I dont understand why people do this and they do.

To me driving her is priceless and timeless it takes you out of your thinking an places you here and now. Take someone with you to share the fun.

And ask that person wouldnt it be better if we just looked at this car and never took her down this road?

Kinda a zen moment grasshopper.

 

I'm thinking as a cool alternative investment. I hear you with enjoying a car, that's why my dd is an m3 and I have an s2000 race car

 

IMHO, all cars are bad investments.

The S2000 is the least bad investment among sports cars.

One of the reasons I own one.

 

Reminds me of the weirdos that collect iPods and never open the box. In the end, it's just a box.

PS - Admittedly I only put 800 miles on my S2K this year, due to extensive travel and work.

 

Whoa, I thought I was bad! Put about 1,700 miles on mine this year.

 

If I had the money for a second one I would. I'd love to have a GPW AP1 with the red/black interior. Just put it in the garage and keep it 100% stock.

 

What I find most interesting is that this thread was started in July 2001 and, up until this morning, it had remained dormant since then. It, in and of itself, is like a time capsule. Questions it raised back then have been answered (how many were built, etc) and I do wonder how people who posted back then would post today. I wonder how many who had the car 12 years ago still have the same car. I wonder what percentage of owners from 2001 still have the same car. (the percentage question actually interests me more) There is no way to accurately answer those questions, but it doesn't stop me from wondering.

I also wonder what prompted the archaeological dig.

 

The bones of yesterday tell us who we are today.

I look at my S as a car I plan on keeping until the end.
Not as an investment [cars are very bad investments] but as a car nut.
I don't daily drive it so the miles will remain "low" but I do drive it and enjoy it.
This car really is like a toy for me. And I mean "toy" in a good way.

 

Good point. The investor may get all the enjoyment he needs just preserving the car. This certainly does not achieve the potential of the car which was a thrilling drive and appreciating its beauty out on the road or track.

 

I dont know lets say 1% of the people that buy cars do this I think its less but whatever the rest of the 99% must be nuts.

Its like the old lady that covers all her furniture in her house in plastic.
Most people feel uncomfortable around folks like this. Is not what the other 99% do.

But if it makes you happy cheers

Yea I'm sure someone has a has a zero miles ___you pick the car but the rest of the 99% wont care too much about it.

I apologize to anyone in advance that covers their home furniture in clear plastic.