Car sharing ZIPCAR or other vs trade-in? Family of four, 2nd car
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Anonymous
| My Cadillac is 13 years old, has 151k miles and is still going strong. We have taken it on quite a few trips and it did great. We also own a 2017 Ford Escape Titanium with less than 100 miles on it, but I prefer my Cadillac. A Subaru should have a lot more mileage in it than 100k. My uncle has one that he bought at auction probably 30 years ago and he still drives it occasionally. It probably has 300k on it. Do regular maintenance on your vehicle, and it will last. |
Anonymous
OP here. My Subaru has the dreaded head gasket problem, which I knew nothing about. Subaru won't fix it, even though it is a known issue. I also have brakes to replace, so I'm looking at several thousand to fix. First mechanic said, "it's not worth it." Second mechanic said, "$4000 and you'll have another 90K miles," and dealer gives me his (more expensive) prescription next week. Looking at Subaru prices, though, I'm now leaning towards dumping in $4K to keep it. I researched zipcar et al, and if you need a car for a full day it's easily $50; weekend trips more; I think it's better for someone who needs a car 1x or 2x weekly, not someone who has kids to shuttle hither and yon. |
Anonymous
| we live in dc. our cars were costing about 1000 per month each (reliable hondas without major problems) when i backtested and checked depreciation, maintenance, payments, parking, gas, etc. we have switched to taking public transit, ubers, car2go, zipcar. we spend way less now, less than 1000 per month total for family of 4. |
Anonymous
| Replying way late, but spouse and I have been doing 1 car for 3 years now. We're going to be trying to make it at least through year 1 of baby that way, too. He frequently Ubers (2-3x/week) and it's still at cost or cheaper than our fully-owned car, between insurance, gas, and maintenance. Add in the loan for a new car and we're waiting until we do absolutely have to get another one. Also, you can buy kiddo car seats that buckle easily into cars without the dock so carshares still work. We've got the Chico KeyFit for this reason! |
Anonymous
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I'm having trouble getting passed your car having only 100K miles on it....
After I paid off my Chevy truck in college I drove it for 250K miles. Blue book said it wasn't worth much... but Blue book doesn't consider the value of transportation itself. Bottom line... even though I put a few hundred dollars into the car each year (few times a few thousand) I continued to pocket the money I would have spent on a new car. I don't see how your Subaru would be less reliable and cost more to maintain then my old Chevy. P.S. I drove that truck for 20 years. I eventually sold it... now I think that was a mistake because I've got a kid turning 16 this year. Wish I had it so I could give it to him... |
Anonymous
OP here. I'm having trouble getting past it, too! And it only has 92k miles on it. |