And these are the costs that force them to sell their second one ; having two cars in itself is not a mark of wealth, was my point. There are plenty of poorer-than-middle-class people able to own a car per adult - more so in the countryside than in urban settings.

In les Ulis, this couple is possibly renting an apartment, maybe even social housing, and that Parisian suburb doesn't have great transportation - cars are quite useful.

Un roi sans divertissement est un homme plein de misères