Because I have one car for wringing out on country roads and I don't need another. I recently committed the biggest automotive sin on ATOT by trading in my Mustang GT (RWD, manual) for a Volvo S70 T5 (FWD, automatic), but I'm very happy with the choice. For a commuting car, the S70 is vastly better than the Mustang (and I did truly love the Mustang). I have 4 doors, space for people, I don't have every moron in a Civic trying to race me, and I'm not spending half my commute slipping the clutch to keep moving with traffic at 2.5 mph. I am very happy with the decision. I'm also saving $1,000/year on insurance over the Mustang with the same coverage.
Yes, I've wussified my daily driver in the eyes of ATOT but I don't really care.
ZV