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05-12-2015, 09:17 PM | #43 |
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Saw a late 90s 'Vette lightly clip a curb in sub zero temperatures one time. Fiberglass everywhere!
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I may regret these words, but in a way this car gives you the cake and allows you to eat it to, if you understand what I mean. What was the whole ITR theft ordeal, I never really understood this. |
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The car benefits from more rubber on the road, that's not a matter of taste. The exhaust looks wimpy in the rear fascia, because they knew a ton of buyers would replace it anyhow. Maybe a matter of taste, if you care. There's no center arm rest, the plastic knee pads on the 2013's left drivers with bruises, the cheap plastic HVAC controls look like something from 1992, etc etc. You can call it a perfect little angel if you wish, but it's just a car to me, and I'm not squeamish about addressing the faults. |
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2. that motor can be swapped into nearly any honda 3. honda owners have no problem buying shady parts but back on topic. no i dont think the 86 will be a collector car. there are far too many of them. a few modern collector cars on the market: - bmw 1m - 2001 bmw m coupe (s54 motor) - 997 gt3, rs, rs 4.0 - 993 turbo - any ferrari challenge, scuderia, speciale - e30 m3 - challenger hellcat (last i saw they are still going for way more than msrp) - ford gt you could pick up any one of those cars, drive the crap out of it, and probably sell it for the same money if not more.
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I have zero issues with the dip and for the 1/2 a second it appears I can barely even notice it. There is a thread of 100+ pages here of people that love the stock tires. I for one couldn't care less about them one way or the other but they get the job done. I could give a flying fuck about armrests, knee pads or what the knobs are made of, etc. I did think the car sits too high stock, the exhaust is way too quiet and that bloody sound tube makes it sound like a toy so I changed those things. There is no such thing as the perfect car for everybody but I am not nearly egotistical enough to think that my personal opinions make things faults that everybody hates.
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What are you people doing to get bruises?
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My father owned a black ITR and even though it lived in a garage he was constantly paranoid it would get stolen while he as work/dinner/movie etc. So he sold it and got an NSX so he doesn't have to worry about his fun car getting stolen. The same phenomenon happened with S2000 seats, where once Civic ricers realized that the S2000 seats easily bolt in pretty soon everyone who owned a S2000 was getting their tops cut and seats stolen. On the S2kI.com forums they have groups of folks who monitor craigslist and flag every ad for S2k seats because if S2000 seats are for sale on CL, then it's a 99.99% chance they were stolen at some point. A little joke among S2000 owners I knew was the greeting: "Hey, nice S2000, so how long did you have it before your seats were stolen?" 3 personal friends had their seats stolen. I was lucky to not experience it while I owned my AP1.
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Don't get me wrong - I love my recently-purchased 2013 FR-S in Whiteout, but there are far fewer choices today if you want a newish sports car (that can also be a daily driver) with low mileage, maybe a warranty, and a reasonable cost of ownership. Even more recent cars like the S2000 have already slipped out of this threshold. 350Zs are still out there, but un-abused low mileage cars are slipping away, 370s are still expensive and full of compromises, and V8 Mustangs and Camaros are overpriced for what they are. |
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The FR-S will be collectible as long as there are people that want one but can't have one now. Over the next 10-15 years, mass interest in the car will wane, values will drop, and many will be taken off the road. After 10-15 years, all the people that wanted one but couldn't have one when they were new (either for practicality or financial reasons) will start seeking out nice examples to re-live their youth and values will start coming back up.
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Can't say for certain since the twin are just too common. But then the amount of people fawking up their car is just as common.
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I've watched enough car auctions on TV to realize that a car's value is determined by mileage and condition. You want a GT86 worth something in 20 years? Buy a Series 10 or Series 1.0, park it in your garage and never drive it. In 20 years put it up for sale and then you'll have something. I've seen 60's era Mustangs in great shape go for peanuts because of either too many miles, non-original paint or non-factory add-ons. Very strange standard, this collector car world.
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Who cares about the car becoming a collectors, enjoy it, but also take care of it, so in 20 years you will still have it and be able to enjoy it!
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This is just crazy to me. The NSX to me is phenomenal, second to none. It's sort of humorous to hear you say that in your fathers case. The civic scene is also something I will never understand. |
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