Car On Campus

excelblue
Tue, 17 Mar 2009 03:43:52 +0000

I’ve been on campus for a few months, and it’s starting to occur to me that I really want to have a car. So, I’m thinking about purchasing one - either a used car at $3000 or a new Volkswagen Jetta TDI for $21.5k. I did the calculations and found that I could semi-comfortably afford the latter without help from parents.

However, as many people said, it’s highly recommended that I don’t bring a car on campus for various issues such as parking, narrow streets, etc.

So, for those of you who have/had cars on campus - what is it like? How often do you use it, and what should I watch out for? What type of things am I probably forgetting?

The main reason why I want a car is because AC Transit is so slow - if I have a car, I can make a quick trip to Oakland in 10min, whereas the bus would be 30min. Or worse, if I need to get to San Jose or something, a car’s the difference between 45min and almost 3hr.

Do I need one? I’d say no. However, I really want one.

I’d like any advice and anecdotes that you have.