Quote Originally Posted by stevewool View Post
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do I really need one?
You probably can't answer that one until you're already in residence.
Depends also where you decide to plant roots.

When we lived in Yokohama we had all the transportation links with 5 minutes. As with most big cities, I've never even considered buying a car.

Personally, I feel it's something to seriously question on cost and convenience in most big cities, unless there's a benefit from a safety and security perspective.
(eg Manila)