[unruhjonny]

I dunno;
You should see the enthusiasm I see with the newer cars;
When my Cobalt was still a brand new car, the enthusiasm i saw was simply astounding;
Now that it's just an older car, the swell of fans has greatly diminished - but it's still there...
For the most part I think they have moved on to other similar market segment sport compacts...
The Focus ST & RS for example...

I think that for illustration purposes, we were to take all the people around my age and lump them together, then seperate the individuals who can do without bluetooth, AC, and all the other doo-dads that new cars come with - that pool of fans would be surprisingly small...
When my car was new, they were often being sold for above MSRP (before the economic "correction");
The Focus RS costs more than a Mustang GT (here that's over $50k in my dollars);
The Subaru STI costs probably at least as much, and they still sell great...

So car enthusiasts can afford cars - but I think there is apprehension for the younger guys to get a classic...
Even though I would like to see values drop, I also hope to see the flip-side - where interest piques in the younger age demographic...

There's simply no excusing the great majority of the Honda crowd;
For every one cool Honda car guy, there's at least a hundred morons...

A local buddy of mine has dynoed 551hp out of his Cobalt SS;
Believe me, he is not a wealthy guy, and he has had to buy some pricey parts.
Car guys just find ways to make things happen - no matter the age.