Many teenagers want to drive a car, but a car is very expensive.
Yeah, a parent could buy you a cheap car, but you also have to think
about car insurance (You are just 16, you aren’t that great at driving),
fuel costs, regular oil changes, and maintenance repairs. Right now according
to consumerreports.org, the Top 10 most fuel efficient cars are the
(10) Honda Insight, (9) Toyota Prius, (8) Hyundai Ioniq, (7) Toyota Prius Prime,
(6) Honda Accord, (5) Toyota Camry, (4) Toyota Prius C, (3) Kia Nitro, (2) Toyota Avalon,
and the (1) Chevrolet Malibu, but we also need to have car insurance, and that
costs around $1,100 a year ($92 per month). Gas is also a factor we need to
remember, gas now costs around $3 a gallon, that doesn’t sound like a lot, but it is!
For example, let’s say that you live 4 miles from the nearest high school in your area.
This means that for every 3 days we drive to school, we have to pay $3 (remember that
you have to drive back home) Now, there are 180 days of school, we divide that by there
(for the 3 days) and times the quotient by 3 (for the three dollars), that is $180, it still doesn’t
sound like a lot (because we are not counting the gas that you used to get around town during the
summer), but when you have to commute to work, then that’s a lot.
summer), but when you have to commute to work, then that’s a lot.
Say you live 20 miles away from your office, you only work on the weekdays and
get 7 vacation days with 5 sick days a year. That leaves 249 days of work.
Do some math and you get about $1,500, and we are not counting the gas you used
to drive to California on your vacation days. We are also forgetting the maintenance
repairs for the year, which I would estimate at about $1,000 a year.
So, after adding all these numbers up, you get $25,640,
including the car, car insurance, car repairs, and the gas mileage for all 3 years of high school.
In conclusion, that is what you will have to think about in a few years, no pressure.
What I think I learned is that I don’t want I car, I can just stay home, tag along with my parents when
they are going to a grocery store to get the stuff that I want, which saves gas.
they are going to a grocery store to get the stuff that I want, which saves gas.
My parents also think that getting me a car is pointless since I live right by Snow Canyon Middle and
High, so I can just walk to school.
High, so I can just walk to school.
I also learned that I should probably get a Tesla or a Toyota Hybrid, and maybe live in a average city
like St. George, where you don’t have to drive too long to get to the other side of town.
like St. George, where you don’t have to drive too long to get to the other side of town.
Also, a car is usually expensice to maintain and I would also have to work to buy my own gas. This is
what I learned from doing this blog post.
By a Human
what I learned from doing this blog post.
By a Human
Riding a bike or a scooter could be better than a car too. Plus if you ride a bike it's good exercise.
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