[greglepore]

Originally Posted by Deschodt

Greg, 100% agree with you, it's value based. All tongue in cheek obviously. I've owned an SC for 20 years. I call G series tractors because of the agricultural nature of their touch points, esp gearbox (915 more than G50), heavy brakes that feel unassisted, no ABS, no power steering. When I see SCs selling at $60K and I know intimately how they feel (kinda stuck between modern and classic), how fast they are not (yeah you can hussle one but you can hussle a civic Type R also), I no longer see the value at that new price point.. Heck I can say the same of my (beloved) 356s at $100K which I shouldn't have sold and will never buy again - and I still own a 1972 911 which is slightly more quaint and classic than a G series but equally a tractor in my book, LOL...

My only point is the only cars I regret selling were my 356s, classic, special. In your list above only the 993 falls near that category of "special" mostly by virtue of looks, last aircooled and a decent 3.6. I love me a G model, but they are not special enough to justify the current pricing. Still, the E46 is the one you must drop, I was not joking I spent $25K on my E46 M3 in 5 years, all crap quality component repairs and ungodly coding of modules with an old laptop. Don't be me. Any bimmer post E30 is a disposable strictly depreciating asset. If not depreciating, the repairs will getcha. The effing chassis cracks like a pretzel on E46s rear subframes, for pete's sake !

PS: Would anyone here on this board since forever, who paid $10-20K for an SC back in the day, ever consider buying one now for $60K? (just curious, maybe I'm the only cheapskate)

No, you're not. I traded a well used e28m5 for 10k and purchased my then 15 yr old Carrera for the same (2000ish) and then spent a year doing body work on the 911. I miss the e28, honestly. I'd be more likely to pay 50k for a pristine m5 than an average Carrera. That's not to say the 911's aren't special, but they're not 50-60k special. But neither were ss 396 Chevelles. Its just supply and demand, and really has nothing to do with intrinsic worth. At a certain point, cars that were iconic in youth collide with disposable income and stuff gets warped, only to crash 20 years later.