Originally Posted by Infinite
Honestly with lackluster and dwindling dealer support, the almost impossible availability of oem parts and the number of cars with issues (electrical, mechanical, etc) I have a hard time seeing this car becoming a car with a cult like following. Plus with such a small production run, the number of cars that get totaled, scrapped, stolen and things of the like unjust see numbers falling to quickly over the long run. Unless the dealers step it up and start getting their shot back in order I foresee these cars going the way of the dinosaur in a decade.
The elements that you just described is exactly why it would become a collectible. How many collectibles do you know have parts that can be easily found? Usually when something is rare or one of a kind it helps to define itself as a collectible.
A friend of mine restored his 50 something T Bird and searched for parts under ever rock throughout this country. Took him years. The stories were amazing. The price he paid for some of the parts were crazy. The T Bird went the way of the dinosaur years ago and you can't find parts but that only made it more of an icon.
I do not agree with your conclusion. But that is just me! And no offense.... you haven't been around long enough to see what I have seen. I am not that much older than you but still!