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Ya, das is eine gute question... For me I had always in the back of my mind wanted a classic to avoid depreciation. Having owned a "68 bug, getting around an engine rebuild or restoring wasn't a daunting thought. So one day between picking up my daughter at ballet and dropping off my son a soccer, I had a couple of hours to chill. Open Craigslist and the second item on the list (no search) was a 1970 911E. Ok, I'm interested, send off the necessary email, make the call... Now understand that I was not a Porsche guy, in fact I told my wife a long time ago, not to worry, I wasn't going to buy a Porsche, not my thing. But here was a 911 with sunroof and little rust (a big issue in Hawaii where we live) for $5k. I figured, what the heck, even if I only get 2 years out of it, what's $2.5k per year for the opportunity to drive a Porsche? I finally get a return call at 9 in the evening. Yada, yada yada, you were the first, can you meet in the morning... sure. Sold. That was in 2010. I have spent $175 dollars on a mechanic to help tighten the chains and have done regular maintenance since as well as rebuild the front calipers, replaced the tires (where can you get good 14 inch tires these days??) and had to pull the engine to replace that clutch pivot arm thingy. Other than that it runs. The interior is shot and I did get rear ended and told the shop not to bother painting the damage are so I drive around in a faded red and primer grey 911 with a functioning sunroof. And here's why - it's worth in excess of $30k just because it's a 911. Now that's avoiding depreciation!!