Car appreciation... the aesthetics, the engineering, etc

mate you should know sometimes it's impossible not to throw money at cars, otherwise everyone with a bit of mechanical knowledge would be able to fix everything for free.

But its not free is it. Its time, at some thing elses expense . So it depends on how much you earn to afford to pay someone to do it instead of working on car you get to have fun instead ;)

Parts aren't cheap but there is always an excuse to buy more tools.