Ferrari Mailing List: Daily driver divorce

[Dan Warlick (edwf430]

Hi folks! For about 4 years now I have been driving for a daily driver a very 
clean 1990 Porsche 944 S2 Cabriolet. The taboo is that I fell in love with the 
car. Being in the business I NEVER am supposed to allow that to happen. Well, 
since the birth of my son about 16 months ago new concerns have propped 
themselves on the horizon. Things like rear seat room, accident safety, luggage 
space etc... Seems like the top down, wind in the hair, buzzing exhaust note 
and shiny red paint have been relegated to only weekends anymore. Melissa and I 
used to take drives on Sunday mornings down A1A/Ocean Drive but again since the 
new addition, this has ceased to be a reality. After long and hard thought and 
much gnashing of the teeth I finally forced myself to trade her (the car not 
Melissa) in yesterday. Yet, I think I found the solution to rectify some of the 
reasons I loved the Porsche so much. I decided to buy an MB CLK Cabriolet. Four 
(and I use this term loosely) "usable" seats, convertible top, larger V8 engine 
and much nicer amenities. Strangely enough, when I looked out in the drive this 
morning I didn't miss the Porsche so much after all. This is something I never 
thought would happen since I keep my cars for long periods of time. Am I just 
getting old? Does the buying process really bring this much emotional havoc for 
any of you guys too? I do this every day in business but for crying out loud 
when it's on a personal level it just about drove me crazy. Sorry if this seems 
frivolous but I didn't sleep worth a darn for almost a week trying to build up 
the intestinal fortitude to let the Porsche go. 

Dan Warlick
954-725-6331 Office
208-493-3529 Fax
954-793-3529 Mobile