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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
by 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 agoOther 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.