IMO...
About 25 years ago the shoe box guys were going nuts and prices were on the climb. That was a vastly different time then with the national economy, higher bank interest rates, a stronger stock market and other factors-keeping cash and car prices in check.
Today the demographics have changed. The Boomers are fighting for an ever shrinking piece of nostalgia and youth-the best of which is the great American Supercar. The current economy is just off a stock market climb that ran alongside the birth of the computer and the tech bubble burst back in 2000 along with stock prices.
In 2005 I say situation normal. There will be some hyping of prices from time to time, but the current market reflects who we all are right now.
Prices only took off again about 6 years ago and went sky rocketing over the last 2 years.
If you can wait a few years prices will level out and fall as cars again come to market in mass except the boomer generation will then be in decline.
There will always be a market for these cars I think in a few years just a shrinking segment.
Do you really think Greenspan would say this market is sustainable?? Simple economics 101 will answer that question.
So:
If you got the car on the cheap years ago then enjoy it.
If you paid Big $$$ recently and you could do that then enjoy it.
In 50 years we will mostly all be dead by then so now having one of these cars is simply the price of the good life now.
Oh yea-Charlie I want to be like you when I grow up.....
