Where is the sense of value?

[GMichael]

In 1998 I made two semi-large purchases. I bought a used car for 17,500 and a new Harley for 14,200. Now, 7 years later I am selling both. But now the car is worth about 2K and the Harley is worth almost the 14k I paid for it. Tell me how this makes sense. In a practical sense, the car is worth much more to me. How does this work out?