Or do the same journey by other means? In a car you have a seat, your choice of temperature and ambient sound, your stuff secured, etc. Infinitely more pleasant that being crammed in like a sardine on the train.
Taking the car just makes me really grumpy at other cars and people, such that I've often found I'm arriving home in a bad mood.
Each to their own, but I wouldn't rule out public transport (even with terrible rail operators).
By all means cars are great, until our devotion to them makes us build 12 lane freeways rather than civilized mass transit. Nothing screams civilized country like high speed and efficient trains.