ABoth bmw and Mercedes make an affordable vehicle series
Pwhen you do end up needing it just find a good shop and they'll take care of it
A"affordable"
AWhich doeSnt count as either
KEh, used ones can be reasonable, especially if they're a bit older and you're willing to learn to do your own basic service and maintenance.
KI don't buy cars new, ever.
Eoh i can buy second hand no problem
AYou want to flex bmw then yeah either 5th hand or you're rich
Kdeprecation is nuts.
Eits the monthly costs that i cant afford
Pand then they had a baby
AMercedes makes the A series for upper middle class
Phahahaha i fucking hate these guys
KAh well that's down to individual income and I guess where you live. I pay very little for my insurance, since I have 20+ years with zero accidents for instance.
Ei cant cough up 400-500€ a month rn for a car's insurance, road taxes, fuel, repairs and maintenance
ACosts around 50% more than the equivalent Hyundai and has heated seats
CDelete this
Kyeah thats a lot.
Pi love how all 4 tyres on it are space savers
Eim 22 and i have zero damage free years cause ive never had a car on my name
Pgot the space-miser v 4
Emost cars are 150-250€ a month in insurance alone for me
Pnot rated above 80km/h
Kidk how it works where you live, but where I am just having a license gets your merits yearly. We have a merit/demerit system, so you get one merit a year for each clean driving year. Goes up to 20. Rates go down as merits go up.
Ewe dont have that here
Einstead by age 24-25 the insurance suddenly drops a month compared to 23 and younger
Otbh if I had $100k to spend on a vehicle I'd be paying a mechanic to retrofit an old 2000s car with a hybrid drivetrain
KRough. But if you're in Europe you probably dont NEED a car anyways
Kpublic transit doesnt suck there generally in my experience
Eive been commuting by train to my college for nearly 4 years now
Eotherwise i always bike
KSadly I live in a frozen wasteland, so vehicle is a must
KYeah I'm not biking in -40c 
Oseeing NotJustBikes vids fills me with jealousy
Eyeah i bike in like -10c at worst
Oso much good urbanism over there
Eand i stop taking the bike at 25c
Pcoward
Eabove 25c its too dangerous for me
Rabout two years ago i fucked up my ankle in an accident (coincidentally with one of those rental e scooters) and have had an e-bike since. big recommend
Reverywhere i drive is uphill and upwind
Rdownhill*
KI just checked, I'm paying $470/yr CAD (at a 45% discount for clean driving record) for car insurance.
Kand $25/yr for my license.
Ei wanna get this one configured like this
Ei currently have their older model in the non-electric version
AWhen the weather is perfect?
KI want to get an ebike for warm seasons myself.
E30c makes me want to die
