Are things out of control, or can we still enjoy enthusiast cars?

While the car business has always undergone transformation, recent years have witnessed particularly quick changes. Automobiles of interest

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to fans have suffered from a scarcity of components, ground-breaking improvements, and stratospheric price hikes, among other

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problems. Used cars that were a few thousand dollars ten years ago may today be in the six

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digits. The question then is whether they can be enjoyed without incurring significant debt.

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You could assume it's a clear "no" at first sight, but let's examine more closely. Let's clarify

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what exactly qualifies a car for an enthusiast's attention as a first step. Unsurprisingly, there

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isn't a simple fix. Simply put, a "enthusiast automobile" is a car that its owner is enthusiastic

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rendered things were video game vehicles and skins. Nonetheless, their most recent release included the designer's work and used cars from earlier games.

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