This is Max we are talking about here. If one can find a way to hem and haw about something, Max can! Google 944 bike rack. Some nice options...
Putting a bike in a car repeatedly gets old really quick. It's a pain, you end up with grease on the on the seats. If you have a bike with the new disc brakes, you will invariably manage to hit the front brake handle while the tire is off, clamping the brake pads together. I have found that a credit card works nicely to push them back out.
As for a bike getting wet?? Um, that's what they do.