This takes lots and lots of practice with frequent brief positive associations with the car. A few times a day for the next few weeks just go have your dog go near the car and sit/lay and give lots of praise and tons of treats, hot dog pieces, whatever she goes nuts for. Then gradually work your way up to sitting right next to the car. Then two paws up on the back seat. Then laying on the back seat. All the while and remaining calm, praise, lots of the best treats then end it and go back inside. Once you get the the point she will sit in the car, then work on driving to the end of the driveway, praise/reward/end it. Then work on to the end of the street, praise/reward/end it. Then work on a trip to the bank or other short trip and reward/praise and go back home. Reward only for remaining calm. Do not end the exercise because of unwanted behaviors as they will be used in the future because it leads to you giving up. Once you're done with the practice, immediately go do something the dog loves to do. Fetch, tug whatever.

When I got home at 6:15 yesterday I found I'd received an email from the Honda Fit salesperson, who sent me a price quote, a PDF attachment, at 5 p.m. I had dealt with him over the phone one day earlier and sent him a long email after the call. -!- Yes, the email was based on the draft above, and modified in ways that reflected comments above. I can post it if people want. His message: "Thank you for the detailed email. Here is a price." At 6:30 I emailed back and phoned (leaving message) saying we'd be available downtown around 7:30 p.m. for the test drive he wanted us to do. I live downtown. A similar story: Yesterday I called the Suzuki retailer closest to me and spoke to a salesperson. Ten minutes at 10 a.m. Before 12 noon I sent email to the manager for him to forward to the salesperson. The same long email modified as per feedback received. The salesperson called me back at 2:30; his price was $X thousand lower than the web price. He agreed with me that this was just the "over the phone" price with a stranger so the real price would be even lower than that. After calling him again at 4 he was expecting me to confirm later whether he'd see us that same evening. I sent email at 6:30 asking if it was reasonable to expect him to pick me up and drive another mile to fetch my wife who was finishing work. In other words, if the test drive could start at my wife's workplace or at my place. That email was also sent to the manager's email address, for him to see and discuss with the salesperson. Then I called and asked him the same thing. He went to get the email and consult his manager, and got back to me. No go. At 7:30 p.m. I was at his front door showing him my drivers' license while standing a few feet inside the front door. He gestured to a chair and I said "No time, remember we're driving now to go pick up my wife." He walked over to a floor model to show me things, and I said "You'll show all this to my wife when we get her into the vehicle, right? So let's get going." We left to go pick up my wife. The manager observed from the distance and did not approach. Minutes after picking up my wife, I was driving and my cell phone rang. It was the Honda Fit salesperson getting back to me at 7:50 p.m. Can't talk now, thank you for the email, bye-bye. I drove the three of us back to the Suzuki showroom, my wife drove a second vehicle, and then we did all sit down. Since he used silence as a closing tool, my wife resisted him. --- The best way to save money is to avoid spending money. (An SX-4 at $X deprec./year, plus insurance, plus gas, plus maintenance, etc) We still have our ten year old car depreciating at $1700 per year (bought used) and have never paid for major repairs for it yet. Since last year we now belong to a car sharing service. We've used it a few times. Compare A to B: A. carsharing service, regular car rental service, taxis (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carsharing) B. owning a car Conclusion: A is way better. My wife was frustrated with our current situation. Now she is happy. She was the one who said "A" is way better after we went for a walk around the duck pond in the park. At 10 p.m. I feel now I've come as far as I needed to on Tuesday, 48 hours ago. We'll go rent a Versa or a Fit for our vacations. To try it out. I'll look into inventories visible on the web. Thank you!

Did you make it a contingency in the contract to have the car removed? If not, the sellers don't have to do anything. And you really have no 'legal' recourse - with regards to having the car moved - for backing out of the contract. Most people never look at property surveys after they buy their home and depending on how long the neighbors have been owners, they may have no clue that the car is actually on your property. Considering you're closing soon, I'm sure the last thing you need is people telling you 'walk away,' especially if its not an option without *you* getting sued for failure to follow through with the contract. Not to mention, I have no idea how much anxiety/stress or whatever else you've gone through with your home search, so offering a non-solution is surely making this situation more stressful for you. Depending on where you live you may be able to anonymously report the car as abandoned. Where I live this can be done online or by calling 311. All you have to do is give the address of the car and a description. I did this just last week for a car that is 'abandoned on private property.' The car is actually a safety hazard since rats and other animals can make homes in it. The city came out within 3 days and posted some sticker on the window. I'm not sure what the owner has to do to follow-up, but they won't do anything because the car doesn't even have windows. The city will tow it within 30 days if the citation isn't followed up on. Hopefully the solution for you can be this simple.

I use an app on my phone for my Volvo, I can start it or lock/unlock the doors from basically anywhere in the world where I have cell service. I can also see the location of the vehicle on a map, the temperature at the vehicle, check the maintenance and vehicle statistics (mileage, etc.), and contact Roadside Assistance from within the app. I think I can disable the car also, in case it were stolen I suppose. We recently started it from the runway after landing from vacation and the car had been sitting in long-term parking. Doors have to be locked in order for it to start. Shuts off after a maximum of 15 minutes.