people. Fewer cars = fewer miles, right? But dropping someone off at work in the morning and picking them up again at night is twice as many miles as if they just drove there and back.

Our commuter car (the only I drive 70 mile to and from work and day care each day) is a 1998 Ford Contour. Older, but looks good and runs good. It has long since been paid off and isn’t nickel and diming too bad – a $500 repair about once a year (which sounds back until you divide it by 12 months and compare that $40 amount to a car payment).
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By: @bigguyd

@bigguyd — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 17:08:14 +0000

I'm int he same boat…have the one car and am thinking about #2. Mostly stalling because I don't want another car payment. Argh….

By: Eric

Eric — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 21:43:58 +0000

Public transportation? Husband bike to work? (Wouldn’t be feasible where I live but…)

By: Wojciech Kulicki

Wojciech Kulicki — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 21:37:48 +0000

We're dealing with something similar recently. My older car needed extensive repairs, so we decided to experiment with one car for a while. Even before the birth of our first child, it was hectic, and now it's just getting to be where we're pretty much driving around if we're not at work. There's no time left for anything…

We're scrambling to save up enough for a new second vehicle!

By: melissa

melissa — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 21:22:54 +0000

my husband's DREAM is to only have one car. he talks about riding his bike to work and stuff… then i remind him that we live in NEW ENGLAND and have this little thing called WEATHER and he remembers how impractical it is!

By: Sheila

Sheila — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 21:08:25 +0000

I can only tell you my experience with one car–everbody has different needs, different transportation options, etc. We have only one car, but there are only two of us now. My husband usually rides his bike to work. We made the decision when we moved to buy a house close to his job so he can either ride his bike or walk. I do take him to work at least once a week because he has to be there early, and his work is on the way to the gym for me. After we were married in 1981, we had one car until around 1992, I believe. My husband would take the car to work, and the kids to daycare. I would take the bus. When we moved to a smaller town with bad bus service, I walked (except when it was 20 below–then I got a ride with a coworker) to work, and my husband would drive. Sometimes when it was nice, he'd ride his bike, and the car would stay in the garage. (I wrote more, but it was too long)