@Stan Galat posted:Bob -
Respectfully, this isn't the first time you've pointed this out. You're aware that most anybody here could have bought a 911 (at the time they bought their speedsters), assuming that's what they wanted.
Speedsters are no longer $30K cars... but then neither are 911s. When Speedsters were $30K cars, so were 911s - and yet, we all made the choice to get what we've got. The heart wants what the heart wants.
As most of us have already decided that we didn't want a 911 and did want what we've got, I'm confused about what the point proves. There are no small number of people here who, like yourself, wanted and have both.
I never know what to do with the point (that a nice 911 is available for the same money).
I have what I want. Don't you?
How true this is Stan, we keep beating this subject around every so often and everyone has there own illusions or dellusions on our cars. We also have those who feel second class as their cars were not made by P. So, I will simply state the obvious, we have cars that are CUSTOM MADE to our own likes, and doing so allows individuality not so with a standard 911 even if you can do some upgrades. The fact that the bodies are glass is also substantially better from chasing the rust bug. And, as @El Frazoo says, rocket science comments, on a replica being a more fun car than an original for all the newer tech that they contain.
I passed on 911, Boxters etc.
P.S. Have you thought that at $86K plus all the fees the guy buying is really called Tucker! Maybe it should start with an S. If the baby boomers finally get to the 80's we might be finding a lot more cars available, or maybe in estate sales 