94 R2 w 31k miles for $50,000?
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Possibly the angle of the picture makes the R2 appear to have more than it should. At any rate it's over priced and I wouldn't be a buyer at 35k.
PS you can clearly see the rake on the silver car or at least I can.
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I dont agree with half of his reviews...overly enthusiastic which can sometimes feel fake. Also notice how he rarely if ever says anything bad about any of the cars he reviews. I would not call his reviews objective.
His worst one is probably the one for new NSX. I personally think that car is a huge disappointment.
His worst one is probably the one for new NSX. I personally think that car is a huge disappointment.
He recently did an Aston Martin review and talked about the key. The key for this Aston Martin has to be kept in a leather pouch on your belt and every time you want to start the car you have to unclip the leather pouch, open it, remove the key, insert the key in to the top of the centre console, and then push the start button. It was a big quirk and a very stupid procedure. However, he made it sound like an Aston Martin owner should look forward to this and relish the fact that they have to go through the extra steps because owning an Aston Martin, especially the one in the review, is only for the most special of people whom are of the highest class.
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The stock FD has rake. I don't know the exact measurements but I think it's about an inch.
Possibly the angle of the picture makes the R2 appear to have more than it should. At any rate it's over priced and I wouldn't be a buyer at 35k.
PS you can clearly see the rake on the silver car or at least I can.
Possibly the angle of the picture makes the R2 appear to have more than it should. At any rate it's over priced and I wouldn't be a buyer at 35k.
PS you can clearly see the rake on the silver car or at least I can.
OK. I must be cross eyed, because you're never wrong and the car in the screenshot at the top of this thread looks to me like it has much more rake than the white low mile one you sold. Or the silver one. Or mine when I go outside and look at it. Or most of the ones I see at endless car meets around the SF Bay Area.
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OK. I must be cross eyed, because you're never wrong and the car in the screenshot at the top of this thread looks to me like it has much more rake than the white low mile one you sold. Or the silver one. Or mine when I go outside and look at it. Or most of the ones I see at endless car meets around the SF Bay Area.
The next time I have a stock FD I'll measure the distance from the center of the fender to the pavement. Again I'm pretty sure it's an inch difference which is a decent amount of rake.
PS I'm wrong all the time and may even have this info wrong. I'm practically senile at 53 LOL
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Wow, this debate is still going on?
Here. Photos from my stock car with 15,900 miles on it.
edit: and the board doesn't understand EXIF rotation info I see. Oh well. As you can see, Fritz is right: 1" difference in height in rear vs front fender to floor.
Here. Photos from my stock car with 15,900 miles on it.
edit: and the board doesn't understand EXIF rotation info I see. Oh well. As you can see, Fritz is right: 1" difference in height in rear vs front fender to floor.
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One thing you need to know about cars in ads are that they are notoriously lower than stock. They go for the marketing look. Stock FD’s had rake...but I only have experience with R models. My 95 did and my 93 does. Very much like the pics with measurements above.
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A YouTube video interview with a guy from Hagerty on where the values for all 3 generations are and are going.
https://youtu.be/u7lfKS7sUwY
https://youtu.be/u7lfKS7sUwY
Interesting stuff, BUT, no way, no how will the 1st or 2nd gen EVER be worth more than an equal 3rd gen. In my opinion Hagerty is way off on that statement. Possibly my bias speaking and I should listen to an avid collector but I just don't see that even remotely clear in my crystal ball.
I do think the JDM thing is real and likely the most valuable FD in 50 years will be one of the later model RZs.
That said I also believe the auto world/collector world etc..... is really going to change drastically in the near future. Whether that takes values up or down who knows. I say enjoy driving your favorite sports car NOW rather than later. If you want to invest buy stocks if you like collecting cars/not investing then the car collector in me would look for the best 3rd gen I could find over any other car on the planet LOL.
PS This SSM R2 wouldn't be picked up by my collector radar either