At the beginning of this section, the author says that a 1925 survey conducted in Muncie, Indiana, found that 21 out of 25 families who owned cars did not have bathtubs with running water. As one farm wife explained, "You can't ride to town in a bathtub." What do you think she meant by this?
Between owning a bathtub and a car, they would rather have the car given it provided them transportation and allowed them to work/travel for people living in remote areas.