Road Trip III

by John Koehler Comment Closed
**This post contains affiliate links and the publisher may be compensated if you make a purchase after clicking on these links.**   Over the summer we had a couple of articles about road trips to consider if you're far under your mileage limit on your leased vehicle, and you are not considering purchasing the vehicle at the end of the lease term.  We setup the conditions that we would consider road trips of up to 1,500 miles (city to city) that get you back to where you started from.  We also promised that there would be six trips total, and we only provided four in the summer - so year-end holiday week seems like a good time to describe the other two trips. As a reminder, in the initial road trip article we outlined a seven-state trip to see baseball games in seven cities in the Midwest as well as a tour around New England.   In the subsequent road trip article we described...
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Dealing with a Car Accident

Dealing with a Car Accident

by John Koehler Comment Closed
**This post contains affiliate links and the publisher may be compensated if you make a purchase after clicking on these links.**   No one likes to think about what might go wrong, and we totally understand - if something is uncertain it's much more enjoyable to imagine success; like your favorite team winning the championship, or a Nigerian prince selecting you to give millions of dollars to if you help him collect his billions (seriously, don't fall for this!).  However, there are plenty of low probability events that are bad: that's why the insurance industry exists, and while you're sure to have insurance if you drive a car, there's more to know than simply making your payments on time to make sure you don't make a bad situation like a simple traffic accident worse. Avoiding Excess Wear and Tear Costs Getting into a car accident (at least one worth reporting) is sure to place the car's condition beyond the "normal wear and tear" zone...
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