My wife and I moved from Australia to Phoenix, AZ, USA. After living here for about 18 months we've finally had to buy a car due to the fact that she's pregnant

My wife and I moved from Australia to Phoenix, AZ, USA. After living here for about 18 months we've finally had to buy a car due to the fact that she's pregnant. We had managed very well with out a car; my wife cycled to work and I rode the light rail to my work place. My commute took about 2 hours a day, compared to ~50 mins if I drove. This didn't bug me very much at all, I enjoy listening to audiobooks / podcasts and catching a little nap while on the train. We were also very lucky that my wife's boss would lend us his car when he was out of town, in return for being dropped off and picked up from the airport. This enabled us to do some road trips out to the grand canyon, monument valley, sedona, etc. I was also very lucky to have a fellow skydiver living in the same apartment complex who would give me a ride to the dropzone an hour away to pursue my hobby of falling from the sky. For 18 months we really enjoyed the response from our American friends when we explained that we didn't have a car. The look of disbelief was very entertaining.