Do you have a long commute or take road trips often? I ask because I used to have an hour commute. I enjoyed my car, but to your example, I enjoyed it only when I 'wore' it.

After I realised I didn't enjoy the car when I wasn't driving it, I realised something else. 90% of it's life, 85% of my waking life, and 95% of my time away from work, it was just sitting somewhere waiting to driven again - not being 'worn'. So I sold it and got something much cheaper in every way; to purchase, maintain, insure, refuel, etc.

Once I'd downgraded, it was funny to me how many people I knew were asking me if I were okay, as if I lost the nice car in a divorce or something haha.