Sold my first saph way back in 2001 after 2 years of ownership.
In its defence it was very reliable but attracted a lot of unwanted attention and even back then I remember it being hideous on fuel and oil (engine ok,just usual cossie oil consumption).
Parking issues also,worrying whether its there when you get back etc.
Sold it for bits back then as they were £3/4000 cars top and plenty too choose from so it seemed logical.
Put the money into my e36 328i cabby which was £12500 back in 2002 (cossie would have been a better investment) and we had 100k pretty much trouble free miles out of it,never failed to start,never saw/has seen a welding torch,felt solid,still looks good to this day and only due to poor maintenance did the engine overheat and fail,my own fault.
A replacement car was only £350 with a mint motor,a rebuilt cos lump would be what £3/4000 for something decent?
So the cos is an expensive motor to keep on the road but hey,it's an icon and I went back and bought another,gonna do it right this time too,make it as reliable as poss,look after it but overall just enjoy it.
If you've owned one,I think you'll always want one again.
As for the above post that he's owned one new since 1990,that's awesome,wish I could say the same!!!!