Originally Posted By: expat
Yep, as said, many are just not interested in having a car, and I can see why.
Driving is not as much Fun as it once was, Cars are Boring*, Cars are expensive and cost a lot to maintain (weekend tinkering is a thing of the past)
Cars need to be parked somewhere.
Less NEED to drive, people work from home, get goods delivered, people don't go out so much in the evening (can't drink and Drive)
Even I often take transportation and Rent a car when I get to where I'm going.
*Not all cars are Boring, but 90% of the time even a performance car (even more $) has to be driven in a Boring environment.
They may be more boring, but they are also so much better than they were 30 years ago.
weekend tinkering is a thing of the past largely becasue they don't NEED to be tinkered with. they mostly will last to 150-200,000 mi, with just the most basic of maintenance. as long as you change the oil every once in a while, chances are the engine will outlast the body, which just wasn't the case back in the 70's &80s. back in the day, a car with 100,000 mi was done. now you can get that far before any major scheduled maintenance.
that's not even mentioning how today's basic family cars will out drive even a sports car from back then.
even vanilla appliance vehicles are available with more powerful 4 &6cyl, than the v8's they replaced.
the Sable i just bought,which i think we can all agree is a granny car,is a granny Car with a 262 HP V6, that delivers nearly 30MPG on the hwy.