Fiance doesn't like auto, AC train, AC bus- prefers cars
Fiance and her family are too much into cars. She is so used to having travelled in her dad's car, her cousin's car and her brother's car.
Only during her education phase, she used to travel via travels private bus, which she rarely uses nowadays.
She and her family think that train, auto and bus are all substandard.
I don't have a car, I was not planning to buy either. I have always travelled by AC train, AC bus for intercity travel. For within city travel, I prefer auto for long distances and two-wheeler for short distances and rarely cab.
Post roka, I got to know that a car is non-negotiable for her. So, we made a middle ground that she would buy a car soon after wedding (I am buying a 1.5 Cr flat). She wants to buy an automatic 20L car (sure, as long as she can afford the EMI, can contribute to some household expenses and maintains some savings/investments).
I have a driver's licence, but I'm not much interested in driving. She likes driving, she's a novice too, but willing to master driving once the car is bought.
She also says no one from her family travels by auto, train or bus. I used to think that this was due to the fact that there's no train station in her hometown, however she later said that all her relatives staying in Pune-Mumbai too don't use train.
Is a car a must these days?
Added more details to answer comments:
I've already clarified that I will try to increase my confidence to drive, but if I don't get the confidence, she will have to take the driving load herself. So, I won't become her personal driver. But, will she insist on hiring a driver later? Maybe!
We talked about expenses before roka. She used to say she spends like 10-15K per month, but that was because she lived with her brother and sister-in-law and never spent money on household stuff.
So, 10-15K was her own expenses like makeup, salon, shopping, and occasional travel. For other things, her family doesn't let her pay.
I also said that I like independent people and she would have to use her money for her own expenses.
She knew I travel by train, auto. But, she never questioned me before roka. She says she thought bachelor guys may travel by any form.
She said she thought everyone usually buys car post wedding for family comfort.