I get my car to drive to me to work and then it goes out and operates like a taxi while I'm working. I'd be worried it comes back damaged or vomit all over the place.
Usually after a certain time frame, for example 3 days in LA, the car is considered abandoned. Fortunately my neighbors don’t dime me for those weeks I stay in code rushing.
Driving your own car is comfortable, especially if you have been driving it for a while. I especially want my car, that I know, on a long distance trip.
The best way to not get your car stoken is to leave the engine in a warehouse in Germany, the chassis in a car park in Brazil and the rest in your garage in California. That's super secure but how do you use it every day?
For many people, a car ends up storing a good variety of things they would need for very few trips, but only on said trips. e.g., if you only need your gym clothes on days when you stop by the gym on the way home from work, you don't need to have planned that stop before leaving for work in the morning if you keep a set of gym clothes in the car.
It's like having a really, really big purse or backpack.
Additionally, if I spill something in my car, oh well, maybe I'll steam clean the upholstery after a few months of such spills, but if I spill something in a shared vehicle, that seems worse to me--letting the mess build up for a few months impinges on others.
As clever as this idea sounds, it's not a good suggestion. I once accidentally left my windows down in SF for 12 hours and my car was essentially stripped clean - headrests, registration, proof of insurance, manual, floor mats - all gone. Additionally all my doors and trunk were wide open.
Do it before you get home. Literally stop the car on the next street over or wherever, and just sit there for 10 minutes and decompress. Then drive the last block home, and be ready to go when you walk in the door.
If I was leaving town for several weeks (or even just the weekend) my very first thought would be "is this a good location to leave my car for the duration I'd be gone?" and it certainly wouldn't be an afterthought!
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