A little background.
I have been a car nut ever since I can remember. Always wanted a nice car and when I first got a job, saved up a little and went and bought a Nissan 350Z. Did I love it? Oh yes! Big torquey V6, lovely noise and fantastic chassis. That lasted 2 years.
I then looked hard at what to replace it with. Remember being offered an unregistered M3 CSL for 32 K ish and turning it down. Drove a 996 GT3 and that was it. I was in love again! Spent about 6 months looking for one and getting several PPIs before finally buying one. That lasted 2 years.
Then bought my first Lotus. Got one of the JP 240 bhp specials but was a bit underwhelmed. That one lasted a few weeks and then decided on another one. Went out and tried a NA Exige with some lightweight bits and was in love again.
This one is special. It’s got loads of “right” stuff, is light and goes like shit off a shovel. Really. I absolutely love driving it and on track it is absolutely phenomenal. Maybe my driving has gotten better too. Maybe. However, I keep having impure thoughts. Thoughts of selling it. I don’t use it much (about 2000 miles since last November) and store it in a garage close by. But then I drive it and all is well in the world.
It does not owe me any money (?) but the sensible part of me keeps asking whether I should keep it if I’m not really using it. I know if I got rid it would cost me atleast 3 - 5 K on top of a basic NA to get where I am.
I’ve got a regular, boring, commuter car which is cheap cheap and does the job. I try and use the Exige when I can but it is just so impractical on a daily basis and I hate public car parks and the scrapes one can pick up.
What’s wrong with me? What should I do? Am I just getting old and need to only have a crap car for a couple of years and all will fix itself? Do I need to have my head examined?