to me it has absolutely nothing to do with the money...
its only as valuable as the person buying it wants and since I like a bargain that means its not valuable at all (tight as a gnats) that goes for spares and cars.
I love the old VWs from my oldest memories as a kid in germany using my dads old bug as a slide....
When I hear the sound of that aircooled block I almost snap my neck turning to see it...
The scene, the people (ok there are a few tossas out there, but on the whole), tinkering away on a sunday morning whilst the diners in the oven, tinkering away on the hard shoulder in the pissing rain its all character building stuff..and at the end of the day you can be proud to say I saved that piece of steel and rubber from the crusher, I got that bit of junk working with grit and determination...hey I can wear that streak of oil on my cheek with pride
Hey I may not know what I'm talking about but judicious use of a BFH and a spanner
I love the history the style the practicalities
So the bubble as you say has no bearing in what I do in the scene, If it cost me a fortune then hey thats what i was willing to pay at the time no ones forcing me to spend the cash they didnt frog march me to the cash machine,you should always approach the scene with a figure in your head as with any purchase your doing, that money is what you have burning a hole and is not going to put you on the streets, if the value increases well who gives a feck I aint selling, I expect to keep my earlybay, to be burried in it or cremated (hopefully dead already and not due to dodgy fuel lines).
If your a trader having probs selling stock hey its simple drop yer fecking prices persuade peeps to build up there own stock of some of the harder to locate parts. Turnover, lower profit margin, more profit.
Porsche-Pon-Hirst-Nordoff I salute you all for making my life all the more fun and complete
My two penneth worth