If you love to drop $70,000 on a “green car” it seems like a Porsche is the way to go – well, kind of. Joe Eaton of Rumblenote in Slate presents the following rationale for sports car ownership: “it costs much less both in financial and environmental terms to commute with public transportation during the working week then drive on the weekends for fun in a car built just for that. Here’s how the author describes his escape from the travails of daily automotive commuting:”

In spring 2007, my wife and I sold our Volvo and committed to public transportation. Since then, it’s been no traffic jams, no mechanics, no gasoline, and no insurance bills. With the money we saved, I started a “hot rod” bank account dedicated to making driving fun. Public transportation is paying for my Porsche.

So, it’s not the car that really any better on the gasoline but the money you save from not having a car to commute will get you a sports car to cruise around in on weekends.

Source: Slate