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Re:One-Third of Americans Making $250k Live Paycheck-to-Payc... by sieabahlpark on Wednesday June 01, 2022 @11:49AM (#31583653)
Wow if only not owning a car worked outside of a city. Except it doesn't, even in the city, if you have family outside of the city how do you visit them? Would you rent a car or have someone make the trip to get you?
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Re:One-Third of Americans Making $250k Live Paycheck-to-Payc... by jghn on Wednesday June 01, 2022 @01:20PM (#31585069)
I interpreted the GP as suggesting instead of BMWs, Teslas, and nice SUVs there are cheaper alternatives. This includes more bottom of the barrel cars.

On your other question, I was a carless city dweller for many years. And yes I would fill in the blanks with rental cars on occasion.

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Re:One-Third of Americans Making $250k Live Paycheck-to-Payc... by screye on Wednesday June 01, 2022 @09:09PM (#31590146)
Yeah, I understand that a family of 4 will want to own 1 car. However, upper-middle class American families often have 2/3 cars due to lack of public transport infrastructure.

Alternately, the densest cities can allow for a car-free lifestyle with rentals for out-of-town trips. However, the costs might be the same as owning a standard sedan. ($30-40k). I won't consider this bottom of the barrel at all.

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