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Originally Posted by HarryT
Does it really make economic sense to buy a big car if you only have an occasional need for the extra space? Would it not be more economical to buy a small car, and rent a large car for the occasional day that you need it?  |
I have dealt with those same thoughts for years.
To make it clearer, sometimes the extra space is for company technical equipment at a start up or a problem somewhere. Sometimes it is for personal equipment and a friend or two for a personal "trek" in North America.
I have gone from minimal to maximal and back.
A company commercial van.
A trailer.
A mini-van.
A large (very large) SUV.
A sports car.
A car top carrier.
A U-Haul or Ryder rental truck.
You can argue the economics up and down. The gas, the cost, the insurance, etc., but the one thing I have found that can not be argued is the "convenience" of a multipurpose minivan ready to go in the company parking lot, in the garage, or in the parking lot of a restaurant.
I have two standard kits in the minivan. One for the outdoors and the other for technical work. Actually I have used both on the same trip.
Of course what can throw a monkey wrench into the whole mix is the necessity of a plane because of distance or a time factor.
Sometimes I have shipped equipment if there was time, other times, I have paid for a lot of baggage.