Interesting to read fresh impressions, specially on buying - pricing - comments. I wonder how You will reconsider these points one Year from now, as there is still a lot about the inner workings to understand, some things just work differently than on the gen market.

As for getting a vintage sub for $900 to $1000, the best will be to start sourcing exactly the parts You are looking for, waiting for them to arrive and sent them off to one of the specialist modders to have it vintagized and assembled. Youīll wonder how quickly that limit can be reached and over-ridden. For newcomers, imo the easiest way is to buy one from the trusted dealers listings, gain Your own experience in that field and go from there. On m2m it may be a hard time getting one with the specs You want, once it pops up at a good price, normally itīs immediately gone when You look.

Have fun, itīs what itīs all about.