If it's any consolation, that Austin mini is a really nice car to drive I recall the first (and last) time I drove one back in the 1970s, I was so impressed with road feel.

Of course, the bike sitting next to it is kinda cool too

I guess if you need a car for your situation... you need a car.

One thing you might think about is trying to share your car with your network of family and friends. Perhaps others need a ride once in a while or someone needs to borrow it. That will keep the car moving so the battery doesn't run down. It also raises the likelihood that at some future time when you are carfree again, you might be hit up your friends for a ride.

I don't completely understand why we cannot have networks of friends that share items commonly, but rarely used... like cars, tools, that sort of thing. (This seldom seems to happen though...)

Where do you get these videos? I seem to be able to waste a lot of time just watching them over and over. What is that?