Ur-Q collectibility (or lack thereof)

["Dave Aukerman" <mhauk@ccsdana.net>]

quattro decided to write the following:




<And of demand? This is tough to speculate about. Perhaps there will be no
<increase in demand. On the other hand there are a couple of factors that
could <increase demand. 1) Pro Rally interest could take off in the US, you
never know. 

At which point the smart one's will go out and buy an Impreza and slap an
aftermarket turbo onto it and have a ball driving it.

<There could be more television and general media coverage in the US.
Interest in <motorsports in the US in general is at an all-time high and is
increasing. Look at <the success of NASCAR as a recent datapoint. Any
increase in awareness and <interest in Pro Rally will result in an
increased level of interest in Pro Rally <history and related historic
memoriabilia and the historic cars of the time. 

Not holding my breath on this one. . .BTW what happened to the demand to
watch the NATC?  It had all the right elements. . .cars you could
recognize, fender rubbin' (if ya ain't rubbin, ya ain't racin').  Let's
face it, rallying is and always will be a European based sport.

<Certainly interest in the Mt. Washington Hillclimb is at an all-time high
and is <increasing. Quattros hold a number of wins and records and are
historically <significant with respect to the event. Same for Pikes Peak.
2) Audi and quattros <in general could benefit from future marketplace
penetration and awareness in <the US and from future high-performance
models from Audi, 

Race wins and records DO NOT sell old underpowerd cars.  People know the
difference.

<3) future motorsports successes with Audis and quattros could also fuel a
<renewed interest in historic and high-performance Audis of the past. 

Won't happen because the quattro system is banned in nearly every
motorsport with the exception of rally.

<4) Potential future Audi 'yuppie factor' could add interest to the models
of the <past as well.

Uhhhhhh, nevermind this one's to confusing to reply to.

<So, there you have it, IMFO. The supply is incredibly thin already
(started out <with only 73) and constantly diminishing. Demand/interest is
at an approximate <all-time low resulting in relatively low prices at the
moment. Future <demand/interest is more likely to increase versus decrease
over time. This can <only lead to one outcome - prices will increase over
time as a function of the <ever diminishing supply and (hopefully) ever
increasing interest and demand.

I seem to remember from Economics class that as price exceeds the amount
that the buyer is willing to pay then demand get sh*t canned.

Dave