Agreed. You can pick up a two seater Jodel for 12-15k. My aircraft is fifty years old and would sell for 5-6k. Aircraft prices are plummeting at the moment.
If I had 10 million in the bank, I'd probably buy myself a Cirrus and a Vampire. I think there probably is something to be said for an airframe parachute and the cabins in modern aircraft are safer, but slower aircraft are safer than faster aircraft so it's swings and roundabouts.
One point I have to take issue with: flying is many times more dangerous than driving. More on a par with motorcycling. I do agree that you are master of your fate to a much greater extent than you are on the roads though.