Originally Posted by yurikaze
This is the exact reason you'll see the value of the tS start to bring a premium over the standard 86 twins when the car's values start going up again in about 20 years. It's not just a paint color special edition (although I have a feeling the series.yellow with its run of 500 will be valuable too) and if you've noticed the FR-S RS1 is even right now currently more valuable than a standard FR-S by quite a bit.
If the existing classic Japanese car market tells us anything, it's these facts:
The rarer kouki models are generally worth more if the improvements are noticeable over the zenki. examples: Nissan S14, Toyota MA70, Mazda FC RX7, Lexus SC300, Mazda NA Miata.
Rare variants of a popular car become sought after and hold a premium. Sometimes it's a special edition, sometimes it's a performance package, other times it's a color. examples: Blue MkIV Supras, Laguna blue NA Miatas, 10AE Mazda RX7, Mazda RX7 (FD) R1 and R2, Mazda Miata R-package, Anything Autech from Nissan, Mazdaspeed Miata, AE86 Black Limited, 2-tone S13 coupes.
The 86 twins are well-known and loved enthusiast cars, with big followings in both the US and Japan. They are mostly owned by younger people who still have a lot of future and earning potential ahead of them. 20 years from now, many will be in their 40's and have disposable income, and will look back fondly at the 86 twins they used to have, and will want one again.
The tS (currently) is the rarest (500 in three colors, making each color tS rarer than any other production model, including the 250 50AE's) and has significant improvements from the factory over the other 86 twins, as well as looking like nothing else offered. Despite many magazines bemoaning the lack of power, they almost unamiously agree that the tS is a better driving car than other BRZs and 86's.
For those into 86 twins, hunting down one of these unicorns will be something worth bragging rights in the future, and the market will reflect that.
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