I know what you mean, I got my 90 TSi painted, and it looked sick, then I realized I didn’t want it to get messed up, and ended up selling it. At the same time though, I remember getting it painted because I was sick of driving a car with an old-beat (original) paint job.
I think it’s important to have a few cars. Right now I’m getting sick of my 5 speed Cherokee daily, because I drive it too much. I need to rotate around a bit.