Originally Posted by dynodonn
The keyword here is Tool, I view my SUV as the same as the rest of the tools that I own. It may sit for weeks at a time, but it is there when a need for it arises, such as heavy load hauling. With no payments, and since it is an older SUV, so the license and insurance rates are low enough to warrant keeping it.
The big problem with being car-lite is, of course, that you have to carry all that insurance and registration cost. Also, there's annual maintenance. And, of course, it's a complete waste of resource to just have something just sitting in the driveway. Perhaps a good way to evolve would be to only use rental cars. I think many larger cities allow easy access to rentals (Flexcar on the West coast/ CommuneAuto in Montreal). If you don't use a car often, this would be a good way to go.