How can people afford cars?

hehe, im such a boring person really, but the main reason i sold my car was fuel cost, which has virtually doubled over the last 12 years and servicing and all that jazz. It' got on my nerves, having a car is like having to look after it all the time.
train is actually cheaper if you travel as infrequently as i do. And bike for everything under 50 miles is all good.

12 year doubling of fuel cost is a annual rate of increase of 5.7%, not that bad.

It will go up a lot more though as peak oil kicks in.