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| From | Lloyd Parsons <lloydp211@gmail.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.sys.mac.system |
| Subject | Re: [OT] I won! |
| Date | 2015-08-23 12:37 +0000 |
| Message-ID | <d3tt3mFrkj0U1@mid.individual.net> (permalink) |
| References | (2 earlier) <210820152057277693%michelle@michelle.org> <55d7f5cb$0$44541$c3e8da3$66d3cc2f@news.astraweb.com> <bZCdnQJOOOvX4kXInZ2dnUU7-KOdnZ2d@giganews.com> <d3rgl0F9brgU1@mid.individual.net> <Pa-dnaJMqPXajUTInZ2dnUU7-budnZ2d@giganews.com> |
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. > 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. >> for the one-way trip back home. Carried just liability insurance on >> the old cars and both were paid for. He saved a bunch of money doing >> that. -- Lloyd
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Re: [OT] I won! Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2015-08-22 20:00 -0700
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Re: [OT] I won! George Kerby <ghost_topper@hotmail.com> - 2015-08-23 12:26 -0500
Re: [OT] I won! Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2015-08-23 13:34 -0700
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Re: [OT] I won! Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2015-08-23 06:02 -0700
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