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Originally Posted by Tcoat
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If we are going to compare the relatively high production basic consumer sports coupes to something appropriate then let's see the cars that seem to be totally ignored so far.
How about anything in the mid level DSM lineup? Are they commanding big bucks now no matter how pristine they are?
How are those late 80s and early 90s Celica's holding up in price?
Is there anybody paying $30K+ for an 80s Nissan 300ZX?
Most of these cars had the same production numbers in one year that the S2000 and many of the others being compared had in their whole run.
Hoping the Twins are going to climb to great heights in value are as likely as that poor guy holding onto his perfectly preserved 1994 Eclipse and saying "someday I will be rich".
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A lot of it has to do with the cultural attachment behind the car too. A 1994 GSX might not be worth a ton, but I bet a pristine 1999 GSX would sell for a pretty penny these days. I think a lot of people will always associate the 2G eclipse with the original Fast and Furious.
Also clean +1997 Integra GSRs are selling for over 12k these days and they made quite a bit of them IIRC. But they are remembered so fondly that I'm sure their prices will only continue to climb.
I think the 86 is infamous in modern car culture. Some people love it, and some people love to hate it, but it usually always generates some kind of emotional response from car enthusiasts. You can't say that about a lot of cars today. For that reason I think clean 86s will hold its value better than cars like the Genesis Coupe, Focus ST, GTI, and 370Z.