It's been a while, but I thought that, for the benefit of all my 3 readers, I should post something new here.
Well, the subject today is car ownership. I realise that, at the age of (nearly) 24, I might be a little slow to jump on the car bandwagon, but a few weeks ago I was offered a car for free, and after a couple of days of "intense" and "deep" thought, I decided to take up the offer. This was after dismissing the idea, then accepting the idea, dismissing it again, and then accepting it again.
Am I crazy? possibly....
I used to be terrified of the thought of owning a car; this huge lump of metal sitting outside my house, to be drowned by acidic rain, hit by other cars, scratched by people with keys and coat zips, to have traffic cones placed on it by drunk students... you get the idea. Recently, however, i've become a little less sentimental about such things and have realised that nothing stays nice forever. As long as it gets me from A to B. Anyway, the car is already nearly 9 years old, so I shouldn't worry too much.
I've kind of decided that although the cost of insurance is physically painful, breaking it down into smaller monthly payments is less painful, and gives the illusion that I am not actually paying very much, on a monthly basis, at least, for the privilege of having a car. But as well as this, there is the environmental cost. The idea of actually being responsible for pumping out harmful gases into the air is something which I have thought about, and rests heavy on my shoulders, and although this car isn't the worst of them, I have decided that in the future I will always try my best to purchase vehicles which have as little impact on the environment as possible, regardless of monetry cost. It is amazing to see how "clean" the equivalent cars are, nowadays, to the one which I am getting, and road tax for those is a lot less than I will be paying. Oh well. I suppose it is somewhat of a test exercise.
Anyway, that's all!
Peace out
Well, the subject today is car ownership. I realise that, at the age of (nearly) 24, I might be a little slow to jump on the car bandwagon, but a few weeks ago I was offered a car for free, and after a couple of days of "intense" and "deep" thought, I decided to take up the offer. This was after dismissing the idea, then accepting the idea, dismissing it again, and then accepting it again.
Am I crazy? possibly....
I used to be terrified of the thought of owning a car; this huge lump of metal sitting outside my house, to be drowned by acidic rain, hit by other cars, scratched by people with keys and coat zips, to have traffic cones placed on it by drunk students... you get the idea. Recently, however, i've become a little less sentimental about such things and have realised that nothing stays nice forever. As long as it gets me from A to B. Anyway, the car is already nearly 9 years old, so I shouldn't worry too much.
I've kind of decided that although the cost of insurance is physically painful, breaking it down into smaller monthly payments is less painful, and gives the illusion that I am not actually paying very much, on a monthly basis, at least, for the privilege of having a car. But as well as this, there is the environmental cost. The idea of actually being responsible for pumping out harmful gases into the air is something which I have thought about, and rests heavy on my shoulders, and although this car isn't the worst of them, I have decided that in the future I will always try my best to purchase vehicles which have as little impact on the environment as possible, regardless of monetry cost. It is amazing to see how "clean" the equivalent cars are, nowadays, to the one which I am getting, and road tax for those is a lot less than I will be paying. Oh well. I suppose it is somewhat of a test exercise.
Anyway, that's all!
Peace out
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