There is still more desire than supply. It is worth it to those who wish to drive it, even when it gets benched for winter, as mine is.
I really have a hard time associating costs of ownership with this car. I have too much fun with it. When something breaks I pay to have it fixed as that is the price of ownership and I am champing at the bit to get it back on the road again to have more fun!
These cars are still very much lust worthy items for those who wish to have amazing experiences.
I know of one here in Vermont who has the M3W and it has barely been driven. It is cherished and cared for and cleaned obsessively as a collector's item. I'm sure the owner is looking forward to his ROI but in the meantime he is not driving it and loving it. Driving it is the whole point. It exists for no other reason. I find assigning a cost/value basis to be a hopeless exercise in futility. If we allow the mindset of Consumer Reports to take over then there is no fun allowed. There is no column on the spreadsheet for that datapoint.
Well said Michael ! This little cars you can't calculate on a normal way.
How much is it worth when others smile to you or put their thumbs up when you pass by ? At that moment we give them joy as well !
How much is it worth when driving a winding road with the sun on your face in a vehicle as this ?
Perhaps the only way to calculate this if you see what you paid for it when you bought it and how much you get when you sell it.
This amount of money you need to compare for the amount of joy you had during that period.
I bet that if one is honest to him/herself it wasn't that expensive.
Looks to me that this could be a good question for Paul J.
