My first thought when reading this as well.
I once spent a panicky New Year's Eve at 3 AM cleaning bodily fluids off the back seat of my FIL's then pretty new car.
Are cars considered to be objects of status and wealth (?)
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My first thought when reading this as well.
I once spent a panicky New Year's Eve at 3 AM cleaning bodily fluids off the back seat of my FIL's then pretty new car.
To answer further: Only by the most insecure, ego-driven men alive.
Now, a Quickie wheelchair.....that's a man's ride.
And, the fact that I use one daily has nothing to do with anything.
Teach the snakes to be vegetarian, and eat the grass for you.
Any woman that would consider my car as a factor in judging me is a person would be someone I really wouldn't want to be with anyway.
I met the woman who would be my wife in college and I drove an old, beat up Subaru hatchback with no air conditioning. I also delivered pizza to help pay my expenses in college, so my car constantly smelled like pizza and she was cool with that.
If someone has a problem with the look or quality of your mode of transportation then they're not worth it. Maybe you should get a tandem bike for your dates... You can work off dinner on your way to a movie.
As far as having sex on the back seat of a bike, I'm sure our friends in the adult entertainment industry have already addressed that problem. Hey, the name Lance Armstrong itself is just begging for a parody.
I'm talking about attraction on a subconscious level. I don't think very many people my age have woken up out of their subconscious slumber. (It would take a miracle for me to meet another person as enlightened as I that isn't old enough to be my grandfather)
So then I seek to learn and exploit subconscious triggers. May as well take advantage of the opportunity while it's there.
But what concerns me at this moment is that I can't put a dollar value on the 'benefit' or the 'increase in social status' that owning a car will confer. And unless it confers a great deal, the bike must win. I would need to spend at least five grand getting this car back on the road, or getting an alternative car, and unless the car can get me laid and get me laid often, I would be better off using the money elsewhere.
Yes, you read that correctly.
At the moment there is no other advantage in my possessing a working car.
The bicycle is good exercise whereas the car encourages laziness
I can fix my bike myself whereas I would need to spend $$$ on a car service every three months
It is impossible to cop speeding or parking fines on a bicycle.
No registration, licensing or insurance issues to worry about
And best of all - blessed freedom from the shackles of peak hour commuting and it's twin sister, disgusting public transport.
I would go to the extent of saying that I am surprised that more young adults like myself choose a car over a bike when the advantages so clearly favour cycling.
So then I seek to learn and exploit subconscious triggers. May as well take advantage of the opportunity while it's there.
But what concerns me at this moment is that I can't put a dollar value on the 'benefit' or the 'increase in social status' that owning a car will confer. And unless it confers a great deal, the bike must win. I would need to spend at least five grand getting this car back on the road, or getting an alternative car, and unless the car can get me laid and get me laid often, I would be better off using the money elsewhere.
Yes, you read that correctly.
At the moment there is no other advantage in my possessing a working car.
The bicycle is good exercise whereas the car encourages laziness
I can fix my bike myself whereas I would need to spend $$$ on a car service every three months
It is impossible to cop speeding or parking fines on a bicycle.
No registration, licensing or insurance issues to worry about
And best of all - blessed freedom from the shackles of peak hour commuting and it's twin sister, disgusting public transport.
I would go to the extent of saying that I am surprised that more young adults like myself choose a car over a bike when the advantages so clearly favour cycling.
Luckily for me, public transport down here isn't disgusting. I wouldn't want to try and get around the hills of Hobart on a bike.
A nice car is still a sign of good income, since there are monthly payments.
However, it's true that you can afford to lease a very nice car for relatively little money these days. Financing a buy costs around twice as much per month in most cases.
I know. And it sucks. But sometimes it's gotta be done.I suspect you may be right Emher. I have been dawdling and looking for excuses not to get rid of the car but for the $3,500 or so that I would need for a new engine, I can just spend on a better car. It is sad though, I loved that thing
Yeah I'm not a big hair kind of guy
Nothing personal, Emher, but this made me spew my coffee. I attended Catholic high school in Toronto, which has a large Italian population, and Camaros were the "Gino" cars in the late 1980s. At least a dozen Italian guys in my class drove them, and I'll forever associate Camaros with Italian guys with really big 80s hair.
Not that I have any right to make fun of stereotypes, seeing as I've been driving soccer mom-type cars for over 10 years. I was thrilled when my oldest child no longer needed a booster seat and I could drive a 5-seater car again. I'll never, ever own another 7-seater!
And the 80s 'Maro is kinda ugly.Me, I'll never go above station wagon. Ne-ver. Then again, I don't really want kids, so hopefully I can drive coupes all my life.
Failing that, ask the snakes if they know anyone with a car willing to give you a lift.
This is so true. Easy credit has swung things around not just with cars but other possessions too.
Easy credit means that more people can 'afford' to buy nice cars. This surge in demand has pushed the prices of these cars up and now it is impossible to buy a car without taking out a loan.
Not just cars but TVs, furniture, the works. Wherever credit appears, prices go up. You cannot increase the demand for things without increasing supply and expect prices to stay as they are.
That is why credit for medical or legal services must be outlawed. It would be a disaster if the costs of these vital services were to increase because of credit induced inflation.
And as an aside to this, we need to borrow money just to maintain an 'average' lifestyle. The whole credit system stinks
I don't get anything on credit. However every 6 months I can take out a $1000 interest free advance payment on my pension. When I take it out I get about $76 less a fortnight in my pension until I have paid the advance payment off. With my next advance payment I am going to buy a new computer.
I wouldn't go that far. I don't use credit for much aside from my newest car. I have a (secured) credit card which I use occasionally to keep my credit history active and my score up, but otherwise I have no debts aside from the car loan.
I could have bought a cheaper car without using a loan. I decided to buy on a loan because it will, again, help both my credit history and my credit score; and sooner or later I'm going to need those things when it comes time to buy a house.
Plus, heck, I wanted to know what it was like to have a nice car for a change.