No Road Trip for Me
May. 8th, 2023 01:54 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
stormdogSomeone in Fenelon Falls, Ontario is selling a serviced Marantz 2270 with the original optional wooden cabinet for $2175 CAD, pick-up only. I did the math and it would cost $828 in gas to get there and back, which makes it totally unreasonable. I thought it might be, but it's really disappointing to see the numbers. I really miss long road trips. I would *love* to make a trip like that, just to replace something special I lost in the fire. It feels poetic.
I did the math for my old Suzuki Swift, too. It would only have been $459 in gas, which would still make the whole thing not make sense, alas. It's already over our replacement budget, so I suppose with adding shipping, even if the seller would ship, it wouldn't be a reasonable choice either.
I so, so wish I could just pick up and drive somewhere days away right now. I'm not at my stablest these days, but I kind of want to cry.
Anyway, I just emailed our adjuster to confirm that buying something used is an option and what info he needs if we do that.
I did the math for my old Suzuki Swift, too. It would only have been $459 in gas, which would still make the whole thing not make sense, alas. It's already over our replacement budget, so I suppose with adding shipping, even if the seller would ship, it wouldn't be a reasonable choice either.
I so, so wish I could just pick up and drive somewhere days away right now. I'm not at my stablest these days, but I kind of want to cry.
Anyway, I just emailed our adjuster to confirm that buying something used is an option and what info he needs if we do that.
