I think it's a matter of enthusiast versus status seeker. If you look at other forums for BMW, Jaguar, Porsche you'll notice that there are others like "us" who for the most part own the cars because we genuinely like them for what they are and can aquire them because have depreciated to a point where "we" can afford them. These cars are dropped by the status seeker as soon as they newer models come out because the older models are no longer "the thing." Realize that this is my observation in Los Angeles...could be different else where.

I'm not saying that ALL who drop the cash to drive the newest cars are not genuine enthusiats, it's just my observation that most enthusiasts buy used. Or maybe some of us are not as wealthy because we spend our extra time with our cars instead of putting that time towards earning more money?