My ex wife cost me nearly 400K and she had done lots of miles, needed a respray, clunked a lot, no chance of starting, was poor when wet and debreciated yearly at an amazing rate, was bald at the front, needed a decoke, rough interior and plenty of owners!!
Now I have a Td5 defender, a much better ride and who really cares how much it cost me.
We enter the World with nothing and we leave the same way so why worry what other "so called experts" say. If your happy just tell them to fo Fook themselves and get dirty!!