I've lived in cities with no public transport. I've lived in a few with only cabs - one city had cabs so bad that you couldn't reliably use them to get to work. (no pre-order, waiting time 10minutes to 2 hours). One had busses that didn't run late enough for 2nd shift to get home and didn't run at all on Sunday. Most of the time in the US, you cannot get from one city to another using public transportation. It took moving to Norway to live in a city with decent public transportation - and I know the countryside doesn't have as many options, even here. It seems a bit expensive, but I'm so very happy to have it nonetheless!
Many cities lack appropriate and affordable public transportation and force folks to buy a car. If you live in a town large enough to have shopping centers and you work in that same town, this car would fit well.
Unfortunately, living in a rural area actually makes these cars more difficult, at least in some places in the US. There are roads you couldn't drive on due to speed, and your commute would be longer. Unfortunately, the roads you need to take are also the roads that get snow cleared less often and seem to have a higher rate of disrepair.
Many cities lack appropriate and affordable public transportation and force folks to buy a car. If you live in a town large enough to have shopping centers and you work in that same town, this car would fit well.
Unfortunately, living in a rural area actually makes these cars more difficult, at least in some places in the US. There are roads you couldn't drive on due to speed, and your commute would be longer. Unfortunately, the roads you need to take are also the roads that get snow cleared less often and seem to have a higher rate of disrepair.