Join the Car Talk Community!  I have recently acquired one of my
favorite cars a...  Dear Tom and Ray:  I have recently acquired
one of my favorite cars, a 1977 Cutlass Supreme. This car has
17,000 actual miles, has always been kept in a garage, and
needless to say, is in perfect condition. It is currently
appraised at $5,000. My question is, will the value of this car
significantly increase enough to justify storage/non-use of the
car, or should I just use it (it's truly a pleasure) and not
worry how the mileage will reduce its value.  TOM: You should
drive it, Jim. I don't believe in saving stuff. You could spend
years carefully protecting it and nursing it in your darkened
garage, and then you could die without ever having enjoyed it.
How happy would you be then?  RAY: He wouldn't be happy. He'd be
dead!  TOM: You say that this car is a pleasure to drive and you
obviously think it's one of the greatest cars ever built. Well,
since you are one of a very limited number of people on the
planet who feel that w