12-16-2020, 04:58 PM
(12-16-2020, 04:12 PM)danbrotherston Wrote:(12-16-2020, 02:48 PM)tomh009 Wrote: Owning a car doesn't mean that you have to drive it every day. At this point in time, most of the people who live and work downtown still own a car ...
Honestly, I've never understood this. Owning a car if you don't need it (every day) is vastly expensive.
Indeed. it is. Owning a nice car (rather than a basic one) is also expensive. As is living in a nice place, riding a nice bike, wearing a nice watch or vacationing in a nice location. These are really, at least to some extent, luxury goods rather than essentials. But people are, in general, willing to spend money on such luxuries -- which specific ones, depends on the individual.
And I'm OK with that. A car parked in the garage is better than one being used for a daily commute.