[pwd72s]

Originally posted by Dottore
PWD:

Is part of the reason for your declining enjoyment of the car that you are keeping the thing too immaculate?

I ask because a few years ago I owned a very collectible low mileage 911, with a very interesting provenance (ex Jochen Mass). It was so friggin perfect I could hardly ever bring myself to drive it. When I eventually sold it I was actually a little bit relieved and swore never to buy a garage queen again.

I thought of that factor as well...but let's face it, one of the best unresored 1972 911S coupes left on the planet (no brag, just fact...ask your fellow La-La land people who have seen the car) deserves to be kept clean. But would I be happy with a lesser car? Probably not...new BMW M3 or Ford Ranger...all the same to me. If I'm going to drive less car, it might as well be a utilitarian cheap car.

As you can see, I did a LOT of thinking about this during the year I rejected going to club events. I wanted to be away from that influence for a spell.