In all actuality, I don’t think it’s ever worth it. I imagine that it is extremely rare to recoup the amount of money you put into modifying and maintaining a vehicle. We all do our best to maintain these trucks and they all have sentimental value. I guess this sounds pretty negative (although realistic), but most of our trucks will eventually rust into oblivion and fade away. A few of us may be lucky enough to maintain them into the foreseeable future and preserve a relic of what “once was.”

I think that’s our goal.

It all comes down to the satisfaction YOU get out of YOUR truck. As for me, I’m willing to replace the motor, transmission (again), and do whatever it takes to keep my truck running. Will a tire kicker on Craigslist care about that? Probably not. But to me it’s priceless.