<p>The best time to see if you can live without the car is freshman year when you are on campus and on the meal plan. If you take a car, you will never learn if you could do without that added expense. There is some freedom in not having the responsibility of a car. Most likely, college is the only time you will still have this freedom. I think most people underestimate the expense and cars are sitting parked most of the time. It is handy to have a car-sure, it is cost-effective and environmentally friendly-no.</p>