Nanohaystack t1_jec40d3 wrote on March 30, 2023 at 10:47 PM

Where I live (Toronto area, Canada), public transport ain't all that much cheaper than car. I would pay about the same amount in train rides as monthly car payments a few years back when going to office all the time.

wfezzari OP t1_jecnyy4 wrote on March 31, 2023 at 1:14 AM

But the car also requires insurance payments, annual registration, annual safety inspection (most places), oil changes and tire rotations, annual wiper blade replacement, and ongoing fuel costs. Then there are the periodic maintenance requirements like new tires, brake pads and rotors, and struts/shocks. In Toronto and other northern locales it would also be wise to occasionally wash the undercarriage to prevent salt corrosion.