[Jeff Higgins]

Agreed - I have had many hobbies over the course of my life that turned into "work". Once I "mastered" them, or got out of them what I was after, the enjoyment kind of faded.

My best example was my long range black powder cartridge rifle match shooting. It took me many, many years to climb to the top of that game - there are an awful lot of nuances, as one can well imagine. Once I started winning matches, the other competitors rather expected me to be there - I turned into the guy they were all gunning for. Now I was going to the matches for them, not me, and it got to be a burden I was starting to resent. I had learned everything I wanted to learn. So, regaining that perspective, I quit. I returned several perpetual trophies to their respective match directors without attending their matches.

I was burned out on it. My match rifles sat for years. More like a decade. I did, however, finally pick them up and start shooting them again, this time just for fun, on my terms. I'm truly enjoying them once again.

I know a few rifles are much easier to store and ignore than a car. I only relate this in the context of suggesting that maybe all you need is a similar break. There are other things taking precedence in your life - attend to those, let the car sit, and see where you are after awhile.