In a couple of hours, I’ll be the owner of a Piaggio Fly 150. We’re selling my car and this will be my primary mode of transport. Ican’t believe that after all these years of “thinking” about it that I’m actually doing it! I took (and passed) my motorcycle license test today, so that’s out of the way. I will have a few weeks to buy the tag (and it’s waaaaay cheaper than my car tag) and the insurance should be no problem at all. At 60 mpg, I will probably be spending somewhere in the neighborhood of $20/ month on gas. Very exciting!
To be honest, I’m a little sad to be selling my car because it’s the first car I ever bought and it’s been through A LOT with me. I’ve had it almost 5 years (and it was 10 years old when I bought it), and it’s still a good car. Gas is going up really fast here (about 25 cents/gal over the past few days) and I know that at some point the car is going to need some more major maintenance, and I can’t justify spending a few hundred dollars on repairing a car that’s only worth about $3000. I’d rather try to sell it while it’s still in good shape. It just seems like the right time: it’s relatively fuel efficient, I’m sure people will be wanting to downgrade to something a little more reasonable, and it’s a great car for the money.
All y’all should pray that I don’t break my ass on the way home tonight.
Since I know you and I have traded barbs in the past, let me throw an olive branch your way by commending you for finding a creative way to deal with our current issue. Two of the women I work with spend all their time complaining about the rising cost of gasoline and how the federal government isn’t doing anything about climate change, but both of them drive SUVs. Ummmmmm … what?
Also, good job on not breaking your ass. Asses like yours are too precious to break. Good luck.
wlh
Thanks, Will! It just seems like the right step to take. Do I really need a sedan to transport me and some books 3 miles one way 5 times a week? I decided the answer was no. Riding a bike is of course the best solution, environmentally speaking, but given that there are no showers in close proximity to my building, it isn’t feasible. Unlike some of my colleagues, I do actually like to smell decent.
I feel like this is a good compromise, all things considered.
I did have a bit of ass-breakage yesterday afternoon, but I’m on the mend and will hopping back on the horse, so to speak, today.