Some people claim that there are more disadvantages of the car than its advantages. Do you agree or disagree?

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Having a
car
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is considered
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a luxury in my country.
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, there are some people who believe that
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is like a white elephant. Let us discuss the advantages and the disadvantages of a
car
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. Having a
car
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of your own makes you completely independent of any public
transport
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. It saves a lot of time in waiting for the public
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and being in long queues for the tickets. The other benefit of owning a
car
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is linked to the status one enjoys in
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society because of it.
Now-a-days
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,
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car
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the car
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is considered
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an important achievement in one's life.
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hand
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there are advocates of not
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owning
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owing
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owning
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a
car
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. According to some people, not using a
car
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and completely using
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public
transport
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is less costly and it saves a lot of money which one can spend on other luxuries of life. Not having a
car
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makes a person less affected by the increasing fuel prices. There is an increasing trend in the western countries to make use of public
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or a bicycle in order to make the roads less congested and
environment
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the environment
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less polluted. If to own a
car
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or to use
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public
transport
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completely depends on the personal
curcimstances
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circumstances
circumstance
.
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, if I were to give my opinion, I do not agree
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the claim that there are fewer advantages of a
car
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that
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than
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its disadvantages.
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