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Originally Posted by BoostJunkie
Are you saying the riceness or the supra itself as a fad will pass?
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Rice has already passed and has been replaced by hellaflush.
When's the last time you saw a car look like that Supra in regular driving? Maybe once or twice a year in the past 5 years? Sure every once in awhile you see a wing on a Civic and big wheels but nothing like the rediculous stickers and decals that were prevalent in the early '00s. Meanwhile I see slammed VW's on my commute to work daily.
Supra will remain as a cool car for awhile but I foresee it falling out of favor soon as the rice tax comes down, it generally takes about 40 years for a car to start going up in value from it's low point about 30 years in, for the last generation of Supra I expect prices to fall over the next 10-15 years unless there's a big shift in pop culture or regulations that make the car desirable again.
See cars that are now classic like 60's Corvettes and Mustangs and Camaros and 911s, they were dirt cheap in the 80's left out to rot or sold for scrap, now they're setting records at auctions which if you consider inflation these cars are just NOW selling for what their MSRP was 50 years ago.
1965 Mustang base MSRP: $2395
Adjusted for inflation: $17.7k
Average price of a 'good' condition '65 Mustang: ~$18k
http://www.hagerty.com/valuationtool...port?vc=255616
Consider that right now 50's cars are sky high because demand will always be greater than supply at this point, 70's cars are just starting to swing up (C3 Corvettes, BMW 2002, Datsun 240z, 911's etc.) but they are still several years from breaking even like the cars in the 60's. Again, unless there is a huge shift in regulations or pop culture I doubt this trend will change.
Edit: I agree with Tyler, it'll never disappear completely but rather become a niche market like I mentioned with the Hot Rodders and lowriders and ratted out or whatever else is out there.