Posted by Paul Sture on 11/16/21 11:36

Justin wrote:
> Michelle Steiner wrote on [Wed, 04 Jan 2006 11:29:28 -0700]:
>
>>In article <slrndro33s.96a.nospam@debian.dns2go.com>,
>> Justin <nospam@insightbb.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>>In common usage, it would usually mean that they had not owned a
>>>>car, not that they had never driven/ridden in one. If someone said
>>>>"I've lived without a car for 6 years" I would assume (as would
>>>>most people, I think) that they didn't OWN one.
>>>
>>>So, someone could rent or lease one and still fall under your
>>>definition.
>>
>>Yup, or even drive one as part of his job. So long as he doesn't own
>>one. I'll even add so long as he doesn't rent or lease one on a
>>long-term basis. (leasing from a dealer is the equivalent of
>>owning--not equal to owning, though, especially from a legal standpoint.)
>
>
> If you are using one at all then you're not living without it.

Nope. If you only borrow or rent one for the occasonal trip, you are not
"living with" a car.

Common usage means that even "owning" a car doesn't come into it if the
only one you have is off the road as part of a restoration project.

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