How much money do you put into a car?

My Dart was a slant auto and the restored value was not much.

Since I put the 340 4 speed custom interior pearl paint cloth top made a nice custom and worth more than a restored original. Did have several people interested when 1st done, but like you said, drive it and value goes down.

I have too much money in my car, but it was what I wanted and not to flip and make a profit.

So it all depends on what you want. If it is to make money, get something else, like a PIZZA OVEN, hell papa John sold his Z to start his business, now has it back, with a clone and huge estate

Cars for most of us are money pits, but we love them.

A boat is a hole in the water you throw money in, but people line up every day and throw more money in the hole and LOVE IT. 2 happiest days of boat ownership, day you buy it, day you sell it!