Originally Posted by
linberl
In rare situations where I need a car to go more distance, I can use a Zip car or City car share (I go visit family once a year about 2 hours away). Are there other instances where you find you really need a car?
When I was carfree (as in, I didn't own a car), the main thing I found I needed a car for was cycling events ... ironically!
Sometimes I would cycle 50 km to the start of a shorter event, cycle the 50-100 km with the group, and then cycle 50 km home. But if the events were longer, I found it easier to rent a car for the weekend. I would also rent a car for events that weren't in my area ... those that were a province or two over.
Another instance where I needed a car was big grocery shops. I could walk the 2 km return trip for my usual shops, but about once every couple months, I did a big shop. I would either coordinate it with the weekend where I rented a car for a cycling event, or I would take the bus to the big grocery store, do my shop, and then get a taxi to take me home.