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| Subject | Re: [OT] I won! |
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| Newsgroups | comp.sys.mac.system |
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| From | Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> |
| Date | 2015-08-23 09:21 -0400 |
| Message-ID | <18adnXhkn6NIVUTInZ2dnUU7-N-dnZ2d@giganews.com> (permalink) |
On 2015-08-23 08:37, Lloyd Parsons wrote: > On Sat, 22 Aug 2015 20:13:59 -0400, Alan Browne wrote: > >> On 2015-08-22 10:52, Lloyd Parsons wrote: >>> On Sat, 22 Aug 2015 09:55:22 -0400, Alan Browne wrote: >>> >>>> On 2015-08-22 00:08, JF Mezei wrote: >>>>> On 15-08-21 23:57, Michelle Steiner wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> I have already test driven one, and I don't want to keep the one I >>>>>> won. >>>>>> If I keep it, I'll have to sell my Prius, and of the two, I'd rather >>>>>> have the Prius. >>>>> >>>>> Many people use the Smart car as a second car. Use the Smart when >>>>> convenient, use the other car when the Smart isn't convenient. This >>>>> reduces wear/tear on both cars which then last longer. >>>> >>>> That's just more insurance and capital tie up. >>>> >>>> The Smart Car is a city car. I know more and more urban dwellers who >>>> have given up on car ownership and simply rent cars when they need >>>> one. >>>> For example, "Car2Go" in Montreal (Smart Cars) for local trips >>>> (metro >>>> area) or conventional rentals to leave the city. >>> >>> A late friend of mine did that for many years. He didn't drive around >>> town very much and had a very old but serviceable Ford station wagon. >>> He went to Florida every year and had another old car down there to >>> drive around. >>> >>> When he went there he rented a car for a one-way trip and then another >> >> One way rentals can be more expensive than just keeping the rental car >> unless one stays there for quite a while. >> > He stayed in Florida for most of the winter, so the higher cost of the > rental wasn't a big deal. He rented one for 2 days to go down and > another for 2 days to come back up. That makes sense. I see no purpose in staying in Florida for 1 minute longer than needed whenever I'm sentenced to go there. > >> There used to be NYC (or at least DC) to Florida train service where you >> would embark your car in special box cars. Not sure if that exists >> anymore. >> > It did a just a few years ago. Some cruising friends of mine used to use > that for their annual Florida trip. Take the train for them and the car, > do some localized driving to various places in Florida, get a couple > cruises done and then do the reverse to go back home. Cool.
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