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Ocelot II

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3. When my dad moved into a senior apartment complex he still had a car,
Thu Aug 28, 2025, 04:49 PM
Aug 28

and an underground parking space for it, but he was driving it less and less (and scared me the few times I rode with him), until finally he had a minor fender-bender and realized that he shouldn't be driving - he was getting macular degeneration and his peripheral vision wasn't very good any more. So, with some regret he sold it, but the facility where he lived had some transportation services, and my brother and I were available to drive him places, usually for restaurant meals or other recreation, when we weren't working. So he managed to get around when he wanted or needed to. He passed away in 2011, before Uber and Lyft existed, but he probably would have used those services. If you rarely use the car, have other transportation options and can end the lease, you'll save some money and will have the luxury of someone else doing the driving.

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