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Teehee put it inside me? ๐Ÿ˜ณ (thelemmy.club)
submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by to c/memes@lemmy.world
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[โ€“] 29 points 4 months ago (20 children)

Laughs in doesn't own a car

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  • [โ€“] 11 points 4 months ago (10 children)

    You'd be homebound or relying on ubers if you lived where I am.

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  • [โ€“] 2 points 4 months ago (6 children)

    You don't have busses?

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  • [โ€“] 10 points 4 months ago (4 children)

    No. Also you can't walk or cycle. I mean, on a really rare occasion I see someone try but there's a really strong chance you'll get hit and die. You never see them try a second time. The last time I was walking 2km up the road because I had dropped my car off at the tire shop, four people offered me a ride to get me off the side of the road.

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  • [โ€“] 1 point 4 months ago (3 children)

    You're probably living in ideal conditions for electric cars. Charging at home with cheap electricity etc.

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  • [โ€“] 2 points 4 months ago (2 children)

    Our family could benefit from one electric vehicle for our commutes but I often drive 1500-2000km in a day driving to the mountains out west for my job. I also need a specialized vehicle with very high ground clearance and real 4 wheel drive.

    Electric vehicles are still pretty expensive and we're not ready to take on a payment right now. We have a big family (five drivers) and our current cars are a 2007, 2011, 2013 and 2016. We're just trying to keep them on the road for now.

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  • [โ€“] 9 points 4 months ago (8 children)

    Owning a car is such a con. Between car payments, the price of fuel, insurance, upkeep, parking charges, I'm glad I live in a city with good public transit. I feel bad for people who have to rely on a car.

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  • [โ€“] 1 point 4 months ago* (7 children)

    Cool. Not everyone gets to live in such a city. And those of us who live public transits cities city, want to leave it sometimes. That requires a car.

    And most cities with public transit are unaffordable for middle class people. They are fantastic if you make well over 100K a year, but if you make 40-60K, forget it.

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  • [โ€“] 8 points 4 months ago (5 children)

    If you live in a good city and leave for travel you can still rent a car.

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  • [โ€“] 0 points 4 months ago (4 children)

    No, you can't. Renting a car is not a practical thing to do.

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  • [โ€“] 2 points 4 months ago (3 children)
    • Take public transit to airport
    • Get in rental car
    • ???
    • Profit
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  • [โ€“] 0 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (2 children)

    rental costs at the airport are 200-300% of those at non-airport rental locations.

    you dont' rent cars, clearly. you are just making up nonsense. i rented cars for years before i gave up and bought a car, because owning a car was CHEAPER than renting one 2-3 times a month and dropping like $150-200 on every rental.

    car renting is a PITA process. 1/3 of the time you don't even get the car you booked, you get a 'similar model'. you also need to pay for insurance would more than doubles the rental cost.

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  • [โ€“] 3 points 4 months ago

    I make less than 15k a year but I live in Berlin. I guess I made the right decisions and also got somewhat lucky (not to be born in the US for example). But I guess in the US there would be other possibilities.

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