No Car
01-04-25 | 08:24 AM
#26
Francophile
Joined: Nov 2015
Posts: 4,831
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From: Seattle
Bikes: Lots
One car family in Seattle, in a rather stretched out neighborhood. I'll walk or bike when possible. In Reims, we do not have a car. That city is definitely walkable, as usual for an old French city, and has an excellent system of buses and trams if walking isn't enough.
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01-04-25 | 08:58 PM
#27
Newbie
Joined: Aug 2024
Posts: 50
Likes: 47
From: Almost Canada
Bikes: yes, please
One car, with aspirations for none. I recently moved to the downtown area of Bellingham, WA, which has great biking infrastructure. My car sits most of the time. Hope to sell it and buy another bike.
04-05-25 | 11:30 AM
#28
Newbie
Joined: Aug 2024
Posts: 50
Likes: 47
From: Almost Canada
Bikes: yes, please
Didn't use the car for 1 1/2 months due to mechanical issue that I refused to spend money on. Rented a car once during that time for a short weekend trip. I found this to be extremely liberating. Then finally got it fixed and over the course of a couple of weeks was using it for small trips here and there and neglecting the bike. Even without fuel cost, I spend nearly $500 a month for car payment and insurance - seems like such a waste in a town with good bike infrastructure. Given recent events (tariffs), this might be a good time to sell.
03-07-26 | 08:30 PM
#31
Junior Member
Joined: Aug 2023
Posts: 177
Likes: 65
If I lived in a city I would seriously consider ditching the car. When you factor in the cost of a car even a fairly cheap reliable used car it's a fair amount of money, then there is maintenance and insurance and yes gas. Unfortunately I live on the edge of the boon docks nothing is close to me but gas stations and I don't want to live in the city. But the good news is I have miles and miles of roads I can ride with very lite traffic and the vehicles I do come in contact with are non threatening almost always. But car free is not an option for me the milk would be 98 degrees when I get it home in the summer.
