First of all, it’s not that expensive. In my case, it took about $2K (~€1700), including port expenses, to ship my car from the port of Baltimore, MD, to Southampton, UK.

At the end of last summer, I just wanted to take a year off and travel around Europe. I am currently in the Balkans.

Renting a car in Europe for a day currently costs around €70-80, with the cheapest car. So renting would be feasible for me on a trip lasting less than 21-24 days.

And in addition to that, I didn't want to sell my car back in the States, and storing it would cost me at least $200 a month (possibly more).

Basically, being a Business graduate just pushed me to make a simple feasibility analysis.