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Originally Posted by Laneco
Normy?
I was thinking about your situation while I was riding my bike yesterday. Funny how random ideas come to me when I'm riding.
Here's my idea. Add up the cost of the car you have, the cost of the repairs, the depreciation for the car, registration, insurance, and whatever it costs to store it (which probably isn't free). That should tell you how much you've spent altogether.
As it's in Memphis, you're using it intermittently. Compare those costs to the cost of renting a car each time you go to Memphis. Even if you rent from the airport lots which would be HUGELY convenient for you, it may be LESS MONEY total than what you've already spent. Plus it would be absolutely zero maintenance and all the associated hassles. All you pay for is the rental cost, which is a controlled cost - no $3,000 transmission surprises, no $1,500 head gasket suprises, etc., plus gasoline.
Might prove absolutely viable.
angela
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Thanx Angela!
Well, the problems with that idea are that 1. We arrive to/from work late at night, when the rental places are typically closed, and 2. If I wind up in training, then I'm likely to need the car daily for up to two months. That rental would get a bit expensive.
-What some people at my company do is ditch any sort of car whatsoever and simply stay in hotels. I rent a room in a house about 25 miles outside of town, where I stay when I'm between flights for any length of time. This "crashpad" runs me about $200 per month, plus there are the car expenses. The thing is....this comes right back to my second point: If I wind up in training, it gets real expensive real quick to stay in a hotel for that length of time. Also, the car allows me to go running at Shelby Farms, a large park outside of Memphis, along with trips to the mall, Barnes & Noble, et cetra. That and it is something to tinker with when I get bored....
Anyway, thanx again!
N