To answer your question, yes I do drive it. The car will be one year old in July and I have managed to put 21,000 miles on it 11 months.
I never get dings because I park a mile away from everyone else. If I go to the mall, I'll park all the way in the back where no other cars are and I will park diagonally across 3 spots.
Just wash your car weekly, even if it's going to rain the next day. Do 4 full details a year, and just put some Quik Shine after washing in between full details.
Meguiar's Hi-Tech is the BEST car wash I have ever used. Pick up a bottle.