The automobile is one the key inventions of modern life, or it is at least, it is one of the inventions that changed modern history. Prior to the invention of the automobile, personal land travel as well as commercial travel was limited to either places that one could walk to, ride a horse to, or was accessible by a railway line. However, after the invention of the automobile, society was freed to go almost anywhere that was accessible by land. This became even more so as the price of cars decreased and it became more easy for the average person to buy one. Needless to say, when a person buys an automobile, the purchase will have significant of effects on their lives, especially in terms of convenience, expense. and scheduling.
One of the most significant effects that buying an automobile will have on a person’s life it the convenience that it will provides. When going shopping, for example, having a car eliminates the restriction of being able to buy what you can carry in your two hands or on your back. Indeed, a car allows a person to buy as much as can fit into the car. A second convenience of buying a car is that it increases the ability to travel to farther destinations more easily and efficiently. You are no longer limited to working at a job that is near your house or accessible by public transportation, with a car. Instead, a car allows you to work at any location that is reachable by road. Finally, perhaps the most important convenience of purchasing a car it the security that it can provide. For instance, a car owner with young children can drive their kids to and from school without worrying where they are needing to put their children’s safety in the care of others.
Despite the convenience that a car brings, there are some effects of purchasing an automobile that are not necessarily positive, such as the effect it will have one your expenses. First, unless money is not a concern, the simple act of purchasing a car will most likely adversely affect your expenses. A car, whether new or used, generally required the payment of thousands, if not tens of thousands of dollars. For many people, such sums of money represent significant decreases of their savings. Second, simply purchasing the car does not end the funds that you will need to expend on it. You will also to need to pay for car insurance, which is required in most states in order to own and operate an automobile. Moreover, if you paid for the car by loan or on credit, you will most likely have to pay additionally financing charges and fees. In addition, there are parking fees. Lastly, over the life of the car, you will more than likely have to pay numerous funds for maintenance, repair, and upkeep. In short, purchasing a car is not only a major expense but also a continuing expense.
If time is money, then one expense that purchasing an automobile may actually help saving time, or more precisely, providing you with scheduling flexibility. With a car, you can travel whenever you like. To be sure, with a car, for short or daily trips, you need not worry about bus or train schedules. For longer trips, having a car allows you to make travel arrangements without being limited to plane or boat times. In addition, the time that you save by eliminating the need to wait for other forms of transportation can be put to positive use such as spending an extra hour at work, spending more time with one’s children, or spending more time relaxing
Purchasing an automobile is a major decision in life. This is most clearly illustrated in the expenses one can expect in the initial buy as well as the funds that will be necessary throughout its uses and operation. Nevertheless, purchasing a care does provide you with convenience and time flexibility, that you did not have prior to the purchase. For example, nowadays with the services provided by companies such as Uber or Lyft, and Sidecar, one can combine time flexibility with convenience to share your car as a means of making some extra money that can be applied to your automobile expenses.
Introduction
Convenience
Shopping is easier
No limits on distance one can travel
Increase security
Expense
Initial purchase price
Additional expenses
Insurance
Financing costs and fees
Parking fees
Maintenance, repair and upkeep expenses
Scheduling
Time flexibility on short and long trips
Time repurposing
Work
Children
Relaxing
Conclusion
