/biz/ - Business & Finance

[Anonymous No.9669864]

what does /biz/ spend on car costs per month?

>gas?
>insurance?
>car payment?
>repairs?
>parking?
>tickets?
>any other forms of systematic ass rape that I missed?

For me:
I live downtown in a small city where I can walk, bike, or take uber. I spend ~$92 on average a month for uber/lyft.

[Anonymous No.9669907]

>>9669864
also, I should add that the benefits of stress free driving are terrific. I just tap a button on my phone, and within minutes, hop in the back seat, and get driven away by my personal chauffeur while I listen to an interesting podcast or some relaxing music.

Never again will I experience road rage, fear of road police, or any other demeaning form of existence placed on us by the automotive industry.

[Anonymous No.9669941]

>>9669864
I’m in the northeast US. Very frugal.

Insurance about 120 a month for comprehensive.
Gas 20 a week.
Dependable older car (not flashy but paid off)

>MFW my dream car is vintage but not flashy and will cost me less than 20k...I really hope I make it.

[Anonymous No.9669965]

>>9669907
I prefer the freedom of having my own vehicle and my job is a 20 minute drive from my house on an underused highway.

[Anonymous No.9669969]

>>9669864
Insurance $100
Gas $120
Car payments 0 because I'm not a cuck
Repairs average 50$ average
Parking $30
Tickets rarely

[Anonymous No.9669982]

>$200 car payment
>$100 insurance
>$60 gas

im getting jewed arent I

[Anonymous No.9669987]

How do you pay so little unless you have no job or social life?

[Anonymous No.9669994]

>>9669864
around 200 in total insurance + gas

[Anonymous No.9670009]

>>9669987
I work from home (cloud engineer). So my costs are purely going out at nights/weekends.

[Anonymous No.9670037]

>>9669994
this. about 3x less than uber would cost me

[Anonymous No.9670060]

>>9669864
>gas?
0
>insurance?
0
>car payment?
0
>repairs?
0
>parking?
0
>tickets?
0

I rent a car for the 3-4 times a year I actually need one

[Anonymous No.9670081]

>>9669864
$0

I ride my bike and use public transit.

[Anonymous No.9670082]

>>9669864
Honestly? About 3 grand

[Anonymous No.9670088]

>>9670009
im in a similar situation but ive begun to contemplate suicide
i just want to become a fucking lumberjack at this point
jesus christ please let me experience fresh air and sunlight and trees and grass and squirrels
why did you do this to me god
what sick joke is this
software development is a curse

[Anonymous No.9670102]

>>9670060
nice. I also rent cars on occasion for weekend getaways. The money I save per month (~$200+) by not having a car lets me splurge on a nice airbnb/hotel for me and a female friend for the weekend.

[Anonymous No.9670112]

>>9669864
>>gas?
$50/ month... I drive a company truck so they spend maybe $250/month
>>insurance?
$800/6 months
>>car payment?
none anymore
>>repairs?
$500/year
>>parking?
$20/ year I dont go out much
>>tickets?
Dont speed or do stupid shit, also dont own a flashy car
>>any other forms of systematic ass rape that I missed?
toll roads

5-7k miles a year on my truck... 20k/year on the company truck

[Anonymous No.9670124]

>>9669864
>any other forms of systematic ass rape that I missed?
depreciation

[Anonymous No.9670125]

>>9670088
it's what you make of it. I live in a coastal city, so I have a water front, public parks, coffee shops/al fresco lunches that I take advantage of throughout the day.

Just take regular "outdoor" breaks and maintain your sanity.

[Anonymous No.9670134]

>>9670088
you'd get run off within a week

[Anonymous No.9670138]

>gas? $50 CDN every two weeks
>insurance? $208 CDN a month

[Anonymous No.9670166]

>>9669864
>>9669907
>>9669941
>>9669965
>>9669969
>>9669982
>>9669987
>>9669994
>>9670009
>>9670037
>>9670060
>>9670081
>>9670082
>>9670088
>>9670102
>>9670112
>>9670124
>>9670125
>>9670134
>>9670138

[Anonymous No.9670188]

>>9669864
>gas?
$15-$18/week

>insurance?
$400/6months

>car payment
$0

>repairs?
$0. (i've only replaced a belt and a battery in the 5 years that i've owned it and i didn't really need to change the belt out at the time.)
>parking?
$0
>tickets?
$0

i'm poor and live on the poor side of the city and i guess that is why my insurance always goes up.
with that said, it's still cheaper than any other insurance plan. when i first had geico, my 6month payment was $350.

