I did this for years. I always knew it was foolish, and always tried to rein it in somewhat and not go H.A.M. with my grocery getter but some days I did better at self control than others. Still, that doesn't matter if somebody hits YOU, or you hit a patch of fluid that the other cars dropped, etc. Anything can happen regardless of how careful you are.
It's not my daily anymore. I still wouldn't say that I can afford to bin it and just throw it away, but at least i'll get to work the next day if something drastic happened to it.
I ALWAYS have a bit of anxiety when tracking - it never goes away for me. I still LOVE doing it and still do but i'll never be wealthy enough that I can look at a car and feel it's disposable.
As others have said - autoX is a nearly guilt-free alternative.
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