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Old 01-10-2023, 08:24 AM   #33
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Originally Posted by OkieSnuffBox View Post
They aren't low numbers. Toyota sold twice the number of GR's in 2022 than Nissan has sold GT-R's since they were released in 2007.

They're cheap, fun sports cars. They aren't anything special and the production numbers are so high, maybe they will be worth more than MSRP in 30 years?

I love when you guys get wound up over nothing. Smoke a joint, have a drink, take a Xanax and stop taking this stuff so seriously. None of us are getting out alive.
But dude it is such a cool car EVERYBODY will pay top dollar in 30 years!

If you buy one new, store it away without putting miles on it, maintain it regularly, in a climate controlled critter fee environment, and in general throw money at it then in 30 years you may get MSRP fo it. When you factor in 30 years worth of inflation, storage and maintenance costs that means you will lose your shirt on the deal. Your only hope is that it stars in an action movie about street racers that hijack trucks and that will force the value way up as every kid that has never actually driven one will pay top dollar because it is the greatest car ever made!

At this point in history discussing the collectability of ICE cars in 30 years is pretty much a moot point anyway. In 30 years from now your 2023 GR86 that you stored away will probably be allowed to run on certain roads on holidays and weekends and the gas you have to buy from the specialty shop in your city will be $100 a gallon. The days of "I wanted a 68 Chevelle SS back when they were new and I was a teenager that couldn't afford it and now am a rich 70 year old so I am going to buy one are over.
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