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Speaking of collectible sports cars, do the MGB and Triumph TR6 qualify? I know, they made about 160,000 986 Boxsters. However, they made more than 3 times as many MGB's - approximately 500,000 - and yet excellent mid 60's models (pre the smog devices and safety bumpers which ruined the car) are typically fetching around $15,000.00, or more today. Compare that to their costs when new, let alone to their nadir in the 80's. They produced 91,850 Triumph TR6's (and many other TR4, TR4A, TR250 and TR5's that share the same basic structure) and yet excellent examples from the mid 70's now often fetch $30,000.00! Keep in mind that neither car was exactly state of the art even when new (relatively primitve suspension, ergonomics, etc.). Keep in mind that neither car has design roots in the history of their marque in the way that the 986 Boxster does (and neither marque has the cache of Porsche). Keep in mind also that neither car was the first in the line of a series of sports cars, such as the 911 and yes, the Boxster.
Particlewave, you see your Boxster as being an 'average car', nothing special. I could debate that point and, certainly contemporary reviews had it at the head of its class, rather than in the middle as you suggest. However, even if it is just an average sports car for the time, so too was the Triumph TR6 (in fact, in some reviews by the mid-70's it was considered worse than average). Once again, for those who do not consider their 986's to be future collectibles, so be it.
Even though they are already middle-aged (10 to 17 years old) drive them hard and often. Run them into the ground. Continue to reduce the supply of good examples. If history repeats itself, those of us who intend to keep ours will ultimately be the beneficiaries.
Brad
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