It was the plane that we all wanted the moment we first saw it. We
were young and probably a bit foolish. Utility wasn't of interest,
speed and flying were the defining elements. The BD5 was the answer
and the price promised to be right. Times have changed and most of us
have matured and moved on to bigger and better goals. The market has
also matured and people expect more from their aircraft.

Dunno about the goals, but most of us have moved on to bigger waistbands.
Just as a slightly OT example, the last time a went to an auto show they had
a couple of Lotus-7 replicars. There was a time that I thought those were
really the cat's pajamas; but I didn't even try to sit in one because I knew
that 1) there was no way my bottom would drop into that seat and 2) there
was no way I could get back out...

Peter