I was a pleasure reading your article, especially because it reminded me why I will most likely NEVER own a vintage Lotus--I just can't commit to another pastime. I'd have to give up something I already do, like cycling, woodworking, taking care of my house/gardening, kayaking (I build those too). I bought a '17 Miata because I wanted to fun of a sports car for weekends with a modest time investment and it's worked out pretty well. That said, I have nothing but admiration for anyone who takes the time to sort a wonderful old car and then uses it as intended. The closest I come to that is my '04 Volvo XC70, which looks about as clean as 16 yr-old daily drivers get, inside and out and even under the hood. No fewer than three people (including my mechanic) has offered to buy it. I do a few maintenance things to it but more on the Miata, like oil changes, changing to winter wheels and back, etc. A friend of mine has a '93 Volvo wagon and every time we see each other, we end up spending at least 15 minutes talking about our Volvos. ... View more