I see..

OK, eto lang sakin bro...

Car is a necessity sa atin if you're looking at emergencies and possibly convenience. Ang issue dito is kung san ka nakatira at san ang opisina mo.

May times na you'll wish you have a car (such as Xmas, holiday long trips, pag ginabi ka todo, may emergency, may bibilin kang madami/mabibigat)...

In my case, sobrang convenient sakin mag commute, the travel time is almost the same, give or take 10mins... The cost is a big issue.

Kung nagdala akong kotse (this is per day)

Parking - 50-65
Fuel - mga 9km ako balikan, so mga 1.5 liters of fuel (not-conservative estimate) so that's roughly 50-60 bucks of fuel per day.
Dagdag mo nadin na ako ang magdridrive. Di din kasama budget for maintenance btw.

Total = 100-120 bucks a day x 5 working days x 4 weeks = 2000-2400/month

If I commute:
Jeep from front of the house to FX/Bus ride - P7.50 (mga 10 min ride) x 2 (balikan) = 15/day
FX/Bus to office (same spot where I park if I did bring my car) - 15 (FX) / 10 (Bus) = 20-30/day

Total = 35-45 bucks/day x 5 days x 4 weeks = 700 - 900/month

Laking difference diba? That's 1300-1500 difference per month...

I usually bring my car 2x a week to work, pag Friday (dahil mahirap sumakay) and usually Tuesday (wala lang, para magamit lang yun oto)...

But you can see the cost difference and the fact that it's not that much of a necessity.

Of course, as you can see, may anak ako, so it becomes a necessity kung nagkasakit, or lalabas kami etc...

Pag single ka kasi, usually boys want the porma factor of having a car... But masakit talaga sa bulsa may kotse... Lalo na kung nasira... impossible po ang kotseng di masisira lalo na kung more than 3 years old (kaya nga usually 3 years lang warranty nila kung bnew hehe)...

Kung ako sayo, figure out how much you spend sa transpo usually... How long it takes you and how accessible your public commute is from your house and office. Kung convenient mag commute, medyo bad decision magkakotse other than a "want" issue.

Again, wala na samin yang decision na yan whether or not you should get a car...