[midyr]

Steve,
I agree there is an endless sea of story cars out there, but have to disagree on the difficulty of finding "great" cars. I have never found that a problem and am not now, even more so lately (how about a 600 miler still with its original owner). But what may be a great car to one person is not for another. Some owners just want to keep their cars no matter what. Perfectly understandable. Some want to hear an offer they cannot refuse. Also understandable. Others live in an alternative reality and are delusional on price. Not understandable. Personally, I am of the widely prevailing school that values continue to fall and will for some time and will never return to the hyper inflated numbers of 3-5 yrs ago, for a whole host of reasons (generation emotionally invested in midyears is rapidly dying off; it was a one-time unsustainable bubble that had to burst and did some time back; these were production line automobiles masss produced in vast numbers, etc, etc). Several of what some consider great are quietly available at half or less than what was paid for them not that long ago. In a diminishing market they will be worth less in 6 mths and a year and ever after. The market is what it is, doesn't care if like it or not. This one isn't a cycle, This one is permanent change. Either way, I don't really have a stake in it. I'm not in the business like a lot of my friends are. I'm still looking simply because I haven't found the right one. If I do I am prepared to pay what I have to, but not prepared to be stupid. And if the right one doesn't surface, that's ok too. I'm happy to play with what I have.