True, but the new Smart is actually either a Renault Twingo in disguise, or a Twingo with the centre part removed.
One factor is that a real air cooled Porsche in good condition is vastly more expensive than a ten year old water cooled one. It’s worth keeping and looking after. I think too that currently Merc and BMW are the cars “executives” drive and are regarded as more disposable, so they don’t get treated like the old ones did when they were a prized possession.
