[TriLUG] [way OT] new auto recommendations

[Ken MacKenzie]

Well I think there is a compromise to reduce that 10%.  I mean so I own a
station wagon, a small one.  I can fit all my gear in it.  I can fit the
family in it.  In the snow not that great and the couple times a year I
pickup would help not that great.  But it will hold a lot so the only time
I need a pickup is once a year when I need to take the 100lb propane tank
to the gas station to refill it for the gas logs.

Do I rent a truck for that one day, not yet, I tend to find a friend with a
truck and buy them lunch to help me out.

Ken

On Mon, Oct 20, 2014 at 12:09 PM, Igor Partola <igor at igorpartola.com> wrote:

> Depends, I suppose. 1% of driving is 3.6 days out of every year. For that
> you can probably buy the car you need 99% of the time and rent. 10% is over
> a month out of every year. Will you really rent a car for a month?
>
> Another example: I work from home, so I have no daily commute. My car is an
> SUV that gets 16 mpg in the city. It doesn't bother me: I don't generally
> drive it unless I am driving my family around. On top of it, I can haul
> full size sheets of plywood or dry wall as needed without renting a truck.
>
> More on topic: I am becoming a bigger and bigger fan of Subarus. They
> really have the AWD system (living in the northeast now means I have to
> care about such things) and a great safety record.
>
> Igor
>
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