Who has gone all in?
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Re: Who has gone all in?
Postby sogood » Tue Sep 14, 2010 12:02 pm
RK wrote:And that is Wikipedia - I can write my own definition.
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Re: Who has gone all in?
Postby DrJay » Thu Sep 16, 2010 8:48 pm
It does seat 34, so it's public transport I s'pose...
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Re: Who has gone all in?
Postby elStado » Sun Sep 19, 2010 11:11 pm
Haven't owned a car since November '07 and I have no plans to buy a car ever again. My GF has a Camry which we use for the occasional trip down south or to the beach, other than that I made sure that I was renting a house close to a train station (2 mins), the city (20 mins), my Uni (12 mins) and shops (10 mins on the way to Uni).
So yeah, I have gone all in, and I am constantly trying to get mates from Uni into it. However their issue is that many of them live with their parents still in fringe suburbs, so riding to Uni would be almost impossible, especially given how car oriented Perth is.
Saved a few grand that I put towards overseas holidays every year, feel good about myself, love getting out and going for a ride, seeing sites and getting exercise.
All good!
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Re: Who has gone all in?
Postby human909 » Mon Sep 20, 2010 8:51 am
The first was a taxi driver who ran a STOP sign and ploughed into me. The second was hitting a kangaroo at 100kph. I decided I didn't need a car.
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Re: Who has gone all in?
Postby betterthanwalking » Mon Sep 20, 2010 6:27 pm
It's about 17K each way on a normal day and 40 each way if I have to go up North to Tafe for exams. Everyone is stunned when I rock up and tell them it has taken me an hour and 10 minutes of riding to get there, an hour and 20 altogether. I never did it in less than an hour in the car, so nothing lost there. Most tell me to get the train but that's just far too hard. 5 ks to the station at my end for starters.
Usually there's a killer wind in your face in one direction. This used to tick me off big time but now it's extra resistance for free
Even with 8 months to go, I am already considering not using a car to get to work. Work have been good and have re-arranged things so I don't have to travel all over Adelaide. I might get one and leave it at work and still ride in.
Still have a couple of cars, one needs some work to get rid of it and the other is in daily use. Can't see us getting rid of them all.
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Re: Who has gone all in?
Postby westab » Tue Sep 21, 2010 2:26 pm
With one income in the house and three kids - they would miss out on swimming lessons, Netball for the girls (2), little "a's", and Cricket for the boy (only five but loves milo into cricket).
I would also miss out on my 10km commute each way. We estimate that we save $4000 - $5000 per year by me riding ($3000 - $4000 in car costs and the rest in Gym / medical costs to keep me fit and well).
All those things aside it works so great fo me - I arrive ready for work most days, and arrive home ready to be a good husband and Dad regardless of how my day has been. Bad day ride further and faster and get rid of the fustration.
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Re: Who has gone all in?
Postby DaveOZ » Tue Sep 21, 2010 3:21 pm
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Re: Who has gone all in?
Postby Rhubarb » Mon Mar 14, 2011 3:51 pm
Sold my car last weekend and now back to a 1 car family. I'm now also commuting in all weather so not even using the bus yet this year. Feels great !!!
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Re: Who has gone all in?
Postby casual_cyclist » Mon Mar 14, 2011 6:19 pm
My car broke down last week for the first time ever and I haven't even thought about getting it fixed yet. I have been bussing and training in to work since it broke but I would like to start cycle commuting tomorrow.swaz wrote:Who has made the big jump of getting rid of their car (2nd car for me) and just had a bike to commute on? Would love to hear stories!
I suppose I will get it fixed eventually but in the meantime I am happy enough without it.
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Re: Who has gone all in?
Postby Milar » Mon Mar 14, 2011 9:50 pm
I calculated that with rego, insurance, servicing, parts, depreciation and interest saved (putting the capital on the mortgage) I will be about $4500 -$5000 pa better off, not including petrol! $100 per week or $10 a trip to work (with petrol) saving. If I had to pull $10 out of my wallet each time I got in the car, I wouldn't do it - so I won't!
It helps that I have a great route to work and we have a family car for weekends. Very exciting!
Once sold, I have a healthy budget for the perfect commuter bike to replace my cheap MTB. Unfortunately, I spend hours deciding on which gloves I should get, deciding on a bike might take me months!
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Re: Who has gone all in?
Postby johnny99 » Tue Mar 15, 2011 12:12 am
2nd car was sold last year because it was going to be repossesed otherwise. Since then have only taken the other car to work twice. Learning to live with one car with 5 kids and a week full of after school and weekend sport and me working 2 days and then 2 nights is challenging but worth it. So far its working and its makes us think about what we do and when we do it.
I say go for it
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Re: Who has gone all in?
