[niccl]

Is there another way of looking at this? Do you need to own the car? I hire a car when I need one, and use feet, push-bike and public transport the rest of the time. I _know_ I save money this way, compared with owning: I used to own a car, kept all the paper work and did the arithmetic.

If you didn't need to own the car, then things like a vehicular equivalent of the old livery stables and post horses might be viable.