My Jeep Wrangler is the kind of a vehicle you can leave out in the rain without the top, exposed to the elements. Floors have drain plugs, and there's very little electronics where water could intrude. The car stereo is visibly not worth stealing, and if it breaks at most I would take it out to have a new storage cubby.
I would love one of those but even before the pandemic, clapped out examples from the late 90's with over 100k miles were going for $10-15k++. At least in my area.
Jeeps hold their value crazy well, at least outside of road salt rust prone regions. Even after the engine blows, some enthusiast will still buy the frame and swap in a monster engine.
I paid $15k for an '08 in 2017, and would not sell it below $15k even without the COVID car shortage price bump.
It's very refreshing to own.