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To car or not to car

Monday Apr 17, 2006

Sari, oh poor Sari. For those of you unfamiliar with my main mode of transport for the last 6 years, Sari is my car, a 1998 Honda CRV. Not quite a month ago I crashed her for the second time.

Shortly after I moved to San Francisco Sari was involved in her first life altering collision. It was a two way stop. I started out into the intersection only to realize I shouldn't have done so and got plowed into by a speeding infinity which crushed my front left wheel and spun my car about 90 degrees.

Long story short she was almost entirely rebuilt and was just a few hundred dollars away from being totalled. This was three years ago. This new accident wasn't nearly as devestating, but it has called into question -- To car or not to car?

No I do not mean to suggest I'm planning on hooving it, biking it, or big blue busing it across this vast metropolis. I mean to say, is it time to buy a new car?

Gas prices are majorly on the rise and having an inefficient car that is clearly on the decline on mpg is hardly ideal. Also my DJing days are over and though its nice to have the car than can handle smaller large item transport, its not a reason to be spending thousands more a year on gas, repairs, insurance, etc.

But Sari is mine outright. No monthly costs, no debt, she's old but she's free and clear. Also I know her well. She's been with me through thick and thin and in the nation's highways and biways... what the heck is a biway anyway?

Well I think I need to find a car I really love and then perhaps I will move forward with this process. I know that fuel efficiency, V6, safety, moon roof, and a quality sound system are my priorities in ranked order. The rest will unfold with time.

In other news, Bulls clinch, and the White Sox are back where they belong in first!