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When the "money makers" got involved in the buying and selling of cars is when it got silly in the 90's. When something becomes a commodoty, to be bought and sold, is when the perspective of value is lost. If you are buying a car as a pure investment you are definitely taking on risk and with risk can come big gains or big losses. Just take a look at Ferrari prices in the 90's.

Here is a company that puts it all in perspective. They chart car prices to gain some sense of the history of the price trend:

TobinResearch.com/catalog/