yes, it's a total rip off. Raleighdon had a similar situation at his last job, although part of his salary was a travel "allowance" of about 3000 a year. It still rankled him the same way that he could never ride his bike.

He changed jobs.
hasn't regretted it a day; despite the loss of friendships, the lower caliber of the company he works for (in his opinion)
but so far this year he's driven to work maybe 5 times, and i think they were all days he needed the car for something personal afterward.

good luck