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I was 100% with you until I got a kid. And then a second one. With car seats, baby carriages, spare diapers, towels, tissues etc etc the value of having a car a

• adrianN 7y ago
  Many families still manage fine. My siblings an me were raised without a car and since then the availability of public transport and things like cargo bikes has only improved.
  • kalleboo 7y ago
    Certainly you can manage fine. And it gets easier when the kids get older and are more independent. But if you can afford a car, it's still a big help. So families will keep buying cars. I'm just trying to explain GPs "I don't understand why people buy cars", not saying that it's a requirement.
• yellowapple 7y ago
  Even without kids, I find having a vehicle with "my stuff" in it to be invaluable. It's also handy when I need to haul something, or if I want to go somewhere not readily serviced by public transit (which is, you know, the vast majority of even California, let alone the United States); sure, I can rent a car or truck or whatever for those occasions, but it only takes a few instances of that to become less costly than just buying a used car.
• vidarh 7y ago
  It did get harder when I got a kid, but I took him on the bus and in taxis just fine from he was a baby. It was a pain for a bit, but not enough to make me want a car.