cars

Once we had one small car and it was good.

When we were in Texas we had a compact car (Chevrolet Cavalier) and a small two wheel trailer, and we did pretty well with that combination.

Often i long for the old days when one car would handle all of our transportation needs. That car that would get 30 mpg most of the time, just hook on a trailer for the trip to Home Depot.

Now we have a very good pickup that averages 15 mpg and an aging car that averages 25 mpg. That combination has served us well for a long time.

But now we drive less than 9000 miles a year and it is simple arithmetic to show that driving just the pickup is cheaper than driving them both. Figuring license and insurance along with some basic maintenance (not the biggies that blow the budget) and we can save a couple hundred a year by driving the 15 mpg monster.

I used to drive 30 to 40,000 a year just doing my work. But gas was a bit cheaper then!

My head is messed with all of this. It conflicts with my basic instincts. It also conflicts with my ideas of conservation and stewardship but the numbers don't lie. (Remember when we said "Pictures don't lie?").

So, I guess we will drive big and drive comfortably with heat and cool and tunes.

And, we will enjoy it!