tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4736035637103377628.post8690716653428357052..comments2020-11-23T19:57:28.086-08:00Comments on Hail Britannia: An experiment in doing withoutAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13061191277162046916noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4736035637103377628.post-19526624907136945672012-09-21T10:14:25.000-07:002012-09-21T10:14:25.000-07:00I sold my minivan in the summer and then just coul...I sold my minivan in the summer and then just couldn't be bothered to go out and buy another (used) car. The rest of the family were having kittens but I actually hardly ever drive my car. I was out in it today for the first time in over a week. I then realised that the panic was because I have two driving teenagers who saw their social lives severely curtailed. I held out for a while but the truth is, sometimes when you need that second car, you REALLY need it.Expat Mumhttp://expatmum.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4736035637103377628.post-68347224182027880172012-09-21T07:38:09.000-07:002012-09-21T07:38:09.000-07:00Good for you! We've been down to one car for t...Good for you! We've been down to one car for the past 2 years. It was an accident (literally), since my husband totaled the other car. It can be difficult since we have a family of 5, but I can say that I put more thought into my routes so there's not a lot of wasted back-and-forth.L'Tanyahttp://www.ltanyadurante.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4736035637103377628.post-35013571806849245572012-09-26T03:26:54.000-07:002012-09-26T03:26:54.000-07:00We are on track to do the same thing. My 2007 Suba...We are on track to do the same thing. My 2007 Subaru was in need of some expensive work in the near future and I just wasn't sure it was worth putting the money into it. Plus I had never felt comfortable driving it for some odd reason. My husband's 1999 Toyota Corolla is still running, but with 280,000 km on it can't keep going for much longer. We traded the Subaru for a new Hyundai Tucson in July and made the decision that when his Corolla dies we won't try to revive it. If one of us is traveling out of town for an extended trip the other will rent a car to drive for that time period, and it will still work out to being way cheaper than the cost of maintaining to cars.<br><br>Good luck with your new plan! One of the things I am most jealous of when I am in Britain and Europe is their extensive railway/transit system. I think if we had that here it would make it much easier to be a one car family.kristieinbchttp://journeynorthof49.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com