I spent a huge chunk of my working week on the bus, I work city wide, thankfully my work covers the cost of my travel and I never used the car for work as it was not practical. A lot of area's in Edinburgh have residents "permit holder" parking only. I live 2 minutes walk from Aldi and Sainsburys' and I tend to shop every day.
Jamie...I had to scrap my car as I couldn't afford to get the bodywork sorted out, the engine was fine, very annoying.