A car's red tap or "parcours du combattant"

In this conutry where cars are kings, we manage to buy a car.
First step required, is to obtain the Delaware driver's license. It's not an easy step, believe me... You go to the Department Motor Vehicle whith all the documents required. We were there yesterday in front of stubborned and unfriendly employees. Why on my visa my last name is "Bouchon" and on my lease contract for the house it's "Penard"? No matter that on the other passport page you see easily the birth and the spouse name... They photocopied everything and will look at it carefully, they will call us back ; it can take 2 day as 4 weeks... Ok, thank you...
But without car, it's difficult to handle your everyday life : going to the grocery store, to buy newspapers and so on.
Hopefully we have nice neighbours and friends who take care of us. One of our neighbours lend us an old fashionned automatic Buick, to drive it especially for me it's another story...