Originally Posted by rsbob

Back in the late 80s I bought a 73 911S for $15,000, which was about the price of a more generic new car. (It originally sold for $10K). People thought I was rich but those people were driving far more expensive name brand cars. That car was sold and I bought a humble 914. People would not chat at the gas station or wherever with the old 911, but the 914 draws people wanting to chat like you wouldn’t believe. The perception is about approachability and if they owned one, wanted to own one or a friend owned one, or their dad or…
That car costed $7K, the same as my wife’s e bike.