I’d add that “requirement” is relative. My city’s bus system has stops near enough to cover my home and work, so you could say a car is not required for the route. However, using the bus system would turn my 20 minute (10 minutes one way) daily commute into 3 hours. That’s just too impractical to consider.
Limits your access to impound lots and repo men.
Jobs, social activities, entertainment, groceries, non-emergency medical care.
Don’t get me wrong, cars are a shitty necessity to have, but they are a necessity in some places.
If you want to argue that society should change so this isn’t true, I’m right there with you, but it’s not the reality of now.
I lived well into my 30s without a car. Saved me enough money to buy a house. Not a down payment. buy.
So I’m going to check first, you understand that there are jobs and/or situations that require a car right ?
Edit: I phrased that poorly, not an attack, genuine question.
I’d add that “requirement” is relative. My city’s bus system has stops near enough to cover my home and work, so you could say a car is not required for the route. However, using the bus system would turn my 20 minute (10 minutes one way) daily commute into 3 hours. That’s just too impractical to consider.
Indeed, also things like physical disabilities and health conditions etc.