I know cars are just hunks of metal but I get seriously attached to mine, so the idea of just swapping it out all the time is a complete mystery to me. Just buy something you really like already!!
Another thing, 3 door Golfs just look weird. Just buy a Scirocco 
I'm a bit/lot like Ian and tend to have a fast turnaround of both bits and cars. The only cars I become attached to are my old runabouts which I generally keep until they fall apart.
Ideally I should work in a car dealers and just drive something different every few months then I'd cease to care even less! Maybe I'll consider it as yet again my work seem to be looking at pulling my grade so I'll have to drop down into a lower pay band job, it happens every few years as support staff are generally easier targets than operational staff. Time for something new maybe (once they've 'bought' my job off me with a ridiculous offer). I fancy working for myself but have no useful skills!
I quite fancy a Scirocco myself btw, came close a few times but never close enough.
There are just too many interesting cars on the market so I'd never settle for just being happy with one car once I'd fiddled about with it for a while. It's a good job I'm not like that with women or I'd have nowhere to live, no money and no pension several times over
I was going on the assumption that young Ian would be planning his next car 45 mins after taking delivery of 'Red R #2" therefore the PCP's are an ongoing thing in a never ending cycle.
I don't think there will ever be a forever car to settle down with, so the PCP's just roll over.
I've never tried a PCP so am not overly familiar with their machinations other from what I've digested on here.
Sounds like you have me summed up Andy ha ha ha.
As much as I love my cars, and trust me I do, cars are my life. I just don't get attached to them. I find the thrill of the chase and always having something round the corner to look forward to keeps me going! Life is way way to short and as I've always said if it's affordable and comfortably within my means I just do it.
Don't worry, I understand fully!
I've always been much the same; buy one, do a few bits to it, sell it, rinse, repeat.
Workmates have long since tired of asking "why'd you change cars again, what was wrong with the last one?"
"Nothing, I just felt like it"
