As someone who is own my 6th Z in 40+ years (72 240Z, 90 300ZX 2+2, 95 300ZX 2+2, 95 300ZX-TT, 2010 40AE 370Z, and now 2016 370Z Nismo); I understand completely what I think you are trying to say.
As others have mentioned, I experience that joy virtually EVERYTIME I drive it and mostly hate arriving wherever I go. It is a connected experience to my soul like no other car I have driven. I assumed that when I bought my 2010 40th AE, that my next one would be the 400Z; but it seems pretty clear that one is never arriving.
I'm 66 now and drive my cars for a long time; so I'm facing the sad reality that my 2016 Nismo may well be my last one. It makes me sad for a lot of reasons, not the least of which my daughter has discovered the joy and is now on her 2nd 370. I had my Z32-TT to carry me through the dark period from 1996-2005 when they stopped production; so I never had to experience the pain of missing it. However, I feel that it's coming to an end and that is not right for her and many people here who are just starting to discover this joy. It's even disrespectful!
I think our only choice is to take care of the ones we have as best as we possible can, and mostly ... enjoy the drive. Thank you Mr K.
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