My Bonanza makes no sense financially. I realize that. But so what. I love it. If it were to go tomorrow, and I was left flying the Cub, great.
I feel the same way about my planes, and actually both of mine are relatively cheap to own because N-registration means I could select them with an eye towards their intrinsic practicality and costs, not artificially warped costs. Ridiculous over regulation of certified types is the thing that largely creates the 'cost divide' between planes in different EU/UK regulatory categories. The debate between 'C of A' and 'Permit' types is artificial and divisive, inflicted on people by ineffective and self serving government without benefit to anybody in the real world. That is the source of the costs and unfortunate debate, not the planes themselves, or their economics.
PS Both my planes combined cost €42K and both annuals combined cost a few hundred € at today's exchange rate.