A Low-Car Diet

OK, OK, so I took the term "Low-Car Diet" from the city of Seattle - it was a promotion sponsored by the City of Seattle - http://www.seattle.gov/waytogo/onelesscar.htm. Basically, once Marc and I knew that we would be moving to this house and that we would be in a location where we could take the bus frequently, we decided that we didn't need to have two cars anymore. Thus, after 9 years and 100,000 miles of excellent service, I retired the Accord - I listed it on craigslist, and within a week, it was sold to a woman in Tacoma who was delighted to have it. Marc and I are sharing his Volkswagen now, which seems to be working just fine. We both take the bus to work everyday, and drive the car only 1-2 times per week to do errands, etc. I anticipate that we will only drive about 5000 miles this year. I subscribed to FlexCar, which is a car-sharing program. One of the neat things about the City is that they will give me $600 of FlexCar credit for selling my car. We rarely need a second car, but what is handy is that FlexCar has a Toyota Tacoma pick-up truck. We use it periodically to run errands - especially when purchasing furniture, etc. from craigslist! All in all, it has been an easy thing to do, and we enjoy being able to walk and take public transportation everywhere. Goodbye Accord - you were my second car ever - thank you for so many years of service!