I guess it's just a matter of what you want. Personally, I don't see the point of owning these older cars if I'm not going to attempt to keep them as correct as possible. If I didn't want to deal with it, I'd just buy a new car. If I just wanted cheap basic transportation, I'd buy a Honda or something. I have no interest in running these cars into the ground. IMHO, if I don't keep up with all the little "nice to have features," I'm going down that path. If I ever lose interest to the point where I'm willing to start letting my cars fall apart, I'll just sell them and find a new hobby.