I would drive,
but I'm 15 minutes from work and 25 minutes from two city centres on (very frequent) public transport; having someone else do the driving takes all the stress out of commuting. Plus, given the ever-increasing cost of finance repayments, insurance, petrol etc. there's no way I can afford to run a car and have a roof over my head at the same time, not unless I wanted to live on two packs of Smartprice noodles a week.

Having your own car, like house ownership and marriage, is an indicator of your social status. If you evaluate these things purely on their practical merits and find them wanting, your views will be somewhat at odds with society in general; and as most people fear and hate anything outside their own sphere of existence, you will be regarded as an outcast. That's the way it goes.
( The Mock TurtIe ™ --- Thinks you are a cunt, on, Mon 26 Apr 2010, 1:00, 1 reply)

If you're lucky enough to have those facilities
Great. If I lived in Central London for instance, I'd not bother with a car, and hire one when the need took me. As for status symbols, not me. If its legal, and reliable, thats good enough for me. A working stereo is a bonus! Youngest ratter I've bought in teh past was 10 years old, oldest was built in '73. I drive 'em till they fall apart, weigh them in, get another.

Finance? Feck that. If I can't buy it for the cost of a weekend of sin, not worth the money
(Sir Tainley Barking Ezekiel 23:20, Mon 26 Apr 2010, 11:59, closed)

same here
not driving wasnt an option where i grew up as the only man made thing i could see out my window was my shed the nearest bus stop was in the village 9 mile down the road

as for crap cars my first landy didnt have a back body on it for 4 months just a light board to keep her legal... fun times
(roadkillontoast, Mon 26 Apr 2010, 21:06, closed)