Scion fr-s soon to be a rare sought after car?

[Norinradd]

I know with frs its just a badge and a front bumper. Theres no real uniqueness. Nothing to gain novelty from other than it being a north american car. Just saw the hot wheel and made me wonder! Haha. I know the general population looks at scion as aneven shittier kia. Most dont even know its toyota branding. I was at first, still am little embarassed of the scion logo. Toyota/subaru would bode much better with me.

[guybo]

How much does a AE86- Levin or Trueno, go for now? How much were they back in the day? It's logical that that the first gen GT86 will follow the same path. You have to remember that this has not been a very good selling car- sales numbers have been terrible. It may not be a limited production as such, but because they aren't selling, the run is pretty damn limited. The Release Series cars will be the most sought after.

In 30 years there won't be a lot of these left around and there will be articles online and in print media (will there be print media in 2046? Maybe on the Holonet?) about why this car was such a fuss "back in the day". Of course, you'll need a special license and closed track to "drive" a car in 30 years once autonomous cars take over and driven cars are illegal. That alone may drive up the price of the 86.

[Mr.Impreza]

Originally Posted by Norville Rogers

Agree. Fifteen years time people will be restoring them

Yeah exactly.
The thing people seem to forget, yes this car won't become rare or sought after in regards to those high profile collectors like the NSX did.

But finding a nice clean one will be very very hard in 10+ years.

It's like trying to find a Civic SI that is 10 years+ which hasn't be slammed or modded in some way.

The 86/BRZ in the future will either be abused, modded like crazy or super high kms. Finding a clean one with low KM and not modded will be very hard rare or not.

[Norinradd]

Originally Posted by Mr.Impreza

Yeah exactly.
The thing people seem to forget, yes this car won't become rare or sought after in regards to those high profile collectors like the NSX did.

But finding a nice clean one will be very very hard in 10+ years.

It's like trying to find a Civic SI that is 10 years+ which hasn't be slammed or modded in some way.

The 86/BRZ in the future will either be abused, modded like crazy or super high kms. Finding a clean one with low KM and not modded will be very hard rare or not.

Agreed! And i personally believe they are the best platform to mod off, the twins that is. Not a civic si hahah. Fwd is ridiculous

[Silver Cervy]

Originally Posted by Mr.Impreza

Yeah exactly.
The thing people seem to forget, yes this car won't become rare or sought after in regards to those high profile collectors like the NSX did.

But finding a nice clean one will be very very hard in 10+ years.

It's like trying to find a Civic SI that is 10 years+ which hasn't be slammed or modded in some way.

The 86/BRZ in the future will either be abused, modded like crazy or super high kms. Finding a clean one with low KM and not modded will be very hard rare or not.

Even if that's true, does it mean anything for any of us here? You're basically saying that if we want to get a decent return on our car then we need to A. not drive it much at all, B. keep it stock or at least keep all the stock parts somewhere for over 10 years, and C. NEVER drive it harder than the occasional joy ride every now and then.

I would rather enjoy the hell out of my BRZ and sell it for cheap then barely touch it and wait for a decade.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by guybo

How much does a AE86- Levin or Trueno, go for now? How much were they back in the day? It's logical that that the first gen GT86 will follow the same path. You have to remember that this has not been a very good selling car- sales numbers have been terrible. It may not be a limited production as such, but because they aren't selling, the run is pretty damn limited. The Release Series cars will be the most sought after.

In 30 years there won't be a lot of these left around and there will be articles online and in print media (will there be print media in 2046? Maybe on the Holonet?) about why this car was such a fuss "back in the day". Of course, you'll need a special license and closed track to "drive" a car in 30 years once autonomous cars take over and driven cars are illegal. That alone may drive up the price of the 86.

This is jot a poor selling car. If it was there would be fields full of them and they would be dirt cheap. No they are not made in huge number but they never were meant to be. They are selling what they make and they are making what they planned.
I know my points are falling on deaf ears since to many this car is the bestest ever made but the "fuss" you refer to centres around a few thousand fanboys and the rest of the world population does not know nor care about the car. There will be a market but it will be limited and there will never be enough demand to drive the price up.

[Silver Cervy]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

This is jot a poor selling car. If it was there would be fields full of them and they would be dirt cheap. No they are not made in huge number but they never were meant to be. They are selling what they make and they are making what they planned.
I know my points are falling on deaf ears since to many this car is the bestest ever made but the "fuss" you refer to centres around a few thousand fanboys and the rest of the world population does not know nor care about the car. There will be a market but it will be limited and there will never be enough demand to drive the price up.

While I agree with what you're saying, you did mention earlier how the early mustangs saw a big rise in value because a niche market suddenly wanted it. Most cars who exhibit a quick rise in price almost always have a niche market going after them. You are right in pointing out how people who own a twin make too much of a deal over it. At the end of the day we're all just driving a cheap, moderately sporty car, and just because we may love it doesn't mean others should or will.

[Mr.Impreza]

Originally Posted by Silver Cervy

Even if that's true, does it mean anything for any of us here? You're basically saying that if we want to get a decent return on our car then we need to A. not drive it much at all, B. keep it stock or at least keep all the stock parts somewhere for over 10 years, and C. NEVER drive it harder than the occasional joy ride every now and then.

I would rather enjoy the hell out of my BRZ and sell it for cheap then barely touch it and wait for a decade.

I'm not talking about return of investment or money. I'm just saying that a clean one will be rare in the future.