It's beginning to become one here in Australia. FBs already are and sell for around $50,000 currently if they are in good condition and stock standard.

 

Only time will tell, Since I bought my first and second RX7 about 17 years ago ($500, $2000), the one I have now I purchased at $8900 and is in far better condition than my previous cars. My experience has been that S4 Turbos hover around the $8-10k range, and the S5 around the $12-13K range. The highest price one I've seen was a super lower mile (like 6000 original miles) 10thAE at like $25K.

 

in the USA the FC has always lagged behind the FD, and even sometimes the FB. however most FC's got parted so they are now getting to be really rare.

 

Short answer: NO

Supply has nothing to do with demand. Two things generally drive demand of "collector" cars. One is older people with more money buying cars they wanted but couldn't afford when they were younger and broke. Two is something suddenly becoming desirable later that was not desirable before, i.e. Gremlin/Pacer/Pinto

Maybe just maybe if 944s really take off (which i think it will, because Porsche), it may pull up value of FCs

 

Sorry, but supply DEFINITELY does affect demand. Anything low/limited production will ALWAYS generate more money. Just how a 10AE RX7 will pull more money than a S4 NA.

The simple matter of the fact is that FCs were plentiful back in the day, a few hundred thousand units sold in the US alone between 1986-1991. They weren't rare, so they never pulled huge value. However, as the number of FCs still on the road start to dwindle over time, their values will slowly increase. The factors that you mentioned can definitely inflate values when different kinds of cars become trendy/cool, but supply will always be the number one effect for demand.

 

Think of it this way.... A 1986 Corolla GTS used to be worth basically nothing. Then Initial D and drifting came along, both increasing the car's popularity and reducing the amount of available units due to crashed cars and part outs. Now, clean examples sell for relatively high prices. I see the same thing happening with the FC in my region. Cheap, beat to crap examples can be found for next to nothing; however, clean examples are being sold upwards of 8k (for a stock s4, low mileage unit). Modified cars can fetch higher amounts depending on the condition and build quality.

That said, will the reach FD values? I highly doubt it.

 

You are mixing apples and oranges. Supply and Demand affect price. Supply does not affect demand, unless by the shear virtue of it being scarce somebody wants it. If there was only one piece of dog **** left in the world, i still woudn't want it

Now demand may affect supply.

 

Whoops, yeah you're correct. Supply and demand are (typically) independent functions that affect price. Guess I need to freshen up on my econ knowledge, my b.

 

Probably not. These cars cater to a niche market. FD's still hold a ton of value. I could probably sell my car without a drive train for probably 3k, if I waited and waited and waited for somebody to give me my asking price.

 

I think they will have some level of value. They'll never hit FD levels, but 10AEs might come close. Followed by TII prices, and maybe GTUs prices between that and regular NA FCs. It's going to be a while before the price gets up there, but it'll probably only barely stay ahead of inflation.

 

What's a low mile S5 T2 cost these days?

 

$10k+ depending on condition.