[Anonymous No.9670187]

>>9669864
>I spend ~$92 on average a month for uber/lyft.

calling bullshit unless you are a shut-in neckbeard NEET.

the average short commuter ride on Uber or Lyft is about $6-$12.

Assuming you're taking only a short little 1/4-1/2 mile skip hop and jump away from work, that's at least $6 each way... so $12 a day, 5 times a week, or 20 times a month. That alone is $240 a month... *before* tips.

Assuming you aren't a TOTAL social outcast and go out with friends maybe once or twice a week for dinner, drinks, etc, that's another $12-$24 a week added onto your bill of $240 every month (before tipping your drivers, of course).
tl;dr - $92 a month? Lmao. Fucking NEET.

[Anonymous No.9670203]

>>9670187
>*before* tips.
wait wait wait
you have to tip these fuckers?
on TOP of the actual price?

[Anonymous No.9670221]

>>9670203
are you trolling or have you just never stepped outside and participated in social life in the 21st century before

[Anonymous No.9670227]

>>9670221
do you tip when you pick up chinese takeout?

[Anonymous No.9670228]

>>9669864
Just sold my car today. I'm free!

[Anonymous No.9670232]

>>9669864
$60 a week in gas. $600 a month reimbursed.
$100 a month for full coverage.
Fully paid off car with 50k miles on it.
No major repairs yet, but I have to oil change ($100) every other month.
$0 Parking, No tickets.

[Anonymous No.9670245]

>>9669864

>Gas
$0, business pays for all my gas
>insurance
~$100/month
>car payments
$350/month 0% interest
>tickets
got my last ticket more than 10 years ago. I still drive like an absolute douchbag everywhere I go, speeding constantly. I'm not criminal-american, so that helps when I get pulled over.
>other ass rape
I have 5 cars, so maintenance and inspection also costs some money (lets say an average of around $100-150 a month depending on what wears out/breaks), depending on what I currently have registered for road use.

I'm not a poorfag so all this shit put together seems pretty cheap as a hobby + transportation

[Anonymous No.9670260]

>>9670227
I don't eat Chinese takeout, but tipping is culturally less of a thing with east asians that at many Chinese restaurants there isn't even an option to tip.

But both apps have tipping built in, so when you open the app after your ride you are prompted to give a dollar or two to your driver. And I usually do, because

a) they've provided a service to me and have hopefully done it well. If they fuck up I don't tip.

b) they don't make shit for money and rely on tips to help cover gas/insurance costs

c) I'm not a hateful stingy asshole and/or poor

[Anonymous No.9670326]

I make enough money that I don't care

[Anonymous No.9670333]

Sold my evo a few years ago and bought a 2015 ducati panigale s, 3 years later I still get excited jumping on it.

$35 roughly on fuel p/week
$640 a year insurance
Bought it outright
Repair it myself, cost for parts only
Bike parking is free most place in sydney
Tickets???? Mostly speeding
$50 or so a month on maintenance

[Anonymous No.9670339]

>implying I even look at how much gas costs
$120/m insurance
>having a car payment
$110 for a battery once. I drive a 2012 mazda, its at 90k miles now. all I do is put oil in it every 6 months, $40 at jiffy lube because I'm lazy.
$200/m parking
got 1 parking ticker for $40 once

[Anonymous No.9670351]

>>9670333
I thought it was spelled penigale

[Anonymous No.9670380]

>>9670351
might be in the states, panigale in aus

[Anonymous No.9670408]

>>9670380
just joshing ya

[Anonymous No.9670433]

>>9670187
you're not very good at this are you. see >>9670009

[Anonymous No.9670692]

>car
I just hire people to drive me around when i need to go somehwere

[Anonymous No.9670715]

>>9670009
>>9670433
>I "work from home" (mechanical turk NEET)
>I can't afford to own a car or even get ubered/lyfted anywhere more than a couple times a month
>my strange and unhappy circumstances are better than what everyone and anyone else might be doing, because *I'm* doing them!

>and therefore, so should you! Internet argument won!

lmao nice bruh

[Anonymous No.9670782]

>>9670228
Nice. I am trying to get there too. Think I am almost ready now.