Originally Posted by bragi

I'm a little astonished that one-car families are not the norm in NA. It's totally understandable that families have a car if they can afford it; if you have kids, you need to cart them around once in a while, I don't care what orthodox car-free people say... But two cars or more? Why, for God's sake? Cars, especially newer ones, are very expensive, about $8000/year, according to AAA. If families got rid of their extra car(s), they might be able to get by with a parent not working, or maybe working only part time, and be able to save money on child care as well...