Comments on: The Car

By: SimplyMe

SimplyMe — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 20:30:40 +0000

Where in London are you going to be? Honestly driving is so expensive. In certain areas you’ll have to have a parking permit just to park outside your own place.
Petrol of course, then you’ve also got service, MOT, and Car Tax. Second hand cars will have something go wrong with them so you need to take that into account.
I have a car and I do love it, but since I’ve not been able to drive because of illness I have noticed how much more money I seem to have.

By: aulelia

aulelia — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 08:35:11 +0000

@byrdparker, thank you for the support! i think you are right that having a goal is good.

@mia, thank you for that piece of advice. i really like that idea. and i think you are right, it would psychologically help. i think i can be very impatient so yes, that is a brill idea.

@tight fisted miser, driving is so expensive in england it is unreal !! lol, i have been putting it off for ages because i do not want to shell out £25 for each lesson but now i just bit the bullet and went for it.

thanks for all your fab comments. it has helped me to put things in perspective.

By: Tight Fisted Miser

Tight Fisted Miser — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 17:54:11 +0000

Thanks for linking to my post. It sounds like you have access to a much better public transportation system than I do. I’d recommend against getting the car but I certainly understand the appeal of having your own car.

I guess getting a driver’s license is a little more involved over there. Almost everyone here getes theirs’ at 16.

By: mia

mia — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 17:32:24 +0000

hmm, maybe each month, you can set aside a small amount in an account or even a piggy bank (lol) for a car, while using the majority of the money to pay off previous expenses. perhaps something like that would psychologically satisfy you — like, you know you’re still on your way to getting a car, just not putting down a huge sum at once.

By: byrdparker

byrdparker — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 13:10:57 +0000

i think it is great for you to have a goal , this will make you work to acheive your dreams in a realistic way .!!!!! kudos to you aim for that car and make it happen !

By: aulelia

aulelia — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 08:40:40 +0000

@sdg1844, lol you are exactly right. i think i am just being lazy about the whole issue!

@Sandra, public transport is an option. I know that I really need to pull myself out of this debt so I think i should bury the car idea. i don’t know how i will convince myself of it though!

By: Sandra

Sandra — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 17:20:48 +0000

Is public transportation an option? I’m not sure how old you are, but if it makes you feel better I didn’t learn to drive until I was 22!

By: sdg1844

sdg1844 — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 17:11:16 +0000

hmmm…if the whole point is to get out of debt and you know this expenditure could be used for that purpse, what is there to think about?

Just a question that was floating through my head.