Yeah, yeah. The traditional definition of an investment is "property or another possession acquired for future financial return or benefit". Selesmen slways throw the word around - trying to get you to "invest" in a new car or whatever. It's really a misuse of the term.
Originally Posted by Bike Lover
Maybe it's a good investment in fitness. Maybe it's a good investment in terms of $/miles and then can be sold at a minimal loss, when factoring in the miles/years ridden.
As a personal point, I went to buy a beater car and spent $3k on it in '96. I still have it but it'll be going to charity soon, after 10 years (it was almost 10 years old when I got it) and about 50,000 miles later, I think it was a good investment. I will not get any money back from it but 3k over 10 years and 50k miles= good buy to me (and minimal repairs).