I bought my bird after a long search, and within the same year we found we were expecting our 1st child.
It was something I was going to make work no matter what I had to do to keep the car... and everyone else happy. Luckily I had my wife's support as well. It wasn't always easy, but I could NEVER replace the car for what I paid for it, and would never again be able to afford to do so with the current market trends.
Now were expecting our second, and I've been working on a classic car for the wife... that one I'm determined to find a way to keep also. It will again be pushed to the back burner, but it will stay... I'll work a second or third job if I have to for a short time to make it happen...
So If "I" can do it... I know you can too! I sold my two birds and a gto for college, talk about regret... You can finnd a way to make it work, I know you can...
I wish you luck, and Congratulations! By the way, I now take pictures of my son on his birthday behind the wheel of the bird to show him growing up with the car!
To answer your question, to others, it's worth a lot! Maybe in the $15k - $20K u.s. range... to you it's Priceless....