My car I bought and paid for, over 10 years ago, is now sold and gone. She ran well, nothing wrong with her, but realized over the last year that I hadn’t been using it all thanks to decent bus service and my e-scooter.

In fact, turns out I haven’t even had it registered for years, I had forgotten to! It’s been sitting for so long out of nostalgia and fear that I would need it again someday.

Writing from the bus now, which I paid a few bucks for, I realized how much I was wasting by owning a car. $700 every 6 months, plus when it was registered that was another $600 a year. My total bus bill for the last year was $200.

We still have one car, but I’m excited! I think I’m going to use the money from the sale to buy an ebike!

Anyway, I just wanted to say it is possible, in north America no less.

  • PapaSkwat@lemmy.today
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    1 day ago

    This is awesome! I haven’t sold mine yet, but I haven’t used it in three months now, since I decided to be car-free. I’m hesitant to get rid of it, so maybe I am just car “less”? I am unsure how to manage the winterscape here without a car.