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So how many Hot Lava Monograms?
Someone said "extremely rare." it is is a manual.
It is manual, monogram, hot lava, 2014. How few might there be? I know there are 2000 monograms per year and knew that the number includes all colors. Is there any place to go to find out what they release each year? I coudln't find that. I just bought this car on 8/4/15 btw. |
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If you're talking about parts left over from the crash test, I suspect they're either destroyed or sent to a junk yard. You can find seats from race car part outs. Engine parts would be more of a challenge, since most of the engine will be used in the race car. For engine and drive train I would look for junk yard parts on the car-part.com parts search. |
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Now don't get too excited and think that makes it rare and way more valuable since rare does not always equal expensive. The fact that it is a monogram does increase the value marginally but there just isn't enough difference to put it through the roof. Because it is a Lava it could actually be less valuable then the other monograms since it is not one of the "popular" colours. There is a reason they are only such a small percentage of production. The collectability of these cars is still totally up in the air so it is very possible it is a horrible investment if somebody is buying it on speculation. So in summary, drive it, enjoy it, tell all your buddies it is a rare version but don't think of it as an investment but just a really fun and great looking car.
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This number is still very exciting. To me, this car is one that I will keep forever. I see it maintaining its appeal for decades. I love the color and I care about the exclusivity of it only for my own purposes. "Flipping cars" without "fixing cars" is not a good investment ever. If I thought I could make a quick buck on this car, I'd have already thought someone who knew more about it than me would have done so already. "Around 50" is a very nice number. ![]() Thanks Tcoat. |
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I would say that Tcoat's estimate of 50 is very close. I wish we had an official breakdown of monograms produced.
If anyone is having a hard time determining if their car is a monogram, it might help looking at the seats. While it is possible for someone to swap in a BRZ interior, the BRZ seats are not identical to a monogram. The monogram seats have the "space invaders" embroidered into them like the GT86. So for someone to make a real monogram copy, they would have to import GTS seats. |
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Could be even less since the proportion of MT to AT is probably not 50/50. There are usually more ATs imported into the States but since we don't know for sure we have to wing it.
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The seats were one of the reasons I wanted a Monogram and why I was pissed they didn't offer the Lava ones in Canada.
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I work at Toyota so I'd be able to confirm the pads are the same part number or not. As far as I know I should just be able to replace just the seat covers...
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Watching with interest even though I have seat covers installed now.. The clazzio leather are nice but this would be even better. |
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