[onewhippedpuppy]

This thread three years ago - the answer is hell yes. Everything air cooled 911 has appreciated since then. But buying at the top of the market and then driving the hell out of it will definitely yield a car that is worth far less money. You're better off buying something that is fully depreciated, like a 986 or 996. It's easy to find a nice 986 for $10k, which is pretty dirt cheap for ANY car. They are very solid and reliable cars, and an easy daily driver (mine is). So drive it for 100k, maintain it, enjoy getting about 30 MPG on the highway, then turn around and sell it for probably pretty close to $10k. Because even a salvage trashed 986 is worth $6k if drive-able, and I don't see that going any lower.