I own a small compact sedan and I usually drive it on my days off from work, to haul heavier loads quicker, and over longer distances than I wish to do with my bicycle. I like to keep vehicles a long as possible, since I do my own repairs, the repair costs are a fraction of what shop rates are. I just rebuilt the engine in my son's car for the price of a few months of new car payments, and the transmission repair for our SUV was cheaper than some evening dinners for two.