Americans Are Using Their Cars to Get Some Damn Alone Time

• Nearly three-quarters of Americans admitted in a recent survey that they have used their car to get away from the people that they’re living with during the coronavirus pandemic.
• The TrueCar study finds that the majority of Americans, more broadly, are using their cars to cope with their changed lives as the pandemic continues.
• And 56 percent of Americans are grateful to have their cars for leisurely drives; naturally, we were a few steps ahead on this one, but we’re glad more people are taking to their cars for more than transportation.

Americans, cordoned off from the rest of the world as a result of the pandemic, have found the one place they can safely escape to: their cars. In fact, 73 percent of Americans, a TrueCar study found, admit that they’ve used their vehicle to get away from the people that they live with during the pandemic—so, feel guilty no more. You were in the majority if you spent time in your car to slip away for just a little while.

It’s no wonder that 56 percent of Americans are grateful to have their car to take leisurely drives; living in a pandemic has been far from easy. We’re just glad that more people have come to see that the vehicle sitting in their driveway can be used for more than just transportation, whether it’s a Toyota Corolla or a Shelby Mustang.

Those working from home can either sympathize or identify with the 37 percent of Americans who used their vehicles to take personal or business phone calls; 32 percent have turned their driver’s seat into a makeshift office. Apparently Ford had the right idea when it designed the new 2021 F-150 for tasks on and beyond the construction site.

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To a majority of people surveyed by TrueCar, vehicles are more than just masses of metal; 68 percent see them as an extension of their family, and 35 percent admit to giving names their vehicles. Which, all in all, makes sense when your car has turned into some sort of home away from home.

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