Originally posted by mercman:


Look up the definition of ??investment?...



Ok, I did just that. Went to Websters.com and the definition of investment is as follows (with irrelevant definitions removed)

in·vest·ment n.

1. Property or another possession acquired for future financial return or benefit.

2. A commitment, as of time or support.

The first definition is a little loosely termed for me. You can take that several different ways although I am sure which way it will be taken. However, stocks are termed as investments with the knowledge that they can be win, lose, or draw.

But what I found the most intruguing and the most relevant to the point was the second definition which states that it can be a commitment as of time or support. A car is definitely a commitment. You must look after it to keep it running right. You have to change the oil, the tires, put gas in the tank when it runs low. Notice it or not, when you buy a car you commit to it for at least a short period of time. There is time taken out of the day to take it to the shop, time taken to wash and clean it, and of course time taken to make the money to have the funds to maintain the vehicle. Restoration projects are a great example of a commitment of time.

I thought I would throw this in there. Personally, I don't care what people call it because to each person a car is a different thing but since there was a challenge to look up the definition, I did so that people could see for themselves what it meant. To some, a car is a hunk of metal. To people like me, it's a whole lot more than that.