You do realise that "they" dismiss it at such to feel better about themselves..
& that by you viewing it as a negative, it becomes a negative, and they "win".
It is what it is.. Celebrate it and above all enjoy.
In life don't let the buggers get you down.
Ps. As to answering your question in the title -- I sold my daily driver & now I ride a bicycle. Yep, a boring, 25year old, 26inch, slightly rusted, well patina-ed bicycle. And yes I enjoy it almost as much as my kit car