I owned a N/A Coupe I used to only take out only on the weekends and mainly just looked at. Then, an opportunity presented itself to purchase an immaculate SRT-6 convertible w/25,000 miles. I purchased the Roadster, sold my Coupe and been using it as a daily driver ever since. I drive 30 miles to work, there and back.
After all, it is a car, a machine, an object that should bring great fun. I did not purchase this vehicle as an investment, thinking if I only keep it low mileage, it will eventually go up in price and I'll sell it for a profit. I bough this ride because I'm a fan, a fanatic, a Crossfire lover and an enthusiast.
It does not mean, I don't baby it. Washing, claybaring, waxing/ceramic coating it are my therapy. I keep it in the best shape I can, inside and out. The leather gets conditioned every three months and I clean/condition the Alcantara with Sonax regularly. And yet, I will get the occasional rock-chip on the highway. There might be a scratch I didn't notice the day before I will proudly buff out.
But mainly, driving the car daily is a lifestyle...and it's a lifestyle filled with fun and grins. My car still looks like new inside and out (maybe minus 4 touched up rock-chips on the hood and one on the silver window surround I will soon touch up). What owning this car is about for me is the excitement when I get in. The snug, but comfortable feeling when I sit in the bucket seats that hug me like a backpack. The sound of the engine first thing in the morning and last thing in the evening. The adrenaline, combined with the supercharger whine when I do a few pulls on the highway. The attention it gets at the gas station, parking garage, restaurants.
THAT is what owning a car is all about for me. Yes, I could walk out in to the garage and look at it, low mileage, barely driven, polished every Saturday....but why? These are machines....these are sports cars.....an animal that needs to get out of its cage and sprint in the wilderness. To each its own, but I bought a car to have the most fun I can possibly have in it and luckily it's one that is known for allowing the fun factor for hundreds of thousands of miles.
Don't let it rot away under a cover in the garage and just look at it when you change the oil. Release the beast!
That's enjoyment! And