Originally posted by brianl703: A car is a liability, not an asset.
If you intend to drive the car for several more years, a 3.0L upgrade probably makes sense. You're doing it for additional enjoyment of your vehicle, not to increase the resale value.
I have a 1988 Mustang GT. Care to look up the blue book value on it? It's worth a lot more than that to me, and that's all that matters.
i believe those are very valid statements... it's what you 'experience' that makes a car more valuable to someone. to me, it didn't make sense to sink over $4k into my old SVT because i had just paid the darn thing off - and to me, i would be running negative on my 'equity' on that car... it made more sense to get a 'new' car, because i've been learning that i enjoy the feel of a new car and enjoy that just as much as i would enjoy restoring a classic.
to me, it's more demanding to have a new car with warranty simply because i have two kids to haul around and their safety takes precedence over my primal urges
someday, when they're out of the house - i'll be back to my RWD Mustang days
