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I'd agree with most of what gogar says.
But SC's as a group bottomed out on the depreciation curve a while ago. I think even the G50 Carreras have now bottomed out.
If you buy a 100K carrera for $15K and put no miles on it over the next 10 years, yes it will be worth more than $15K 10 years from now.
But I think even if you put 100,000 additional miles on it over the next 10 years, it will still be worth $15K or more, 10 years from now, as long as you keep it in excellent cosmetic and mechanical condition.
That's just because of inflation. $15K 10 years from now is only going to be worth about 50% of what $15K is worth today. So it's a bit of a trick.
And, of course, taking a 100,000 mile Carrera to 200,000 miles is not going to be free. That is going to include the costs of a lot of scheduled maintenance, and undoubtedly some "unscheduled" repairs, perhaps some with significant costs involved (such as a top end job).
So as an "investment" it is going to likely be a net loss. It is true that almost all cars that are driven significantly are bad "investments" But it's also true that some are much worse than others. Relative to just about any other car on the road, the 84-89 Carrera is currently just about the "least worst" investment out there.
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