Hell I lost 2K$ on a true blue 69 Nova SS roller that was 100% rust free and ready for paint last year...
I was planning on selling my GN here recently and buying a 2010 G8, but A)the market sucks and B) My Gn kicks ass!
I might have 18K in my car at this point, but when it's all said and done... Im driving hands down one of the baddest Daily Driven cars within the north Texas area. It's set to kill, all day every day!
I paid 10K for my car back in the fall of 2006 "not running" but with a brand new engine and turbo. It needed a radiator, fuel pump, and Maf... and I was happy with the price at the time! Now I could care less what it's worth, because I'll never get my "investment" back, but what I do have is the memories of being a notorious car on the SW Houston scene for well over 2 years!
I still hear about the time I waxed two LS1 Camaro/firebirds on a 4 lane road... I was at a stop light 100 yard back when they left, and i caught them by the 1/4 with my GF in the car laughing like a damn maniac!!! I wasn't even "out" that night, I simply was in the right place at the right time... Legend status is priceless.
I was raised building model airplanes, rockets, r/c cars and such and my Dad loved the saying "We dont cry about things that fly"... our cars fly!