80's Mercedes - The New Hip Car

has anyone else noticed that all of the sudden there's a lot of kids driving 80's and early 90's mercedes around? it actually makes a ton of sense and i'm even jealous. while a kid in a brand new 500SL looks offensive (to me), there's somehow something hip about a 25 year old version. i guess first off it's the price. a quick perusal on ebay showed these can be had for $10-20k which just looks smart. is this a phenomena that's always gone on and i'm just noticing it? maybe kids discover classics first becuase of the price factor. all i know is i've always secretly liked mercedes but couldnt take the image and now i'm seriously thinking about buying myself a swanky early 80's mercedes!