I used to bike all the time after taking the car to the shop. We only had one car, so it was either that, or I'd have to wait on the car, which sometimes was multiple days. (It was having clutch problems.)
Now the mechanic is just down the street from my office, and anyway my husband takes it in for maintenance because he's the primary user of the car. Also since we finally got the clutch issues figured out, it's only in the shop a couple times a year for an oil change. And then it's because it's been 6 months, because we hardly put any miles on it anymore.
2009 Trek 7.2FX WSD, brooks Champion Flyer S, commuter bike