your a fail, hes investing money to get a return of “use”, saying “investment” doesnt always imply that your looking for, or expecting, a positive return. protecting the car will only better his chances to get the percentage of his initial investment, reducing the loss. if the loss is justifiable by the amount of enjoyment he got out of it, then thats that. its very rare to invest, use, enjoy, damage, and gain off of a car. expecting that is expecting to win the lotto. the question is what percentage of the loss is justifiable. that determines whether or not its a good investment, which is opinion based anyway. so shut up matthew:haha