My guess is many people ( especially our age group ) want the nostalgia of owning a classic car like the one maybe they had or wish they had in high school, but they never learned to work on them back then so now when they break they read forums and throw parts at them. On the flip side there are many of us in this forum and other forums that enjoy the hobby not just to drive our rigs but also in the pleasure of building or at least maintaining them. I think repairs and diagnostics come easily to some while others struggle to just open the hood, lol