Whats the stand you have please ? One of those would be handy for stopping sratches on the car as I balance the bikes against it when we're camped.
On the topic of bars, I have some straight bars, ergon grips on my xtc, and i've been trimming the bars narrower and narrower. I prefer them that way for the commute and chucking it into the boot. Bust a mirror the other day when the bike blew over, so replaced it with a cat eye one from wiggle.