It costs me, even with road tax and insurance lumped in, no more than £15-£20 to drive to London. That's the height of materialistic western consumerism gone mad - private travel, a car that can carry 5 people all to myself, heated seats and air-con, private entertainment (Radio 4), leaves from my door whenever the fuck I say it does, and it's pretty quick.

Why does a vastly inferior service by train cost more than 5 times as much, when they're transporting hundreds of commuters in bulk (therefore, you'd imagine, sharing costs across individual customers somewhat). And how do they still manage to fuck it up so spectacularly?

I feel bad, because bulk transport surely must be less wasteful. I just don't see why I should have to pay more to take up less resources. Mine's a pint of petrol, please.
(kithkill, Thu 23 Feb 2012, 13:51, 3 replies)

this.
we just drive to newbury park and get the tube from there.
( janet aylia y'all motherfuckers need jesus, Thu 23 Feb 2012, 13:58, closed)

*clicks until mouse is reduced to mush*

( .Yeti. El amor en los tiempos del cólera, Thu 23 Feb 2012, 14:17, closed)

Have you accounted for the depreciation/consumables and maintenance on your car?
I did mine the other day: it worked out to about 25p a mile, and I do all my own services and many other jobs myself. And that's on a second hand diesel averaging 50mpg!
( P-MONKE We're all fucked, Thu 23 Feb 2012, 17:28, closed)

Okay, that pushes it up. But I could get 4 more people there with not much more wear and tear on my car, and spread that cost across all 5 of us. So 5p a mile. A train takes *hundreds* of people.

I'm not buying your argument, train-lover. Plus, all trains smell of wee.
(kithkill, Thu 23 Feb 2012, 17:43, closed)