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> People in Los Angeles Are Getting Rid Of Their Cars Instead, they’re riding Uber and Lyft to work. Commuting is one thing, but cars are often necessary for o
by yodsanklai 10y ago
> People in Los Angeles Are Getting Rid Of Their Cars
Instead, they’re riding Uber and Lyft to work.
Commuting is one thing, but cars are often necessary for other things (for instance, going hiking/skiing on weekends) where public transportation/uber isn't an option.
I wonder what is the recommended solution for this. In my case for instance, rental wouldn't be cheaper than owning a car. There's a car sharing service in my city but again, not significantly cheaper than owning the car.
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- derwiki 10y agoNot sure why you're getting downvoted. I recently bought a car, mainly to make weekend hikes easier to do. I rent it out on GetAround the other 80% of the time when I'm not using it.
- smileysteve 10y agoLast year in LA (lived in mdr for 3 months), I rented cars for the trips. Did Zipcar one weekend to Reagan and Enterprise 19.99 weekend for a climbing trip. If you're overnighting a couple times a month, maybe it's less cost effective. A person might also might have 1 of 3 buddies that has a car for these trips (I used this for surfing)
- toomanybeersies 10y agoI'm in the same boat. I need a car for going on hunting and hiking trips in the weekend, and will soon be upgrading to a 4wd. Buses just don't offer the same time convenience, and don't go to the right places, they're also a lot slower than a car. Rental cars are more expensive than maintaining my own car, and I just park my car out of town at my brother's place to save on parking.