I suspect there can be many reasons to retain a degree of interest in the monetary value of assets, and much may depend upon our priorities which can alter with the passage of time, and in the case of our Morgans or similar "classics" as we might wish to have them identified, I suspect many if not most may have had investment thinking applied to them in varying degrees, perhaps more so if one`s better half might raise an eyebrow at the level of financial commitment required to initially acquire IT let alone run and maintain IT... (-:
Me..? It took me circa five years to save that which it cost to buy my then concours condition nut and bolt rebuilt +8, thus it`s market value after purchase was important to me, in that the Mog would be the first, perhaps simplest and least crucial in the grand scheme of things, that I could convert back into cash for whatever of life`s little emergencies might crop up. Fortunately for me, over 20 years on my Mog still sits in my garage. Sure there have been financial pressures from time to time, and anyone who has been in a self build situation that went on for quite some time, will well understand the potential to experience the occasional ...err...setback, but fortunately we weathered the various storms. To date I am still able to pay the bills feed myself, and maintain the place reasonably and at this stage of the game. I feel most fortunate to be in the situation of typing I care not a jot as to what my Morgan may be worth on the market. (-:
BTW it`s engine bay looks just about as clean as the day I bought it from Kevin, the craftsman who restored it to his idea of Morgan perfection with circa only 8k miles on the clock.. Now sadly with only circa 26k miles covered over the 20 or so years...Pity, but some were quite the most enjoyable miles I ever travelled in my life.... (-:
