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I don't need a car, but I will feel like less of a man without one

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My daughter is almost old enough to drive, so I'm thinking of giving her my car.

Then I thought I would buy a new one for myself, but I started looking at how little I drive and I can't justify the expense.

Since I started working from home I don't leave the house during the work day, and after work my wife's usually home so I can just take her car if I need to go somewhere.

Plus my son has his own car, so if I got a new one then I'd have 4 cars at my house, and my garage is already full with a trailer and motorcycles, so parking may be a hassle.

So I have no reason to buy myself a car, and if I did, it would probably just sit there most of the time collecting dust... yet I have this weird anxiety about going carless. Like I'm going to feel like less of a man or something.

A man should own a vehicle, shouldn't he?
 
Couldn't imagine someone not having some sort of vehicle as an adult. Doesn't have to be a man. Your situation is a bit different, for sure, but I still would want a vehicle even in that situation. Just love the idea of being able to leave whenever the mood strikes.
 
When I lived in Minneapolis I didn't own a car for like 5 years. I worked 2 miles from home, I could go out my door and two blocks over and I was on the Greenway bike paths and could get all the way to work without crossing a street. Probably took me 10 minutes to ride to work. I had saddle bags on the bike so could just ride up to the store to shop that was maybe a mile away at most. If I needed to go further or the weather was bad I could hop the bus.

But I live in a rural area now and I'm like 3 miles from a store and there are no good bike paths. Shopping in the winter would be near impossible here.
 
Only put 4700 miles (7500Km) on my pick up truck last year.

I walk to work most of the time (15-20misn walk)
And drink too much outside of work to take my car often.

Won't ever live without a car thought.
Just thinking about doing groceries and take the bus... urgh.
 
Fedorgasm said:
My daughter is almost old enough to drive, so I'm thinking of giving her my car.

Then I thought I would buy a new one for myself, but I started looking at how little I drive and I can't justify the expense.

Since I started working from home I don't leave the house during the work day, and after work my wife's usually home so I can just take her car if I need to go somewhere.

Plus my son has his own car, so if I got a new one then I'd have 4 cars at my house, and my garage is already full with a trailer and motorcycles, so parking may be a hassle.

So I have no reason to buy myself a car, and if I did, it would probably just sit there most of the time collecting dust... yet I have this weird anxiety about going carless. Like I'm going to feel like less of a man or something.

A man should own a vehicle, shouldn't he?
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Better to have and not need than to need and not have.
 
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Sonny Qc said:
Only put 4700 miles (7500Km) on my pick up truck last year.

I walk to work most of the time (15-20misn walk)
And drink too much outside of work to take my car often.

Won't ever live without a car thought.
Just thinking about doing groceries and take the bus... urgh.
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I would probably at least keep a beater car in case I wanted to go somewhere more than 5 miles from my house.
 
Fedorgasm said:
My daughter is almost old enough to drive, so I'm thinking of giving her my car.

Then I thought I would buy a new one for myself, but I started looking at how little I drive and I can't justify the expense.

Since I started working from home I don't leave the house during the work day, and after work my wife's usually home so I can just take her car if I need to go somewhere.

Plus my son has his own car, so if I got a new one then I'd have 4 cars at my house, and my garage is already full with a trailer and motorcycles, so parking may be a hassle.

So I have no reason to buy myself a car, and if I did, it would probably just sit there most of the time collecting dust... yet I have this weird anxiety about going carless. Like I'm going to feel like less of a man or something.

A man should own a vehicle, shouldn't he?
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You’re the man of the house. Everything belongs to you regardless.
 
Osculater said:
Time to get a motorcycle
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I have 3 lol, if anything it's time to get rid of one.

So I do have the freedom to go anywhere. I can take my wife's car and if she's not home I can take a motorcycle, except in winter.

Just feels like the insurance, maintenance, registration, and parking aren't worth it. It's just a psychological thing.
 
I remember a guy in his 40s using a moped to get around town because he lost his licence to drunk driving. I did look down on him not for drunk driving but for driving a moped.
 
I really wanna get one but GOD parking in the city is such a huge motherfucking pain in the arseholes
 
On the contrary, you're on the path to finally becoming a man.

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"I'd feel like less of a man" isn't a great reason to spend several grand you could better spend elsewhere. Get over it.

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I think you should try living as "just" a 3 car, 2+ motorcylce household for a while and see how managable it is. If it's a pain point, then buy a car. If it's not, don't.
 
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