Klarinet Archive - Posting 000054.txt from 2003/03

From: list-klarinet@-----.net (Paul Ebersman)
Subj: Re: [kl] cabs anyone?
Date: Sat, 1 Mar 2003 23:02:23 -0500

Kelly> Sue, If you buy a new car, and it is $400+ a month including
Kelly> gas and insurance (probably more) then you are paying over $10
Kelly> a day for the car...I only spend about $300/month on cabs
Kelly> <GRIN>. Most New Yorkers spend less than half of that, and use
Kelly> the train more.

Kelly doesn't even mention parking. When my aunt was trying to get me
to move to Manhatton in the 80s, apartments started at $800, a room at
the YMCA was $400 and parking for her car (with 24 hour notice to get
it out) was $375... I shudder to think what it costs now.

I live in San Francisco and came to the same conclusion. It cost me
$250/month just to have legal license plates and insurance. That
didn't count parking or the cost of the car or maintenance or gas. I
can take lots of cabs, commuter trains and buses for $300/month and
rent a car for $40/day if I have to.

Of course, you can probably on do this in 4-5 cities in the US, but it
is a nice option if you can. I don't miss driving 45 in rush hour
after an 11 hour day of hell at work at *all*.

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