Car appreciation... the aesthetics, the engineering, etc

It isn't! The guy who owned it was far from precious about it, he actually drives it whenever he can.

This was in a beer garden in Hampshire, my excuse for being there was getting my roof motor fixed on the Z4. They reconditioned the motor and repositioned it in the boot within 90 minutes, with a lifetime warranty on the work. Total cost including a coffee stop, pub lunch and 275 miles worth of fuel was under £300. It was a lovely day of cruising, 90% of which was on beautiful roads.