• BombOmOm@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    Most people want a car that can do everything they need a car to do. As otherwise they have to buy a SECOND car that can perform the jobs the first car can’t. At that point people look at their finances and wonder why they have the first car at all, that first car has a monthly payment, insurance, and repairs. It would be so much cheaper to ditch it and just have the car that performs all the functions.

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      8 months ago

      In that case, why not just have no car at all and use a bike or public transit and rent a car when you really need one?

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        8 months ago

        The feasibility of that will be highly variable depending on where you live. Much of America is a public transit desert.

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          Thats not true. I guarantee that whatever town you live in has a robust public transportion system that hits every single residential area.

          The problem is that only children are allowed to use it, and only twice a day.

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        8 months ago

        There are countless things that can’t be done without a car, even when you are a certain age or care for older family members. The reasoning of living without a car in property, in my humble opinion, is only valid at a certain time in life

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        8 months ago

        Car rentals are expensive and time consuming affairs. This ‘solution’ is worse for the vast majority of people who currently own cars. It’s why you don’t see people doing it.

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          I drove a beater with no note for like twenty years and just rented for car trips.

          Having two or three car payments a year is cheaper than twelve.

          It’s unconventional, but plenty of people do it.

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          When compared with the cost savings, in my personal case, renting when I need a car to drive 100+miles, is cheaper than buying a more expensive ev, or paying for fuel in a gasoline vehicle.

          The time is negligible as well when I compare the time I don’t spend at gas stations because I charge at home.