Recent comments in /f/jerseycity

RealFunBobby t1_j1jcda8 wrote

We moved from CA a few years ago and kept our car. The only time we use the car is during the weekends for hikes and trips that are inaccessible by the public transit. Everything else is either accessible by walk, public transit, uber, or delivery.

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mushroomsandroses t1_j1j8rtz wrote

How's your stamina, and how much are you bringing back on the 99 Ranch grocery runs? I make the trip there pretty regularly from the Heights with no car, and you're way closer to it than I am. For me, the big downside is that light rail service absolutely sucks on weekends--plus, there's dragging your groceries up the steps from Hoboken--but at under a mile away, you probably don't need it. I will say that using a rolling shopping bag makes a big difference.

They also deliver, though you do have to deal with delivery fees and tips then.

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bobroberts12345 t1_j1j7h21 wrote

I've been car free since moving to JC and I save a lot of time and money not owning a car. I have an e-bike and I'm in the process of buying a trailer to haul larger amounts of groceries, etc. It's great for around town trips and i use transit during bad weather or for longer trips. I've rented a car in the past with getaround for longer trips.

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itsfleric t1_j1j74y0 wrote

Reply to comment by Jahooodie in Should we sell our car? by hourlongflyer

Yup, when I sold my car Progressive walked me through the scenario and offered non-owners insurance for pretty cheap. It's something you usually have to call them to access the policy because they're not generally available online. It also covers you if you borrow someone else's car and if you get injured in a car-related accident and rental cars.

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InvaderMixo t1_j1j6yeg wrote

We need to enforce morality at a jury level among many other things. If you're in a case with aggravated assault or some type of manslaughter, consider who is the just person in the case. Do NOT go off of who happened to have a weapon or who ended up on top. Use your conscience to determine who was the real attacker. Don't convict people defending themselves. Don't convict the victims of crime. When I do my virtual jury duty and if I get that NJ transit driver's case, I'm going to ponder all the evidence, but I'll withhold a guilty verdict until I'm blue in the face. I don't care how long of hung jury as long as the truly innocent are protected.

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Little-Profit2681 t1_j1j4eqt wrote

We used to be in the same situation as you. Had a car, moved to DTJC near the PATH and found ourselves using it way less than before.

Between the car payment, parking and insurance I realized that it was way cheaper to take Ubers and Public transport to places. For Costco we can take the light rail to Bayonne and an Uber for $20 back.

I ended up selling the car 3 weeks ago and I honestly don’t even remember I had a car lmao

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WingardiumLeviYoAss t1_j1j4cca wrote

There’s 4 zip cars in the garage right next you (160 Morgan) that are used a lot! I have a car but only because I can’t get to work by public transit. I order my weekly groceries through Amazon but get cold cuts and stuff from Sprove.

I’d check how much a month you’d be spending on ordering groceries/Ubers first and compare that cost to your monthly car costs!

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Morkitu t1_j1j3i6u wrote

There needs to be tougher penalties for assaulting transit workers, because you are putting an entire vehicle or system of people at risk when you harm the person driving the bus, or train, or the officers in charge of passenger safety.

Whether it's loud, unruly teens, fare evaders, or ratchet, ghetto hoodrats (like those in the video), a message needs to be sent to avoid accidents, or other passengers from being harmed.

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jcdevel t1_j1iw8xb wrote

"We are thinking we could use Avis/Turo for weekend trips, " .

Just think of the hassle of choosing a car, hoping the rates are not high on the particular weekend you want to take, having to deal with with Customer service representative trying to upsell you all kinds of insurance service , inspecting the car to make sure they don't blame you for any existing dings etc, etc and compare that to just getting in your car and just driving off ...

Also as other's have said, not sure if just it's a good idea to include depreciation cost unless your sole purpose is reach some kind of financial goal post to the detriment of everything else.

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