Getting around was more fun before everyone had cars.
When I were a lass, young men would have a moped for a while, then get a 125 Suzuki, pass their motorbike test and buy an old Triumph to take apart in a resigned but manly fashion every weekend.
Or they could unsportingly take out a crippling finance plan for a Japanese bike that actually started every day and got them to work.

These days everyone seems to have a car. I didn't learn to drive until I was 30 and had several kids. Before then I'd walk or cycle everywhere and was as fit as a flea. I suspect this applies to a lot of people.
(Juan Quar is clinging to her front teeth on, Mon 20 Jul 2015, 8:08, 1 reply)

I'm glad I passed my test when i was in college but haven't really needed to drive ever.
I'm glad I passed as I had the time then. I'm almost 30 now and I don't have the time between working and going to the pub.

Most of the cars I've sporadically have owned have been a burden if anything. I guess if I was a responsible parent I'd buy reliable cars but I'm not, so I haven't. Sometimes scrapping a pain in the arse and walking is liberating.
( Slippery Mick ‏, Mon 20 Jul 2015, 12:17, closed)