> There is this fallacy, the 'Sunk Cost' fallacy, where people accept a substandard result because they feel they have already invested in the result and don't want to 'throw away' that investment.

I was going to say the same thing. The car on the picture may not have a broken headlight, and the one in reality may, but if it takes for the person >2 hours just to visit that car, they may still end up buying it anyway as they have already invested too much time (and possibly money) into it.