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      01-19-2010, 11:33 AM   #14
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Drives: 2009 AW 135i Coupe 6MT
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Originally Posted by jeremyc74 View Post
Predicting future classics is pretty scetchy business as far as I'm concerned. There are so many factors that go into making a desirable classic, and so many other things that contribute that can't be predicted. A lot of what makes the current crop of expensive classics what they are is the fact that they represent the end of an era, when fuel prices spiked and emissions controls were mandated, killing performance for a couple of decades. I'm not sure we'll ever see that happen again.

I don't think I'll be running out to buy a new 135i to mothball as an investment.
I agree, it seems ridiculous to speculate on an item which, 99% of the time, depreciates along a well known curve. If you hold onto it for 20+ years, it's because you love it, not because you see it as an investment.
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