I
recently got my driver’s license from the UK. On my arrival back in Canada, my
Mum gave me a car – a yellow convertible no less! It’s still in its box,
and it's only an inch and a half long, but the sentiment was nice.
There’s
a point here, I swear. The reason I got my driver’s license was not to get a
car, but to allow myself to drive or rent one when necessary. Owning a car is,
put simply, expensive and unnecessary unless a) you require one for your job
(it’s part of your contract or serves a useful, tax deductible business purpose), b) you live
in the absolute middle of nowhere (like my Mum who is half an hour’s drive from
the nearest store, and a 45 minute’s drive from the nearest bus into town), or
c) you or a family member have severe mobility issues which make other
modes of transportation extremely difficult.
If you don't fall under any of the above categories, the costs of running a vehicle are prohibitive. Purchasing the car in
the first place aside, the monthly costs of insurance, taxes and gas, let
alone emergency maintenance fees and two sets of tires for people in cold
weather regions can mount exponentially.
And what’s the point when there are other ways to get from A to B?
