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[–] funkajunk@lemmy.world 57 points 3 days ago (5 children)

Aren't horses stupid expensive?

[–] Codpiece@feddit.uk 38 points 2 days ago (1 children)

My wife had a horse. I had a Mazda RX—8.

The Mazda was used daily for my commute, averaged about 19mpg (iirc), required regular tops ups with mineral oil, cost a fortune in road fund license etc.

It was still cheaper per month than the horse that didn’t get ridden much and spent its life in a field of its own food.

[–] jballs@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

And the horse didn't even have a rotary engine!

[–] Codpiece@feddit.uk 11 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Even though I don’t own it any more I still feel obliged to point out the difference….

[–] ashenone@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 days ago

Nothing like the sound of a wank in the morning

[–] jballs@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 days ago

Yeah but a Wankel X-8 doesn't sound nearly as cool

[–] LongLive@lemmy.world 47 points 3 days ago

*and Biodegradable!

[–] Multiplexer@discuss.tchncs.de 17 points 3 days ago

Aren't horses stupid [...]?

Yes.

[–] FartMaster69@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 points 3 days ago (2 children)
[–] trxxruraxvr@lemmy.world 26 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (2 children)

~~Cats~~ Cars aren't nearly as expensive in upkeep. There is a very good reason people started to switch to cars even before they were a lot faster than horses

[–] FartMaster69@lemmy.dbzer0.com 19 points 3 days ago (1 children)

True, cats just need a litterbox and kibble and they’re pretty much set.

[–] trxxruraxvr@lemmy.world 33 points 3 days ago (3 children)

The ones that are big enough to ride are very expensive again though.

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 12 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Just feed them the drivers that cut you off in traffic instead of buying meat.

[–] victorz@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

And almost as dangerous as a Tesla! Hey-o!

[–] FartMaster69@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 3 days ago

Yeah, unfortunately.

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

I think you were right the first time. Even when we took the damn stupid to the emergency vet it was cheaper than owning a horse.

[–] OwOarchist@pawb.social 12 points 3 days ago (1 children)

But a car can't make more cars if you have two of them.

[–] FartMaster69@lemmy.dbzer0.com 17 points 2 days ago

Yeah but that won’t stop me from trying.

[–] real_squids@sopuli.xyz 6 points 2 days ago

300-400 ish bucks where I live, it's way more expensive to keep a horse than to buy one, even for a short time