[onewhippedpuppy]

In a bit of information that will surprise absolutely nobody, I enjoy shopping Craigslist for cars. It's not that I really need any more, I just like looking. But it struck me yesterday when shopping used Porsches, there really aren't any affordable choices anymore in a P-car. A minty 924S or 944 is a $10k car. A decent 986 is a $10k car. A driver 914 is $15k. The 951, 944 S2, 968, and 928 are $15k and up. Even the 996, which I used to routinely see (and buy) for under $20k, is at least a $20k car. As for everything else, they just go up from there. Sure there are occasionally exceptions and bargains out there, but overall it's hard to get any decent quality Porsche for under $10k, and when you start thinking about spending $10k for a 944 or 924S and comparing it to what $10k will buy in a contemporary sports car, that's pretty insane. Really the only decent value for the money is a 986 or 996, which for the money still offer decent performance. But the rest are just crazy.

Personally I find myself looking more and more at Japanese cars from the 1980s and 1990s, which offer a lot of fun and character at a very reasonable price. Maybe I'm just cheap, but I find this hobby to be far less fun when the cars start selling for "real" money.