The long version

Auction results have pulled unmodified, low-mile examples into territory that would have been unthinkable to the people who autocrossed these on worn-out OEM tires fifteen years ago, and that split, preserved investment car versus beaten-up track tool, runs straight through the DC2 community rather than dividing neatly by owner type. Values have climbed roughly fivefold since 2005, with the steepest run happening after 2015, right when the track-day crowd started losing cars to garages instead of grip. No badges land here because the car is caught mid-transition: still driven hard by the faithful, increasingly priced like something you probably should not.