Expected Price of car in 3-5 years?

[OrbitalEllipses]

Originally Posted by tranzformer

Depends on whether people want those colors in the future. Remember there is a reason why WRB, DGM, SWP and SSM are the popular colors.

True that.

[cassidy0998]

considering we don't even know how much it will cost new, it's hard to say.

In fact, it's not hard to say, it's impossible to say.

[EBrake]

This car should hold it's value pretty well until the 2nd gen comes out or when they increase power. Subaru boosted the WRX hp by like 45 hp one year without adding anything to the msrp, that sorta killed the resale value of the previous 2-3 years.

After that, it's all about mileage and how reliable these cars turn out to be.

[tripjammer]

Originally Posted by EBrake

This car should hold it's value pretty well until the 2nd gen comes out or when they increase power. Subaru boosted the WRX hp by like 45 hp one year without adding anything to the msrp, that sorta killed the resale value of the previous 2-3 years.

After that, it's all about mileage and how reliable these cars turn out to be.

Yeah scion and Subaru's hold their value pretty well. And this car is going to be more rare than other scions and Subaru's.

[FRSDREAMER]

Originally Posted by tripjammer

Yeah scion and Subaru's hold their value pretty well. And this car is going to be more rare than other scions and Subaru's.

So you're telling me this car is going to be expensive after 3-5 years?

Aww man that sucks. I was really hoping to get this car.

[gt86mods]

Originally Posted by OrbitalEllipses

Don't forget color; if our BRZ pre-order is any indicator, there will be a few colors that are not very popular now. Those will be "rare" colors in the future.

You've sort of got a point, but while Lava might be rare, and I'm not saying it's ugly...look up the E46 M3 in Phoenix Yellow, that color was rare as hell and still nobody buys em because they look like baby poop.

Originally Posted by FRSDREAMER

So you're telling me this car is going to be expensive after 3-5 years?

Aww man that sucks. I was really hoping to get this car.

Work hard and keep your eye on the prize. If you want a nice ride you gotta work for it! That or get yourself a sugar momma!

[Xlr8]

It will be like pretty much like any other car. You can figure on 40-50% depreciation in 3 years.

[GMU-BRZ]

Originally Posted by Xlr8

It will be like pretty much like any other car. You can figure on 40-50% depreciation in 3 years.

There is no chance the value of this car depreciates at that rate, assuming normal wear and mileage. A 3 year old BRZ or FRS at $12-14k? I think it will be more like $18-20k.

[FRSDREAMER]

Originally Posted by GMU-BRZ

There is no chance the value of this car depreciates at that rate, assuming normal wear and mileage. A 3 year old BRZ or FRS at $12-14k? I think it will be more like $18-20k.

[FRSDREAMER]

Originally Posted by gt86mods

You've sort of got a point, but while Lava might be rare, and I'm not saying it's ugly...look up the E46 M3 in Phoenix Yellow, that color was rare as hell and still nobody buys em because they look like baby poop.



Work hard and keep your eye on the prize. If you want a nice ride you gotta work for it! That or get yourself a sugar momma!

So you think Firestorm will be expensive?

[gt86mods]

Originally Posted by FRSDREAMER

So you think Firestorm will be expensive?

I don't think color will determine cost with this car, none of the colors are crazy enough to warrant a premium resale price. Lets just say that these cars are hard to come by because people hang on to them, there wont be many on the used market and demand will be high. It's all about supply and demand as well as reliability and customer satisfaction. This car could very well be the enthusiasts holy grail, it could be a legend for years to come and if that happens just look at Supra resale values, they never dropped.

[Capt Canuck]

^Or it could be the next Pontiac GTO or Solstice/Sky ;-)

Originally Posted by cassidy0998

considering we don't even know how much it will cost new, it's hard to say.

In fact, it's not hard to say, it's impossible to say.

[bestwheelbase]

Dreamer, welcome to FT86Club! I think we can all sympathize with your plight. As car lovers, we were surely all in your shoes at that age. But do not despair! In time they will become a great bargain on the used market. And in the meantime you can learn about them through this forum.

Who knows... you may end up buying a car from someone you befriend on FT86Club.

[gt86mods]

Originally Posted by Capt Canuck

^Or it could be the next Pontiac GTO or Solstice/Sky ;-)

The GTO was a good car, only GM sucks and let their company go to hell. They deserved what came to them as unfortunate as it was for employees, fans & customers. The Solstice/Sky was a flop because it was hugely unreliable, that coupled with Pontiac & Saturn dying put a nail in it's coffin. They were fun cars when they worked right but that wasn't often.

It's safe to say that Subaru and Toyota make more reliable cars than GM, so I don't see that being an issue. Only time will tell though. I plan to drive the crap out of my FR-S so I sure hope it holds up to the beating.