Divorcing my car…

After a lot of thought – L and I have decided to follow in the footsteps of a Wisconsin graduate student and divorce our car.

I would love to give our car to a charity, but we cannot afford that option. So we are going to sell it to CarMax.

Below is our Pro/Con list – check it out:

Keeping our car is a great idea because:

1. Honda’s are bad ass fuel efficient cars , plus the Fit is dam cute. It is small and bright blue.
2. Ease of use – I can easily get from point A to point B.
3. If I don’t feel like biking to the grocery store, I can drive.

Selling my car is a fantastic idea because:

1. We live in a city with readily decent public transportation! We have a lot of transportation alternatives to chose from!
2. Using public transit is a good thing – every dollar I spent is a vote toward good company’s that rock (like Amtrak)
3. We rarely drive the car. Usually we make a trip to visit family about once a month and drive to the grocery store. Driving to the grocery store is lame, because we could easily bike or walk.
4. Saving a lot of cash! Right now we have a car payment ($400 a month), insurance, ($80 per month), plus gas and maintenance costs. We can put a portion of the money toward a travel account and save the rest for our tiny tiny house.
5. With no car, I will be forced to get off my lazy ass and bike to the grocery store.
6. No more traffic, congestion or lost time!
7. Help the environment!
8. Plus it has received the Litter Box Award.

A lot of folks have said that selling our car is a crazy idea. But there are a lot of transportation alternatives to consider:

1. Walk! Believe it or not it is good for you!
2. Ride your bike!
3. Use public transport – buses, light rail, Amtrak, etc.
4. Or you can buy a Motorboard.
5. Rent a car when you need one.

Tagged as: car, Consumerism