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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Do you live near public transportation?  Do you have K-12 kids?

It is not common to be a one-car family because of typical US driving distances, conflicting itineraries, and US interest in purchasing luxury goods that increase personal convenience.

Sharing a car reduces personal freedom and requires some logistical sacrifices.  People who make it work often have expensive supporting infrastructure that makes it possible.  For example, my husband and I only had one car when we lived in a studio condo at a metro stop.  That apartment is somewhere between $200K and $300K now.  Not far off from the cost of my 3 BR house in flyover country.

Working from home is a small portion of the economy.  And I think it is more prevalent among the affluent.  New-car buying is also mainly for the affluent. 
Historically, affluent Americans are not very prone to accepting underconsumption and less personal convenience.  Think about how house sizes have grown  and the rise of air conditioning as other relevant examples.

Your positive experience, if politely shared, might intrigue a friend or young couple just getting started, but don't expect a lot of converts.
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This.

Do you want an award, OP? I had no car for 10 years after moving to DC. Then we had one car for awhile - one kid and lived near metro. Now we have two cars as it's more convenient. It's also just not that big of an expense compared to everything else.[/quote]

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