I dont get so much your point Nisht, if we resettle the date to be just in the city (bars, retsos, caffes,…) its possible to shmuz the same amount of time, increasing the number of dates if necessary.
The only advantage of the car is that its possible to converse on the way, which is harder by MTA (i agree its not so geshmack to exchange views on the life at 34th street Herald Square with “stand clear of the closing doors please”). Its a very thin plus for a big headache.