Re: Cheaper to keep and maintain 2 very old cars (vs 1 newer one?)

"Doug Olson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message > 
> Unfortunately the math doesn't quite work this nicely because the chances of
> two cars not working are not independent of each other.  Especially in an
> area like Boston, each car is more likely not to start on a very cold day,
> so if car A doesn't start it is more-than-average-likely that car B won't
> start, either.
> 
> The point you made elsewhere in this thread, about cars being most likely
> not to be operational at the end of a weekend, is a good one.  Most of the
> warning-less non-start's I've ever encountered occurred after a period of
> inactivity. So, in additon to the two-car swticheroo, I might suggest Dr.
> Yang:
> 
> 1.  start each car each night before bed
> 2.  keep an extra battery and the tools to change it on hand

Good points! Keeping a AAA Plus card will also provide a prepaid, very
long tow home, to the other, "good" car.