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Old 08-20-2012, 08:45 AM   #1
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86/BRZ - 'Instant Classics'


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Old 08-20-2012, 09:01 AM   #2
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That is why I am hoovering up as much memorabilia as I can. Will go well with the car
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Old 08-20-2012, 10:42 AM   #3
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I also thought of the car as an instant classic. The look of it, the message behind the car, and the enjoyment of the vehicle will likely invoke a change in the sports car segment.
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Old 08-20-2012, 10:54 AM   #4
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I just hope the 86 remains a niche market car and doesn't get mass produced to crazy numbers and becomes common. It'd be great if it could keep its rare/mystique factor.
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only 60% of value? I hope not, even though I plan to keep this forever. My tc was $17k in 2008. 4 years later it was still worth $14k (theoretically/kbb) with the mileage and condition. That's ~80% of it's original value, 4 years later.
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The success of this car could also inspire something 'better' from another automaker that renders the 86 less desireable than expected in a few years.

Doesn't bother me. If I have a light rwd option available from every automaker I'll be quite thrilled. Also, I didn't see this car as a financial investment (although it is an investment in my sanity).

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Old 08-20-2012, 12:02 PM   #7
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It's way too soon to call this an "Instant Classic". Especially since the 2014 model can fix all of the 2013's models problems. Even the next model of FR-S/BRZ can be much more desirable then what we'll have for the next five or so years. (A BRZ without the silly mustache? xD) Something like the RX-7 can happen where the FC is half the price of an FD now.

Even other makes can make their own Lightweight RWD cars that can outclass the FR-S and become more desirable. The only real investment a car should be, is if you had bought an FR-S/BRZ at the start of the wave and sold it off now while there's a huge waiting list.
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It takes time to become a classic. My old TVR Griffith 430 is now considered a classic but it was/is a 1992 car.
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Old 08-20-2012, 12:40 PM   #9
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I think in Australia it is pretty much at 'instant classic' stage... or very close to it

which paper was this?>

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I'm going to enjoy this car as much as I can. I was in diapers during the original success of the AE86, I sure as hell ain't missing it this time around.
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If the financial geniuses couldn't predict that lending hundreds of thousands of dollars to people with no way to pay any of it back was eventually going to crash the economy, I don't have much faith in them predicting the resale value of a car that's been available for a matter of weeks.

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Just scanned the article (check OP).
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http://www.carsguide.com.au/news-and...ture_classics/

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Old 08-21-2012, 01:16 AM   #14
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I predict the value of your car will never surpass what you paid for it.

At least not while you're alive enough to care.
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