What's more profitable: taxi or private car

The apartment, a car in the garage, a bank account. All this is commonly referred to as signs of a successful person. But is it profitable - to have a personal car? Let's ask the math and common sense to help us with a choice between taxis and private cars.

use Case

Initially, it helps to understand how you use or intend to use the car. The average person uses personal or public transportTo get to work in the morning and in the evening to go home.

Another case of use of the car - ride over long distances to visit relatives, friends or just a tourist trip to any city or place.

Based on this, we will not discuss in this article are cases where a person has to work on a day to use the car.

car alternative

An alternative to the private car can serve as public transportation, a friend or an acquaintance with his car and taxi. Let us consider each of these options in more detail.

Most of our readers do not live in Europe. And therefore, public transport in our country leaves much to be desired. No working schedule, when he should come right bus, the constant crush, dirt and rudeness. But the big plus - the fare. In Russia, Ukraine and other former Soviet countries fare is 10 times lower than, for example, in Germany.

Each with his car - this is a great option. But only if you're on the road and your schedules coincide. If you have such a friend is not, then it offers many services that allow you to find a suitable companion for a modest fee. Sometimes even free of charge if the owner of the auto company is looking for, which will be fun to get to work. In any case, the fare is less than the cost of a taxi, but more expensive than public transport.

And the last option - Taxi. For comfort comparable to one traveling companion, but at a price significantly exceeds it. Sometimes even two or three times. Benefit there is competition, and the price of a taxi is lower than might have been.

calculate the costs

How much it costs car ownership? The average of 9 liters per 100 km. There is still a time of vehicle depreciation. Calculation of depreciation - a very controversial issue, but keeps track of if not for the company, but for myself, it is customary to multiply the cost of fuel doubled.

Russians in 9 liters of fuel will have to pay 300 rubles, the Ukrainians - 200 hryvnia. Total costs without force majeure, taking into account depreciation equal to 600 rubles and 400 UAH for 100 km for Russia and Ukraine respectively.

How much does a taxi? From Red Square in Mytishchi (distance - 30 km) you can go for about 500 rubles. That is, it will come about three times more expensive than if we had used a private car. In Kiev, 25 km will have to pay about 110 hryvnia, which is approximately equal to the cost of the use of a personal vehicle.

Public transport and alternative travel partner can not be seen clearly because of lower prices for travel.

What everyone forgets

While it turns out that the car in Russia have absolutely advantageous than use a taxi to travel. As for Ukraine, the cost will come out about the same. But people forget about the additional costs for the car and hidden problems ownership of the vehicle:

1. You need to think about parking. The inhabitants of cities do not know firsthand that the car park in the city - a large and often insoluble problem. Moreover, you often have to pay for parking. And rather big money, in Moscow the average cost per hour of parking is 40 rubles.
2. You need to think about where to park the car at night. Not every one of us there is a private garage or a parking lot, where we can park your car and not worry that it will spoil or get stolen. And even for parking has to be paid.
3. The car has a break property. At any time, you can catch a pit on the road, and you will have to pay a rather big amount, for example, a new disk. And it will be one of the cheapest of your car repairs. Everything can be much worse. You can fly the fuel system, suspension or engine.

conclusions

If you need a car only to get to and from work, then you should think again 10 whether to buy it. Owning a car - a very costly and moreover, it is a big headache. For long trips, you can use buses, trains, planes and other vehicles. In extreme cases, you can rent a car.

Good development of taxi services and healthy competition have created favorable conditions for those who can afford a car, but knows how to count money.

Using a taxi - it is minus the high cost, minus the worries about parking, minus the spent nerves due to traffic jams and a variety of driving situations.

There is also a psychological moment. After all, if you need to get to a nearby subway station, you most likely will not call a taxi and using public transport. Or even'll go on foot, it is useful to affect your health.

And you still want to buy a car?