People are growing up.

The same people who were on here buying Fords, modifying them etc are now the ones selling them on and moving up.

Inevitable really, due to changes in circumstances.

Also with the growing up comes the financial responsibility - who wants to spend 3k on gearboxes, and 2k on brakes for something that is only very marginally better than a lot of the efforts that manufacturers put out as standard.

Bottom line is, for the same money these days, you can buy a car that does everything a stage 3 cossie does for example, but better, with more class, less hassle, less image problem, more rewarding etc - BMW M3.