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*grin* Use in Virginia not legal.Roll in behind suspect car, with your radar in STANDBY mode. Reach down, pulse your radar to ON. Be sure to leave some room between cars- because his brake lights will flare as he locks them up- and you can see the flash of the red LEDS on the detector, clipped to his sunvisor.Good morning sir. May I have your operator’s license, vehicle registration and proof of insurance? Do you know why I stopped you?

This depends on which state you are in and where your drivers license and/or vehicle registration is from. Some states display this with the drivers license/vehicle registration record, and others don’t.

Should a husband and wife each have their own car? Why or why not?Wow, this is a First World question. Across most of the world, the average person doesn’t own a car; in some countries, it’s actually rare to see them at all.And yet we’re arguing whether we should have one for the husband and one for the wife, plus a spare on the side.It’s a bit much, so I can only put caveats on any answer that I could give.Owning an automobile is expensive; if you own one in a First World country, they’re even more expensive. In the US, in Virginia, we have to buy a car. Let’s start there. All prices are US Dollars.The average price for a car today, in 2019, is $35,742[1][1][1][1] per one source (note, personnally, I think that’s outrageously high, and would have estimated the cost closer to $25,000, but that’s an industry source; I’m sure the $80K BMWs and Mercedes are moving that number higher!). For the sake of things, let’sIn Virginia, you have to pay 4.15%[2][2][2][2] sales tax; that’s $1483.29 in tax, but guess what? There’s a personal property tax that is a YEARLY tax that’s even slightly higher, at 4.2%[3][3][3][3] (this is Louden County’s rate; it may vary slightly across the state, but that’s the first I found online). However, that’ll go down as the car gets older, so let’s say over 5 years it averaged $1000 per year.Then there’s a $45.75 fee[4][4][4][4] every year to put a license plate on it.So, ready yet? Nope. Next we have Auto Insurance; you have to have it in this state. I cannot even BEGIN to give numbers for that, but let’s just call it $200 per month. It’s MUCH higher for a young, unmarried male, but you want a wife’s cost here, right? Both of those lower the cost, but I’m still keeping with the $200; I think I’m low to begin with, so it’s just “and up” to the end of this conversation.You also need to get the car inspected every year, but some places will do it for free if you buy the car for them; it’s capped to (IIRC) $15 per year, though, so it’s not huge. We’ll assume you’re getting it done at the dealership for free.So let’s get our cost over 5 years.$35,742 + $1489.29 + 5x$45.75 +5x ~$1200 + 5x ~$1000 = $48,460.04And you haven’t put gas in it, tires on it, done mainentence, nothing.Most folks do 12,000 miles, roughly, per year. The US Government estimates that it takes $.52/mile, which is a huge overstatement the way we’re doing it because we’ve already accounted for insurance, depreciation, etc. Let’s call it $.30/mile. So 12000 miles x $.30/mile= $3600/year for gas and maintenance. That might still be an overstatement, but it’s not nearly so bad. So 5 years of that is $18000.So $48,460.04+$18000=$66,460.04 or $1100 per month, give or take, for it’s total cost of ownership over five years.So, are you going to get over a thousand dollars worth of VALUE out of owning car? That’s the question we’re really getting to. You have a car already, presumably. Is it worth another $1100/month to get a second?Well that depends on you two, doesn’t it?Footnotes[1] Average transaction price for new car more than $35K in 2018, analysts say[1] Average transaction price for new car more than $35K in 2018, analysts say[1] Average transaction price for new car more than $35K in 2018, analysts say[1] Average transaction price for new car more than $35K in 2018, analysts say[2] Virginia Vehicle Registration Renewal[2] Virginia Vehicle Registration Renewal[2] Virginia Vehicle Registration Renewal[2] Virginia Vehicle Registration Renewal[3] Calculating the Tax[3] Calculating the Tax[3] Calculating the Tax[3] Calculating the Tax[4] Virginia Vehicle Registration Renewal[4] Virginia Vehicle Registration Renewal[4] Virginia Vehicle Registration Renewal[4] Virginia Vehicle Registration Renewal