Its a state of mind issue. For example; those expensive watches advertised for you to become a mere custodian - so that your decendants might enjoy once your gone !
For myself its a case of knowing the 4/4 will probably outlast me. My ex MG F2 Magna in the hands of recently Dcd. owner, has outlasted him and will doubtless outlast me. That very collectable classic is today 88 years old and was driven in all weathers by me and by Ewan, (rest his dear soul).
I do try to avoid salted roads, but even in winter there are those times when rain washes off the salt and its good to go for an airing of the machine I bought to enjoy.
Even though my mileage is higher than normal the valuation done very recently, puts the 4/4 well above the price I paid for her. Thats pretty amazing, considering the intervening mileage covered in my hands is 72,000.
