>I’m extremely skeptical lyft is replacing anyone’s car. The “sweet spot” is cities, and you probably already didn’t need a car if lyft is all you need. I got

>I’m extremely skeptical lyft is replacing anyone’s car. The “sweet spot” is cities, and you probably already didn’t need a car if lyft is all you need. I got rid of my car because of uber/lyft.[1] I'm in a "city" in that I'm in silicon valley[2]; Public transit here is woefully inadequate; before uber/lyft, calling a taxi usually took several tries and several hours. I mean, I knew one guy who rode his bike everywhere? but he was bothering me for rides all the time before uber/lyft. Uber/lyft is often faster than driving yourself, mostly due to the fact that I don't have to worry about parking. But for me? the important part is that I don't have to worry about paying attention. I can sit in back and read or whatever; it's actually quite relaxing. I now use safeway delivery or amazon fresh for groceries, and I consider that to be a pretty big improvement in my quality of life; I don't spend time in line anymore, and I get fresh vegetables twice a week. As far as I can tell, not having a car and getting driven everywhere costs me about as much as owning a late model moderately nice car and driving myself; I've owned some nice cars in the past, but driving a nice car just doesn't compare to being driven, when it comes to comfort. It's like the most stressful part of my day just goes away. >Meanwhile, leaving the city would be extremely expensive and unreliable with lyft. Absolutely true. Same with hauling things. I rent a truck when I haul things, and rent a car if I want to go camping or something. My normal 'out of town' trips, though, I either take the train, (my parents live near Sacramento) or an airplane, and if necessary, rent a car at the other end. I mean, I totally acknowledge that some people really enjoy driving and enjoy owning a car, but certainly some people prefer to be driven. I prefer to be driven. Personally? Uber/lyft could become between 1.5x and 2x more expensive before I seriously considered driving myself again. Maybe more, though at that point I would put more effort into optimization. [1]I still have a motorcycle, but it's an old bmw; really my hobby is fixing it more than it is riding it. [2]The south bay - really, it's more "suburbia" than city. If I lived in San Francisco or the rest of the area serviced by BART, getting by without a car would be a lot more realistic.