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Originally Posted by nobrakes
The Boxster 986 will certainly be a REAL classic in the next 10-20 years for the following reasons...........#1 Its a Porsche. Even being the" poor mans" Porsche it has the Crest and the flat 6 motor. #2 Its the car that kept Porsche alive in bad times. Yes they built 300k of them and there are still a lot of them out there so they wont be rare, but they will be a classic There are lots of old Vettes out there 63-67 so they are not rare but they certainly are classics. #3 25 years ago did you ever think that a 70 Dodge Roadrunner 0r 71 Charger would really be a classic worth a lot of money? finally reason #4........The best reason of all, The 986 Boxster is a PURE sportscar. As time passes all cars have become more automated and less visceral. A 986 with the top down is " one with the driver". You can hear the intake, exhaust, the road. You can smell the air and the grass You can feel the curves and the wheels spin under you. As Porsches have been refined its less of a driving thing and more of a comfort thing. This is why a 356 is so desirable. Its hard to find a newer Porsche that's a stick shift. There will always be people who want to go back to the good old days when cars didn't have launch or race mode. When you could use your foot to downshift before a curve, when you could smell the old leather seats and canvas of the convertible top........I hope Im around and still driving my 02 S in 20 years so I can hear young kids say " man, that Porsche is a classic! "
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Big difference between a 'classic' and a 'collectible'. Most cars over 25 years old would be considered a 'Classic' - but that doesn't mean they have any increased value. The Porsche badge does nothing for long term value - there are tons of Porsche's out there much older then the 986 that have very little value, even ones in great shape. Autotrader is full of them.
But healthy debates such as these certainly help them to be a 'classic', that's for sure. Without passion, there will be no classic.
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