さすがにこの値段だと、ぼくは苦労して車で行かなくても飛行機でよくなりますしねえ。
というわけで相談した結果、なんとかなりました(笑)

Naturally, at this price, I'd have been better off going by plane than suffering and going by car.

And so, as a result of the discussions, it all worked out somehow. :-)