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[โ€“] 2 points 5 months ago (1 child)

Wouldn't you do it the other way around, where the car you own is for commuting and kids taxi, and you use a car rental or sharing service for the long trips?

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  • [โ€“] 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

    We have bought the smallest car that would satisfy all our needs (a small station wagon), and we use it as necessary.

    My commute is outrageous BTW, 50+50km, at highway speed and with airco, that might already be a stretch for the Dacia Spring. I do it mostly by train though.

    I would have thought that:

    "Reducing car use is better than just replacing them. Cars cover a lot of difficult corner cases, but let's offer good alternatives for the day to day life"

    should be a pretty uncontroversial take, and yet I'm here discussing with people that want to use cars everyday, and cover the exceptions with the alternatives.

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