We don't own a car, and I love it! I prefer to live life with as few possessions as possible... just me, my family, and a lifetime supply of Diet Peach Snapple.
But I think that Mrs. Bee would be much happier with a car... and it will enable many adventures for the whole family. So we will probably get one in the next year or so.
Do you own a car? If you do, would you consider going car-less or switching a car-sharing service like Zipcar? If not, are you considering buying a car at some point?
hostess / wonderful honeydew / 32460 posts
We own 2! If we lived in NYC we definitely would not though.
cantaloupe / 6791 posts
Yes, we both own cars. We live in rural NC and I drive 40 min to work everyday so its pretty much a necessity.
GOLD / wonderful grape / 20289 posts
You have to have a car where we live. I hate driving, and would much rather be carless. But then I'd be stuck at home all the time and I couldn't go anywhere, so it's just not practical.
grapefruit / 4056 posts
We both own cars, for now it is one new-ish car, and one old SUV. Once my car is paid off, we will get a new-ish truck for DH.
persimmon / 1329 posts
We don't have a car, but sometimes I wish we did because it would make grocery shopping so much easier! Not sure if we'll buy a car, I guess it all depends on whether it's a necessity once the LO arrives.
coconut / 8854 posts
Yes we both own cars, again like previous posters we need to where we live. We have thought about trying to just go down to one car though. I take the bus to work and DH drops me off and picks me up at thebus stop so I think it would be doable but I love having the freedom knowing that we each have a car.
pomegranate / 3388 posts
We own 2 cars. It's pretty much a necessity of where we live. I guess we could get by with a single car, but then DH would have to bike to the train station every morning, and I don't think he'd like doing that in his work clothes.
honeydew / 7968 posts
we own 2 cars and no way are we cutting down! my husband was saying we should just have 1 car. no way! i'll feel like i'm in jail - can't go anywhere unless hubby's around? heck no!
within the next few months, we may get a 3rd car. 1 suv, 1 luxury, and 1 economical (a hybrid or something so my hubby could use it for commuting)....
eggplant / 11824 posts
We own 2 cars (well, 1 car and 1 SUV). Could never not own my own car - like @Tequierio21 said, I would feel like I was in jail if I had to sit around and wait for my husband to get home to use the car (or vice versa for him to feel like he was in jail). If I lived in NYC I wouldn't probably wouldn't want a car, but other than that, need my own.
blogger / pomelo / 5400 posts
We have two and absolutely need both. I went to school in DC, though, and miss the car-free lifestyle.
pomegranate / 3980 posts
We have one and are working on getting another one because we need two. My husband works out of town and is only home on the weekends now so during the week I have NO way to get around 
apricot / 403 posts
We own 2. We have to to get around. There's a good transit system but we live out in the suburbs.
hostess / wonderful apple seed / 16729 posts
We own 2. I prefer living in the suburbs so I need a car but if we moved to a walking city. I might consider selling my car.
blogger / wonderful cherry / 21628 posts
We have one car and my husband has a motorcycle.
eggplant / 11287 posts
Wow, I couldn't imagine living without a car, or even sharing one! However, we live in the suburbs, so we need a car to get anywhere. We don't even have a corner store within walking distance! We own three cars between the two of us, but only drive two of them.
pear / 1787 posts
We have two cars. Bicycling and public transportation are foreign concepts to me because of my suburban hometown. Living in Oregon I am a weirdo for not having a bicycle.
wonderful pear / 26210 posts
I've never owned a car. I am 36 years old and it's been fantastic! I've not ever missed it. I use public transport if I have to go somewhere. Just takes some planning.
