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Originally Posted by manbridge 74
I'm guessing the next generation won't have to have nav/sat/bt in the car. It will somehow be inside their own body.
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I wouldn't go that far, but even now I'm wondering why carmakers bother with ICE - all you really need is an interface for the owner's smart phone, which will provide navigation, music, video, calling, etc. My old pickup has the latest tech because it's got a phone mount.
I think it was only a matter of time until the 986/996 cars eroded the air-cooled market with their depreciation, because there's a driver market and a collector market. If someone wants an old Porsche to drive, the 9x6 cars are, in many ways, better cars, more readily available, and now they're cheaper. You can buy a nice 996 and fix the IMS issues and still come in under what you'd pay for a nice SC/Carrera.
The collectors will keep the prices of the nicest SC/Carreras up there and- like the 356 and long hoods - they'll eventually find their level and stay there.