What Truck Do You Recommend

[hi_im_god]

Originally Posted by GenuineRisk

This thread reminds me of how grateful I am not to own an automobile. Not because I don't like driving; I do, but holy cow, do they suck up a lot of money, and for most of the country you don't have a choice; you can't even get to the grocery store without one.

My last car was a 1976 Caprice Classic. My dad was so concerned about any of us kids getting into a wreck that he would only let us drive boats. That thing was the length of a station wagon without actually being a station wagon. Too bad I was such a nerd in HS; it had an enormous back seat that didn't get nearly enough use.

By far, the best out of all of the behemoths we had was my granddad's old Buick. What a nice car. I was p*ssed when my brother totaled it.

Never owned a truck, but my uncle has a 92 Ford that is still kicking.

where do you live that you can get by without a car?

i just started driving to work on monday morning and then leaving it at the train station until friday night a few months ago. it cuts my commuting from 260 miles/week down to 82 but that's still a long way from zero.

[GenuineRisk]

Originally Posted by hi_im_god

where do you live that you can get by without a car?

i just started driving to work on monday morning and then leaving it at the train station until friday night a few months ago. it cuts my commuting from 260 miles/week down to 82 but that's still a long way from zero.

I live in Manhattan. And my parents (three hours away) are less than 5 miles from an Amtrak station so it's very easy to take the train to them. Anything not near a train station, we rent a car. Which, admittedly, costs a f*cking fortune to do in Manhattan- $150 a day and up, and that's before insurance and gas. But we don't need to do that more than once or twice a year.

There's lots I can bitch about re: living in NYC, but the public transit is really very good. A long subway ride becomes an opportunity to catch up on reading.

Aqueduct is easy to get to, but Belmont can be a pain when the Belmont Special isn't running. Doable, but it's a train to a very crowded bus.