On 2/15/2016 5:10 PM, RonNNN wrote:
In article , says...

I'll simplify this. I like getting out of the house. I do more than
shop, I volunteer at different places at different times. It's not
really a big deal.

I definitely drive less now that I've retired. I did test drives on
vehicles I worked on way more than I commuted to and from work. However,
since I retired I do sometimes make longer trips than I did during my
working days. The grocery store I frequent is only two blocks away, and
Wally World is only another block past that. The other places like Home
Depot or Lowes or Sams club are just a few miles (maybe 5) away.

Combined, we drive less than 6,000 miles per year. E.g., car is now
7 months old and has *about* 3,000 miles on it.

We tend to group all of our shopping into one "big loop", one day
each week. We arrange this loop to minimize distance traveled,
maximize number of right turns (so we don't have to cross traffic),
etc. We will make 5 to 10 "stops" in the course of 3-4 hours
including grocery stores, home depot/lowes/wallmart, post office,
costco, etc. as needed.

Brutal on the car (as it never really gets up to operating
temperature) but silly to drive just for the sake of driving!

Other trips we try to schedule to share ONE car instead of
needing two. E.g., I will drop SWMBO off at an art class tomorrow
morning before heading off to do some volunteer work in that
part of town. So, even the longer drives are leveraged to
reduce use.

[I *don't* like "getting out of the house" as that often takes me
away from *my* work]