Do I need my car?

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of California - Berkeley
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<p>Preface:</p>

<li>I have been up to Berkeley for just a day. Kinda looked around, but I really didn’t mind the walking.</li>
<li>If I do bring my car, I plan to keep it in storage most of the year, only using it maybe twice or four times a month (to drive to other cities, or back down to SoCal).<br></li>
<li>I’d rather not pay my car insurance anymore.</li>
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<p>So, with that in mind, do I need my car? How many of you brought your car up, and put it in storage? Would I want to be restricted to only the places I can reach via BART? And how far is the nearest airport?</p>

<p>EDIT: Oh, forgot to add: I tend to stay out late (i.e. 3 or 4 in the morning) when I go out, so what time does public transportation stop, in and out of, and around the city?</p>

<p>EDIT 2: And yes, I’ve read the other threads about the same topic, but I have some questions that weren’t answered in there.</p>

<p>EDIT 3: I won’t be living in the dorms, but I won’t have a parking space either. I was planning on getting that F permit thing from the DMV.</p>

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<p>I brought my car up for a job halfway through freshman year, and its damn convenient to have around, especially if you plan on staying out late. </p>

<p>Last BART is at midnight, and AC transit late nite is hourly after 12. Nearest Airport is Oakland--30 min BART, about 20 min drive. </p>

<p>I parked my car on a quiet street in Walnut Creek. It was cheaper for me to just BART it there than pay for parking (company paid for BART, and I used it every week). On weekends I was able to park it for free on the street in Berkeley.</p>

<p>Just know people will always want to bum rides off you. But its so nice when you're from soCal and you just want to drive home.</p>