Postby casual_cyclist » Tue Mar 15, 2011 12:19 am
Haha! I love riding my MTB to work. I think it's a lot of fun! FWIW it probably took me about 8 months to find my perfect bike. I couldn't find what I wanted in Perth so I mail ordered mine from Sydney. It was worth every cent and more.Milar wrote:Well done Rhubarb! We are detailing the 2nd car and advertising it this week. I've been riding to work most of this year and can't see a reason to stop now (rain hail or shine).
I calculated that with rego, insurance, servicing, parts, depreciation and interest saved (putting the capital on the mortgage) I will be about $4500 -$5000 pa better off, not including petrol! $100 per week or $10 a trip to work (with petrol) saving. If I had to pull $10 out of my wallet each time I got in the car, I wouldn't do it - so I won't!
It helps that I have a great route to work and we have a family car for weekends. Very exciting!
Once sold, I have a healthy budget for the perfect commuter bike to replace my cheap MTB. Unfortunately, I spend hours deciding on which gloves I should get, deciding on a bike might take me months!
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Re: Who has gone all in?
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Re: Who has gone all in?
Postby justD » Tue Mar 15, 2011 8:45 am
I think 1 car in a family will be enough, but none is terribly inconvenient. Geez, and I got the car just in time. With my recent health issues I've been going to sit and read at the hospital's ER waiting room at night just so that I wouldn't be alone in case something went wrong and driving home again at 3 or 4am plus loads of doctor's appointments and whatnot. Would have been a pain not having a car during this time. Worth considering.
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Re: Who has gone all in?
Postby Mugglechops » Tue Mar 15, 2011 10:03 am
No public transport to fall back on here.
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Re: Who has gone all in?
Postby jasonc » Tue Mar 15, 2011 11:08 am
We now have a second car in the garage (wife's grandfathers). It's used when relatives need a car. In the last 12 months we've probably put less than 500km on that car. And about 10000km on our car.
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Re: Who has gone all in?
Postby lunar_c » Thu Apr 12, 2012 4:54 pm
So I built myself a dedicated commuting bike with a rack and mudguards and got rid of my car. In 4 months there's only been a couple of days I haven't been able to ride due to having a nasty cold. Uni is a 50km round trip and the hospital I'm working at is about 25-30km depending on the route, so it's been pretty easy and I haven't had to give up too much sleep.
I've even got my fiance riding into work most days of the week now
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Re: Who has gone all in?
Postby BoardRider » Thu Apr 12, 2012 5:26 pm
Occasionally I borrow one from family members if I need one to go surfing.
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Re: Who has gone all in?
Postby elStado » Thu Apr 12, 2012 6:13 pm
This is the only reason I get the occasional longing for a car. An 80km round trip with all my gear (board, wettie, fins etc) at 7am isn't really possible on a bike. Thankfully the trip is possible by PT within an hour, or when the GF is avaliable we take her car which is the easiest option.. it's pretty much all we use the car for actually. rest of the week it sits in the driveway at her house as she takes PT to TAFE.BoardRider wrote:Got rid of my car 2 years ago, it use to just sit there.
Occasionally I borrow one from family members if I need one to go surfing.
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Re: Who has gone all in?
Postby Rhubarb » Thu Apr 12, 2012 8:13 pm
I think I've probably only had to use the bus less than 5 times in the year and hated every trip.
You just can't beat the bike for commuting.
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Re: Who has gone all in?
Postby Cardy George » Thu Apr 12, 2012 10:30 pm
I do have and will keep the second car, but we've found a loophole so it only gets registered for three months at a time, when I need it. Unfortunately, having changed jobs again, I've needed it everyday for the last six weeks. And just like Martin and Mugglechops, PT is non-exsistant.
Besides, it's a 1978 Kingswood, and will be restored (of sorts) when the cash becomes available. It's also the car I learnt to drive in. The Old Girl ain't going anywhere!
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Re: Who has gone all in?
Postby Verdigriis » Fri Apr 13, 2012 5:33 pm
I live in suburban Melbourne, and am single with no kids, so I can get away with it. I do occasionally miss it though when a taxi takes an hour to arrive (it happens) or if I need to do something weird like take my cats to the vet (you can do that in a taxi, but you get some pretty weird looks, and the timing can be tricky). I don't miss the money pit though. I remember what maintaining a car cost every time I upgrade something on my bike - I'm still ahead even with my current bout of upgrade fever.
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Re: Who has gone all in?
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Re: Who has gone all in?
Postby PB12IN » Sun May 13, 2012 7:58 pm
We will always have a car, I love going 4wding we love touring outback Australia, my wife needs to tow her horse and our closest family is 200km away, so we need a car to go visit.
Actually scratch that, We will always have 2 cars, one will hardly get driven but as soon as I get my 51 Ford up and running I'll be paying for that too.
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Re: Who has gone all in?
Postby gururug » Mon May 14, 2012 10:27 am
Missus has one for big shopping and occasional road trip. I've only missed the car on maybe 3 days.
It's been fun commuting into town 80km return!
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