[Mark McLeod]

1. Yes

2. No

3. Sub-compact

4. Yes

5. Too large a car in too small a space.
In and out of the car too often on trips in rapid succession to bother opening and closing the garage doors.
Garage overtaken by robot storage, home construction material, and unused college dorm loft beds.

6. Having children and the process of their growing up

7. Stopped parking in the garage. I purchased a smaller car too, but only occasionally put the car back in the garage nowadays. Sent the children off to college.