I used to live in Tysons Corner. Most of my friends live in DC so I would drive to the city pretty frequently.

Metro from tysons would double my travel time on the weekends so I preferred to drive. I would frequently give a ride to a couple friends some times. Their houses were on my way to the places we frequent and I liked to chat with them. Since I moved to DC I dont use my car unless I am leaving the city limits so they lost their ride privileges haha.

Parking in DC is either difficult or expensive but luckily, everything is less than 30 min by bike. Also public transit is good but some areas of the city require transfers that really affect travel time.