Electrical cars

I type corrected. You should have, however, typed "consider yourself properly informed." You do not know if I learned anything. You properly informed me and any of the masses that might read your post. You do not, however, know if any that you informed actually learned anything.

That would also be "Consider yourself taught." not "learned".

Thanks, just the same.

I unzipped my garb, and beneath it was a WABBIT! Then... an apple fell on my head, and I woke up... or was it... fell asleep?

I was being fecesious (note purposely incorrect spelling). Here in Alabamastan the autochthonous hill people speak a humorous dialect known as "Hillbonics" were many words of the English language may be used and spoken in an odd nonstandard fashion. Whilst the phraseology may strike an outsider as incongruous or perplexing, it makes perfect sense to the native hillbillies. The phrase "I'm going to teach this to you, young man.", may be expressed as "Ahm gonna learn you this, boy." in the local Hillbonics dialect. While the speech of the hill people may lead someone to believe that there is a general lack of intelligence, one must remember that the heart of the space program is located in North Alabamastan.

If you're demanding that they do it, it is a subsidy. They can choose to give "multiple car" discounts now. One can't drive more than one car at a time now, why do they "insist" that one pays for two? What makes your electric "commuter" any different?

You just described our Dimbulb (.a.k.a. AlwaysWrong)!

Ignorance isn't a dirty word, but stupid-to-the-bone is. That would be Dimbulb, going by the sock-puppet "CotB" this week.

That would be "HillBillionics". One has to allow them their delusions of grandure (similar to manure). As in your case, a deliberate misspelling.

Aks me if I care...

You are always wrong, you sumbitch.

You're an idiot, boy.

Oh please! Tell me! Do you care? I must know! Not knowing is tearing me apart! ARGGGG!

No, Dimbulb, that's your MO. I see you got another sock out of your mommy's hamper.

I got you pegged, old man.

I don't demand anyone do anything. I would only suggest that if the insurance company could get me to park my F-150 and drive a smaller vehicle for the same price their liability will go down. I am just trying to point out that there wouled be more people with a "spare" electric car if they could get a break on the insurance and tags. I am not talking about exra drivers and more cars on the road. Maybe insurance should be tagged to drivers and not cars in the first place but that probably makes people's heads hurt. I suppose that is just coming from a guy who always had more cars than drivers in my family.

Some states have liability insurance tied to the driver, but it doesn't change the fact that you need to insure each car. As you point out, insurance companies don't do it now (other than multi-car, leisure-car discounts and the like) so why would they do it with electric commuter cars? ...unless forced. The states are no better with tag fees. I also don't see insurance or licensing fees as the deal breaker. Depreciation makes those look piddling.

Depreciation is only as bad as your buying decision. Cars are always a losing proposition but if you can live without that new car smell someone else is taking most of the depreciation hit.

My last vehicle was given to me because it needed a new radiator. $124 later it was fixed, and I've driven it for six years. The price included overnight shipping.

You missed the first word.

AKS It was/is eubonics.

The fact is, as you admit, that all cars depreciate and depreciate completely. Because your choice is perhaps a popular car it may depreciate more slowly but depreciate, it will. I don't care what $20K car (in this case electric commuter) you drive, the depreciation is going to be substantially larger than tags and insurance; way more cash-flow too. You've said nothing to refute me.

Is it an all-electric commuter? ;-)

No, a 1987 four cylinder Ford Ranger with a crappy aluminum radiator.

I just came across this site and thought you guys would find it interesting.

Nice. They'd love me at work as well.