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Originally Posted by Lbar
With populations growing, less and less people in the city want to deal with a car and I understand that. In some cases it can't be afforded. A relative of mine pays $40,000 a year for a single spot in a parking garage in NYC.
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Cars are not the problem, their cost is. Well, that's why many folks would rather get a motorcycle if they really need a motor vehicle.
Recently I went to visit a cousin of my deceased grandpa near the Uruguayan border. This cousin used to have a VW Beetle, and now he's car-less altough he lives in a place that is basically far from everywhere, so a motor vehicle could be considered more a necessity than a luxury. His son, who is somehow afraid of motorcycles, got quite impressed with some tricycles we saw in Uruguay because of their comparatively low operating cost relatively to the cargo capacity. Basically, it leads to a conclusion that a motor vehicle culture won't fade away so soon, but costs might drive people to different and more efficient vehicles.