T3G
Senior Member
3-7 cars per home?! That doesn't seem believable at all. I'd believe it if it was 2-3 cars per home, but up to 7?! What kind of household needs 7 cars???!!
3-7 cars per home?! That doesn't seem believable at all. I'd believe it if it was 2-3 cars per home, but up to 7?! What kind of household needs 7 cars???!!
7 cars in a large suburban home could look like this:3-7 cars per home?! That doesn't seem believable at all. I'd believe it if it was 2-3 cars per home, but up to 7?! What kind of household needs 7 cars???!!
You forgot the 2nd or 3rd family living there to help pay of the first family mortgage before moving onto the next in line to buy a house. Then you have the renter(s) who lives in one of the bedrooms or in various units in the basement or the whole basement.7 cars in a large suburban home could look like this:
1. Dad's car
2. Mom's car
3. Sports car
4. Adult son's car
5. Adult daughter's car
6. Teenage son's car
7. Grandma's car (she lives in the basement suite)
bam - 7 cars. It's increasingly common with kids living at home well into adulthood these days.
That large of a number is far from typical, but it's definitely not unusual to regularly see 3-4 cars in driveways in the 905.
It’s not hard to get to a high number of cars per household with a lot of young adults still living with parents due to cost of living. When you’re stuck living at home in your mid-late 20s, a car might be the only thing that makes you feel like you have some sense of freedom. It is also pretty close to necessary for every working adult in the household to have their own car given that it’s incredibly likely everybody’s workplaces are spread out across the GTA which could make carpooling difficult with differing schedules.3-7 cars per home?! That doesn't seem believable at all. I'd believe it if it was 2-3 cars per home, but up to 7?! What kind of household needs 7 cars???!!
I wonder what percentage of that cost of living goes to the expense of owning a car?due to cost of living
I’m not saying car ownership isn’t expensive - it is. What I am saying is that renting, especially near or on transit, can be more expensive, and can completely financially kneecap you if you are just starting out. The average rent for 1 and 2-bedroom apartments in Mississauga at this point in time is just over $2,200 and $2,600/month, respectively. Average individual after-tax income in Mississauga is $41,420 for the 24-35 age bracket (based on most recent data), which is just shy of $1,600 per biweekly paycheque, or $3,400/month. If you are in a 1 bedroom apartment in your own, you are paying 65% of that paycheque toward rent every month - $1,200 left over for any remaining necessities and expenses, like utilities, food, transit, debt payments, savings, etc. It is also likely that rent is higher when near or on a transit line due to higher demand. Job opportunities can also be significantly more limited in the peripheral GTA without a car, especially for higher paying positions. This obviously gets much easier if you have a roommate or are living with a partner/spouse, but not everyone has this option.I wonder what percentage of that cost of living goes to the expense of owning a car?
The percentage is a mixed bag base on the income, number of ppl in the family, cost to maintain a certain life style, your driving habits and so on. Too many factors to say what the percentage is that will vary widely in the same age bracket.I wonder what percentage of that cost of living goes to the expense of owning a car?
I used to have a friend that has 6 cars at his home. He lived with his parents and extended family members... while I'm not friends with him anymore, I go by his house sometimes and still see those 6 cars sitting in the driveway. So as crazy as it seems, it does seem to happen sometimes3-7 cars per home?! That doesn't seem believable at all. I'd believe it if it was 2-3 cars per home, but up to 7?! What kind of household needs 7 cars???!!
While 7 is possible, I don't see it as the norm. At the same time - surely some must have less than 3 cars.7 cars in a large suburban home could look like this:
1. Dad's car
2. Mom's car
3. Sports car
4. Adult son's car
5. Adult daughter's car
6. Teenage son's car
7. Grandma's car (she lives in the basement suite)
bam - 7 cars. It's increasingly common with kids living at home well into adulthood these days.
That large of a number is far from typical, but it's definitely not unusual to regularly see 3-4 cars in driveways in the 905.
Wonder how many cal-de-sacs next to the Eglinton West Crosstown LRT extension (and along Eglinton Avenue East, for that matter) would require the purchase of property to create walk-ways, for easier access to the stations?
Example of a cul-de-sac problem...
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15 minute walk to reach Islington-Eglinton ("Richview"?) Station. In need of a walkway through the fire station or Richview Collegiate Institute. Ditto for other cul-de-sacs in Etobicoke. You can use Google Maps to create other "walk" scenarios.