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We have two vehicles but much of the time they are both in the garage. Several times a week, one of us goes off alone in a vehicle. The majority of the time when one of us goes off alone, the other person remains home.
I am thinking about getting a road-worthy electric 3-wheel scooter so I can do local errands and getting rid of one of our cars. Has anyone done this and had regrets?
Above about 75 a scooter or bicycle seems way too dangerous, the smallest crash would be a disaster. I have 2 cars and plan to sell one soon, I did have 3. Registration renewal, smog check, insurance, and maintenance add up. And it's a pain to be sure each car gets driven at least every 3 weeks.
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The problem also is that if the person with the one car left has an accident, a flat tire, or it gets stolen from a parking lot, you have no other car to go and fetch them back home. Hopefully you have told the insurance that your cars are only doing limited miles for a lower rate. We still have 3 but each has it's purpose, so we'll keep them as long as we can afford them: The truck for pulling our travel trailer, the Outback for everyday use and daytrips, and the Nova for car shows and just fun cruising on a nice day.
If you live in an area with a decent off-road bike path system, and good year-round weather, it could work. Now in my early 70s, I have a Vespa as my backup vehicle. I fully expect that when I attain the age where it would be dangerous to other road users for me to drive an automobile, technology will have advanced enough that a trike or quad e-bike will be my main mode of transportation. Public transportation around here is non-existent.
My in-laws sold one of their two cars when they were in their early 70s, reasoning that they rarely went different places at the same time. That lasted about a month, then they discovered that they actually went different places at the same time more often than they thought, and whoever ended up without the car was pretty unhappy about it.
My in-laws sold one of their two cars when they were in their early 70s, reasoning that they rarely went different places at the same time. That lasted about a month, then they discovered that they actually went different places at the same time more often than they thought, and whoever ended up without the car was pretty unhappy about it.
They bought another car.
That is the main reason for my Garage Queen to stay with us.
The problem also is that if the person with the one car left has an accident, a flat tire, or it gets stolen from a parking lot, you have no other car to go and fetch them back home.
These were the reasons we kept 2 cars for a few years after my retirement. When we relocated across the country, we gave away our second car and had only one car transported to our new home.
It has been 6 years living with one car in a semi-rural area with no public transportation and outside of uber/lyft reaches. I don't recall a single time when we wished that we still had a backup car.
Yes. the car can have a flat tire or but there are always road services. The probability of an accident or the car got stolen is extremely low around here. In either case, one has to call the police and wait until things got straightened out. If the damaged car got towed to a repair shop, one has to come to the shop with the car then get a loaner or a ride from the shop home.
When we needed to take the car in for oil or tire changes, we just either waited at the shop or walked around the area. We usually find a shop near a shopping center or restaurants.
Back to the OP's question about a trike scooter, I think it depends on the location, where scooters are allowed and what are the places that you want to go. Then there is the safety factor, a rider especially older peole has to take a lot caution to avoid injuries
We have two vehicles but much of the time they are both in the garage. Several times a week, one of us goes off alone in a vehicle. The majority of the time when one of us goes off alone, the other person remains home.
I am thinking about getting a road-worthy electric 3-wheel scooter so I can do local errands and getting rid of one of our cars. Has anyone done this and had regrets?
My neighbor just got a new golf cart for neighborhood travels. He said the insurance is as much as a small car.
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