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Originally Posted by Tygen1
Really??? 5K per year to own a VX???
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I included everything from washer fluid to title, insurance and oil changes, I also kept the car in progressively better shape so I wouldn't have to replace it, fixing things before they got bad, invested in snow tires as it would save on body repairs by not crashing in to stuff, changed the suspension bushings so the tires would stay in alignment, I did the things that needed to be done to keep it in good solid working order, I used to drive 120 miles one way to get to work and I didn't like having my car brake down on the way so I stayed on top of it,
My $800 1984 civic DX was cheaper to drive, that was 16 cents per mile, nothing ever went wrong with that car, pretty much tires, gas and oil with a 42.2mpg average over the time I owned it.
Driving is expensive! this is why I said to move! when I drove 120 miles to get to work I would sleep on the ground in a tent or on the floor and eat out of the ice chest in the back of my car for a few days at a time, anything to avoid a trip, I went from 120 miles to get to work to 4.5 miles, my life has so much less stress, with more free time, so I work fewer hours because stress makes life more expensive.