So much has been mentioned regarding the necessity of the car. To and from work, etc. My getting my license was HUGELY based on the love of the car! I wanted to be in and around cars since I have memories! I bet many of you are the same. I can remember the smell of the interior of cars my dad had from when I was six years old! Anytime my parents were going anywhere, I wanted to go too, just to be the passenger and hear and feel the experience. When I was six years old our neighbor had an old '66 ish Newport and I would hear that starter from across the street and recognize the Chrysler starter.

No, there's something genetic. It's the love of cars that drives you (haha pun) to get your license, otherwise it's a ho-hum thing, and just an appliance that one may not need to bother with.