Why don't you drive it like a drag racer? If it breaks, fix it.
If having fun with your car is too hard on it, park it. Then you'll never have to fix it.
Do you want to save it for the next guy? DO you go to your grave knowing that you could have had fun, but by gosh those thrust washers and rear band are still in great shape!
I find this one of these amazing and amusing questions, one that shows up here with some regularity.
