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Moving out to the suburbs, well, I can't imagine doing that without owning a car. Certainly not having kids.
2019 Acura TLX A-spec 4 cyl. (mine), and 2013 Acura RDX AWD (wife's)
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Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport; 2014 M235i; 2009 Cooper Clubman; 1999 Wrangler; 1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica Wife's: 2015 X1 xDrive28i Son's: 2009 328i
Owning a car in many cities is cost prohibitive, not just to younger people.
That being said, outside of those huge metropolis areas, kids still want to own a car or truck.
I have 2 kids, one will only drive a CUV/SUV. The other bought a sedan as their first new car.
I called Hertz a day before pickup and asked specifically for a Sonata, Optima, Altima, or Camry, as they have all of those in their fleet. They said they'd get one for me. Then I get an email that my Jeep Compass is ready! I called them and they said they thought they'd "upgrade" me. Sorry, a Compass is NOT an upgrade. I told them I rented a full-sized car for a reason (actually multiple reasons). They said they'd see what they could do. Fortunately the Altima had just come in and had been serviced when I got there.
If you look at any of the other popular midsize sedans, the front wipers are buried even more than the Fusion.
I was very happy the my stop/start worked today.
It hadn't activated in a couple of months, but I took an 80 mile or so round trip yesterday and it stopped the engine at most stops today.
Usually it doesn't activate in cooler weather until I drive the car 3 days in a row, average about 30 miles a day.