Ah yes, I think I was agreeing with you than not everywhere is dependent on cars even today, and many of my London based friends neither own cars or have licens

Ah yes, I think I was agreeing with you than not everywhere is dependent on cars even today, and many of my London based friends neither own cars or have licenses. I'm sure in her time if you lived outside the city a car would be higher up the list of desirables as it would have a material impact on your day to day life. The article could probably do with a contrasting source comparable to Agatha's wealth but from the countryside (even the "home counties") as the spending patterns would be very different.