Originally Posted by Malloric

Sell it, join a car share. Zip cars is the largest and most convenient imo, but there are smaller cheaper options in some markets. I don't know, the big nail in the coffin for me was parking. Parking the damn car was $200, and that was for an unreserved spot six blocks from my apartment. The reserved spots in the garage across the street was $400. With a waiting list. Downtown Seattle is absolute awful for parking though. Unplugging the battery is going to reset the ECU, it's an option but not the best. If you're in a house, hook up a battery tender, but that's not really an option in a public parking garage or street parking.