[carlosf]

I used to have a car before moving closer to a metro area and going full Uber.

It was a cheap Renault. Malfunctioned twice in ten years. Repair was trivial both times.

Sometimes I think about having a car again, but the sort of stuff you described makes me super nervous.

[nogridbag]

I used to live in NYC and bought a disposable car. It was a used rental car that was rear ended, but otherwise brand new with less than 1000 miles on it. I owned it for 5 years with zero issues and I just traded it in for almost the same price I paid for it.