Do "special" cars become less exciting if driven daily?

[littlelewis6]

I’ve had my Toyota GT86 for a little over a half a year now, and she is still as fabulous as day one, however there is a certain sense of familiarity that accompanies driving a car on a daily basis. A lot of people have bought the Toyota GT86 / Subaru BRZ / Scion FRS (RIP Scion) as a second, third or even fourth car, to be used on weekends and special occasions, I however, have not, I have bought mine as my sole car. This has meant that the “special-ness” that comes with a weekend car is quite lost on me as I don’t really get that feeling, it’s just my car. That is until recently…

I have recently embarked on what I would call and unusual undertaking, one which has an unexpected side effect. I have been working in car procurement for a national company which involves travelling up and down the country to cars so as to appraise and hopefully buy them. This has involved a lot of driving of a company vehicle as well as a lot of driving of other vehicles, usually quite ordinary ones. The unusual side effect of this is that I have come to re-appreciate the “special-ness” of my car again; its low seating position, connected steering, hugging seats, engaging gearbox, and the wonderment that had originally driven my decision to buy it in the first place.

This recent revelation has meant I can fall in love with my car all over again and really appreciate the values and wonder I originally lusted after, as well as a slight sense of smugness as I pass people in their euro boxes with the full knowledge that I am probably enjoying my driving experience much more than they are theirs. It would be interesting to see if people who use even more special cars than mine regularly also lose that excitement over time?