Sinfix_15 I really feel like you are missing my whole point... read on please.

A lot of what the guys who have posted above hit the nail right on the head. Again, If you can afford to drop 30k on an rx7 this article is not for you. This article is for the DIY enthusiast who builds their car over time as a labor of love. Nevermind the fact that you STILL don't have a manufacturer warranty with a 30k rx-7 although you are probably baller enough not to care.

I can't even begin to recount how many dudes I know who bought a big money car, dropped big money on it and sold the thing shortly after. In this article I'm talking about the guys who literally LOVE their car, not the ones who play with it like it's a matchbox car and scrap it for another project shortly after. I have no disrespect for those folks, they just don't share my sentiment for a project car which is fine, and really aren't included in what I am saying. The title "You know who you are..." is essentially saying you know if this applies to you or not, which in your case it obviously does not.

The whole financing thing is ENTIRELY relevant to the article... The fact is you can have a BRAND NEW car as ECHO said with a shitty credit score that puts down 400hp reliably and has a warranty unlike this amazing rx7 that apparently defies all logic. Yes for the price of the new mustang you can build 4 fox bodys, or whatever the hell car you want for that matter... but drive those daily, kick the #### out of them on Sunday at autocross a few times a month, then drive them back to work on the following Mondays and let me know how that goes (and who goes out of pocket for the eventual broken parts).

As far as what QD said... Agreed 100%... And on top of that I'll give you a picture of one of my supra meets from 4-5 years ago where we had a crew of 6-7 MK3's which were all quick and clean. Yeah in the picture they are BEAUTIFUL, but how many of them are still running? None. How many are still owned by the same people? I think 2-3. So it's easy to post a picture of a car meet or make sweeping generalizations about how such and such car would be a rocket ship dollar for dollar compared to the mustang. Hell for enough money the Geo Metro mentioned in my article will run 10's.

Do I think people will ever stop modifying? No, absolutely not. But is it funny to stop and think how retarded our love for a car and the general hobby is especially considering the non-existent return on investment? Especially in a time of economic depression? Absolutely.

I don't know if I can be any more clear than that. Please someone else step in if you can.