I doubt he can buy a new camera now, the car he bought to 'save' money cost
$23,000 to 28,000 depending on what Prius model he bought and what options
he got.
http://www.toyota.com/prius-hybrid/trims-prices.html
I suspect that it will take several years of driving it to even break even
(that is, before the money 'saved' on gas finally exceeds the purchase price
of the car + interest paid on the loan).
I have a big car that gets poor gas milage. People say to me, why don't you
buy a smaller car and save on gas? Why not? Because I did the math and
realized that if I bought a car with twice the fuel economy of my car it
would only save me about $1000 a year, and a good used car (one that isn't a
piece of shit that will require constant costly repair) will cost me at
least $6000 where I live, and would likely be worn out before it even breaks
even in fuel savings. I'll drive my car till it falls apart, then buy
something else.
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On 11/14/10 1:24 PM, "Chris Barker" <ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Well done, chum, and good luck with the trade-off.
>
> By the way, I know that not many people walk in towns in the US, but watch out
> for the pedestrians who can't hear you coming.
>
> Chris
>
> On 13 Nov 2010, at 22:59, Ken Norton wrote:
>
>> Hmm... Maybe this little trade-off might get me a new camera. :)
>>
>> You knew I was going to bring this back on topic somehow.
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