My husband, on the other hand, drives everywhere. He could take public transport, but he chooses not to.
hostess / papaya / 10540 posts
For our lives we need cars. We own 4 at the moment. One is just a beater old truck for projects, and one is my car that we are going to sell because my inlaws gifted us their old SUV. I don't love it, but it's free and it works well for our family, so I'm using it until we buy the car I actually want.
squash / 13764 posts
DH is dying to have a car-- he loves driving, and it would make going out to the outer boroughs to visit family marginally easier. However, having a car in the city is insanely expensive--I can't stand the thought of paying upwards of $500 for a garage. So for now, we use Zipcar or borrow his dad's car if we need it. I also hate hate hate driving and would very happily never drive again if I didn't have to 
pea / 21 posts
My husband and I both own the same cars (well his is a truck) we had since high school! It's nice not having car payments. When I get pregnant we need to upgrade my car (2 door car+baby...not what we want!) so we plan on downsizing to having only one car/SUV.
cherry / 230 posts
I wish we owned a car, it would make life a lot easier, but alas we do not. If the hubs gets the new job he's waiting on, we probably will within the next year though.
hostess / eggplant / 11068 posts
We have two - We considered getting rid of one of them but convenience has won this battle over and over.
hostess / wonderful grape / 20803 posts
We have two - own one, lease one. Even though we live in Boston, we both drive to work. We tried to get by on one car for a while, but it led to many disagreements (my DH gets called into the hospital a lot and I would be left without the car on weekends, etc).
squash / 13199 posts
Yes we have a car. we actually have two. We live in the suburbs and theres no other way to moved around except by car.
grapefruit / 4554 posts
We have two, I drive a car while DH drives an SUV. Living in the burbs, it's more of a necissity.
GOLD / papaya / 10206 posts
We have 2, and we need them both. DH and I both drive 35-40 minutes to get to work every day. From our house the nearest hospital is 30ish minute drive, and there is little to no public transit in our area.
GOLD / wonderful apricot / 22646 posts
@mrbee: DH LOVES DIET PEACH SNAPPLE! LOL
We have two. DH's is paid off, I have about 20 months left of payments. We need them both, we live in MI suburbia and wouldn't be able to get around anywhere without them.
grapefruit / 4187 posts
Yes I do! There is a very affordable outdoor parking lot in my neighborhood, so owning a car is actually quite economical for us. We drive to visit all 3 sets of parents and down to my family's shore house every weekend in the summer. Once it dies though, I think we will do zipcar. The parking lot is zoned to become condos in the next few years, so having a car payment + insurance + $750+/month to park is just not feasible.
kiwi / 537 posts
we have 2 cars, his car is almost paid off (yipppeee!) my SUV still has about 20 payments. We travel 60+ miles each way for work, wish we could drop down to one car, but we really can't. We'll wait about a year or so and then convert one of the vehicles to a newish family van- DH is uber excited about this.
hostess / wonderful persimmon / 25556 posts
Yes, we have two. I have a Mazda 3 and my husband has a Toyota Camry. We could not do with no car or even just one car. There is no public transportation here and we work different hours from one another. Oh and our cars will be paid off soon! So excited!!
pear / 1556 posts
Yes, we have 2. You really need to have 2 where we live. I have a Toyota Prius and DH has a Kia Forte.
kiwi / 575 posts
Yes, we own one car. We had two and then decided it wasn't necessary for both of us to have one since they sit in a garage for most of the week. If we move to the 'burbs, we'll have to get another most likely.
pear / 1965 posts
We both have our own car. Where we live it really sucks not to have one.
DH has a newer Jeep Compass and I just got a new Honda Insight (Hybrid).
grapefruit / 4355 posts
We own two cars and I absolutely can't imagine not having them with where we live.
If we lived in a city with good public transit though, I would definitely use it.
grapefruit / 4671 posts
No, we don't own a car and so far we haven't really needed it in the city. We'll see what it is like having a kiddo sans car and if it proves tough we might change our minds.
honeydew / 7667 posts
We both own cars and have a 15-20 minute drive to work. If we lived in a larger city that had more workable public transportation we would probably have fewer.
persimmon / 1087 posts
We own 3 cars. My husband has a Jeep that he uses as his toy, and we both have 2 cars that we both drive to work and around town with. I would love to get by with fewer possessions. Cars being one of them!
pear / 1554 posts
No we don't own a car. There's no need to own one in tokyo. If we want to take a little road trip, we just rent one but the train system in Japan is so good that it's faster and easier to take a train.
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