Autocar's lament on the 996 Turbo

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Interesting article in Autocar today (p25) about what makes a classic.

Steve Sutcliffe ruminates on why the 'unusable' 964 RS is now 'worth more than the Crown Jewels' while the 'incredible' 996 Turbo can now be had for 'peanuts' (there are seven under £20k on Autotrader at the moment).

In this light, he confesses he has no idea how to spot future classics.

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Great Pretender said:

Supply & Demand.

That's obvious!

His question runs deeper than that: Why is the demand there (or not)?

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monthefish said:

Didn't the vast majority of motoring hacks at the time of its release hate the 964RS?

That is what he is saying.

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jackal said:

It all depends on how many sherbots the car has attained in its life time.

Sherbot?

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Lots of insight here, but I still suspect Sutcliffe is scratching his head wondering why people will pay £60k for the 964RS when you can get a 996 Turbo for £20k.