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I don’t understand how (as a community) many of us lament how our RX-7s lag so far behind 240Z values (as an example... or pick any comparable milestone Asian car, if there is one), and yet when one goes for this much dough, some folks speak like it’s crazy it went that high, heads-a-shakin’. There should be nothing but love for this, in my opinion.
By the way, I’m not saying there is anyone shaking their heads in this thread, lol, just that I sometimes feel like we as an RX7 community have a bit of an inferiority complex. It’s like the Lotus guys: want their cars to be worth way more... ‘til it comes to buying one. Then what they are trying to buy is “overpriced”.
Anyway, I think I’ve messed up this opinion enough
By the way, I’m not saying there is anyone shaking their heads in this thread, lol, just that I sometimes feel like we as an RX7 community have a bit of an inferiority complex. It’s like the Lotus guys: want their cars to be worth way more... ‘til it comes to buying one. Then what they are trying to buy is “overpriced”.
Anyway, I think I’ve messed up this opinion enough
i'm guilty of it, and that shouldn't be. more and more, these days, i'm seeing all these cars in pristine condition and/or ridiculously low mileage, and sellers asking prices commensurate with what they have, and my first thought is the price is in insane. meanwhile, i won't even look at a 240Z (for fear of a TIA or full-blown stroke), and i find myself justifying the prices on 260s and 280s (moreso 280s since i rarely see 260s) even in shitty conditions simple because they are 70s Z-cars. so, speaking for myself, i think there may be something to this "inferiority complex". i need to change.
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My car has 130k miles and i paid 2,400$ in 2016, good luck finding a car that clean for under 6k in so cal now. We are all ready to see a slow uptick in third party parts by techno toy tuning, rotary engineering, and a few other small startups.
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And it still had the original tires on it........I tried listing a 83 GSL with 36k and automatic , all original and BAT wanted to list it with no reserve...I said no thanks....I did list a 71 Ford Ranchero GT clone earlier this year but reserve was not met....
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I know this is a massively unpopular opinion, but an auto first-gen should cost double what a manual does simply due to rarity ( less than 10% were autos ) and the fact it makes it immediately more accessible to everyone. My Mach 1 is a stick shift and as much as is like banging gears, I live in So cal, and driving a stick here is bullshit . Mind you that jatco trans is nearly indestructible as I have run me with low ATF oil and after my rebuild and new gaskets ensuring the leaks stopped it shifts like a new car and it has 120 k on it.
"I know this is a massively unpopular opinion..."
Exactly. THATs why the manuals command the Coin. In most any breed of sports car for sale.
" all original and BAT wanted to list it with no reserve"
-yeah, deal breaker for a lot of sellers. And what is annoying is it seems arbitrary! I HAVE seen 1st Gen RX7 WITH a reserve on BaT. No logic. But if you want on one of the worlds most popular car auction sites..."
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Exactly. THATs why the manuals command the Coin. In most any breed of sports car for sale.
" all original and BAT wanted to list it with no reserve"
-yeah, deal breaker for a lot of sellers. And what is annoying is it seems arbitrary! I HAVE seen 1st Gen RX7 WITH a reserve on BaT. No logic. But if you want on one of the worlds most popular car auction sites..."
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