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> heck one even needs a different kind of car Why? Most couples have 2 cars anyway. Drive separately with 2-3 kids in each car or get an older, cheaper bigger

• gampleman 4y ago
  Not around here they don't. 1 small car is the norm for families around here (and for good reason, car ownership is rather expensive). Also needing two cars is impractical for a lot of activities. It means you need 2 parents for everywhere you want to take all your kids to. Also road trip (which is BTW a lot more economical way of traveling when you have a large-ish family) is much more complicated/expensive/exhausting if you need to drive 2 cars.
  • cudgy 4y ago
    Other than a few extremely urban areas like NYC, car ownership is basically the same across most of the US. If you can only have 1 car, then you are saving money already compared to most families that require 2 or more cars; just get a larger car that costs the same or less. Yes, 2 parents would be needed to take all the kids somewhere if you have 2 cars like most. Again, you can always get an older, bigger car at similar cost to a newer car if absolutely necessary. Recent study, for example, shows Chevy Suburban and Tahoe are getting on average 260k miles of service over their lifetime. Pick one up with 100-150k miles with a good service record and professional inspection and load up the family for those local trips that require the whole family. Road trips are rare. Rent a large car for thise few occasions; renting makes sense for long road trips many times anyway.