I used to watch Top Gear like crazy. Got into it later than most, so there was lots of binging to do. Then I had ~3 active car magazines. (Now I just have a C&D magazine that won't seem to die, but I haven't paid for in a long, long time.) Currently just have Netflix, no cable. So I can't watch current Top Gear.
Anyway, I've found great joy in driving certain cars, like the Honda Fit. Obviously it's "different" than a RWD convertible, and you can scoff if you'd like. We all have different places on the spectrum of "car lust." But I pretty much shut off the "collector's" switch. Yes, I want to drive something I can enjoy, and I can enjoy driving pretty tame vehicles. The first generation Fit is a "no frills" light weight hatchback. It does what you tell it to, rather than squishily hiding bumps from you. The transmission is direct, and the steering feels direct. So you're driving. Yeah, you can't throw your back against the seat, and you need bizarre skills to kick the back out, but you can enjoy driving it, nonetheless. Would you ever put it in a collection? Uh... maybe a really weird, eclectic one... but normally, no. That instinct to collect can get you in trouble, whatever your hobby.
I think those that drive something like the BRZ/FR-S/86 might be on the right track. I haven't driven one yet, so I don't know how well I'd fit, and unfortunately, when I don't own something like a hatchback, I tend to really, really miss it. So it'll probably never be my only car, unless I'm FIRE'd and my wife and I share two cars for everything we do, and decide that's the good "stupid" car to have ;)
Anyway, are you getting your driving kicks in? Can you collect on a much smaller scale? (I have ~20 model Corvettes, for example. At $17-25/pop "collecting" isn't as painful as it is with cars. Storage and insurance is really cheap!)