I have a 3rd car to keep miles off of 4Runner so it lasts longer. My beater was cheap, it’s reliable, cheap to drive and insure.
Her fun car sounds more fun that your fun car. Not to put any shame on your fun car. I am sure it is fun too. But the SL just sounds much more fun.Hard for me to imagine going down to only three cars...
OK, in all seriousness:
My Daily driver: Tundra
Her Daily driver: 2002 Volvo XC70
My fun car: 2005 S600
Her fun car: 2005 SL600
My classic (also my Dad's car, and not for sale, ever): 1932 Packard
My Colorado car: 2004 V70R
So, six seems like a reasonable number to me...
If I had one nice car, and she had one, I would still have a truck. Too useful not to have...
"Beaters," as defined by something very inexpensive to own and operate, are very enjoyable inasmuch as by driving them in undesireable conditions, knowing one is keeping miles/wear and salt, damage, parking lots, etc. off of a persons' primary or more expensive vehicles. I enjoy my beater MORE than my primary on many days!Why add a beater? Buy another car to enjoy.
That's more or less what we do at our house. I don't drive the car in my signature much. That's the wife's ride. Sold my beater awhile back when I really didn't need a second vehicle but now I'm starting looking around for a new beater this Spring.Three vehicles for two people is an unnecessary expense. Let the wife have the nice car and you drive the beater.
I think a BITOG beater is probably much different than the average one too. When I have a beater it is old enough not to care about minor cosmetic stuff but it's still reliable and well maintained and everything on the car is in working order."Beaters," as defined by something very inexpensive to own and operate, are very enjoyable inasmuch as by driving them in undesireable conditions, knowing one is keeping miles/wear and salt, damage, parking lots, etc. off of a persons' primary or more expensive vehicles. I enjoy my beater MORE than my primary on many days!
When you stop caring about impressing others, keeping up appearances and competing with the Jones' and TV commercial or fakebook highly falsified lifestyles, life gets very liberating.
caring about impressing others, keeping up appearances and competing with the Jones' and TV commercial or fakebook highly falsified lifestyles,
Thank you for the definition of beater. Who is trying to impress others?"Beaters," as defined by something very inexpensive to own and operate, are very enjoyable inasmuch as by driving them in undesireable conditions, knowing one is keeping miles/wear and salt, damage, parking lots, etc. off of a persons' primary or more expensive vehicles. I enjoy my beater MORE than my primary on many days!
When you stop caring about impressing others, keeping up appearances and competing with the Jones' and TV commercial or fakebook highly falsified lifestyles, life gets very liberating.
There's a line between decent/respectable and wearing your walletThank you for the definition of beater. Who is trying to impress others?
Cars are not investments. They are depreciating assets that cost a certain amount per year to drive. I can drive a paid off "beater" for a long, long time including repairs that I do myself on a small fraction of what a depreciating, fully insured, and financed new car costs to drive.Beaters are just that…Beaters!
You could sink lots of money into them
just trying to pass state inspection plus the annual insurance & registration.
Some of the rust belt states that have no inspections have the max number of vehicles that have the complementary weight reduction package aka rust punching out massive holes in the frame and body panels. Some dont look safe to be on the highway, but they exist in the left lane pushing 100mph.Cars are not investments. They are depreciating assets that cost a certain amount per year to drive. I can drive a paid off "beater" for a long, long time including repairs that I do myself on a small fraction of what a depreciating, fully insured, and financed new car costs to drive.
Everyone should petition their state legislators to get rid of stupid annual inspection laws and insurance requirements for non-driven vehicles. In my state we've never had inspections and it's perfectly legal to drop insurance for vehicles that are not being driven for a while.
That 99 civic in your sig may very well be running fine when your VW is just a bunch of soup cans.I have a 3rd car to keep miles off of 4Runner so it lasts longer. My beater was cheap, it’s reliable, cheap to drive and insure.
Even better tie the insurance to the drivers license, like a SR22 but not for deadbeats, LOL.Everyone should petition their state legislators to get rid of stupid annual inspection laws and insurance requirements for non-driven vehicles. In my state we've never had inspections and it's perfectly legal to drop insurance for vehicles that are not being driven for a while.
We need pictures of the PackardHard for me to imagine going down to only three cars...
OK, in all seriousness:
My Daily driver: Tundra
Her Daily driver: 2002 Volvo XC70
My fun car: 2005 S600
Her fun car: 2005 SL600
My classic (also my Dad's car, and not for sale, ever): 1932 Packard
My Colorado car: 2004 V70R
So, six seems like a reasonable number to me...
If I had one nice car, and she had one, I would still have a truck. Too useful not to have...
It is a lot more fun. No doubt. Same powertrain - but in a considerably lighter car. A birthday present from me.Her fun car sounds more fun that your fun car. Not to put any shame on your fun car. I am sure it is fun too. But the SL just sounds much more fun.