Well like alot of others on this forum I am a little inexperienced in these problems. But can kind of see where they are coming from and how they can get out of hand. The only thing I can suggest is to keep the car but like others have said keep the fixing and modding to a minimum. For me family would always come first no matter what but for people like all of us, CEG has become like a part of our lives. It is something we love (our cars) and many other people with the same interests, which makes it that more addicting. But like they say material things (cars) can be replaced but every single person is different in their own special way and that you can not replace especially if its someone you dearly and truly love....
Good Luck-CEG is behind you no matter what your decision,best wishes, and god bless...