How to value your FD
12-16-19, 11:00 AM
#2801
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Ah, yes. The Purple Box.
12-16-19, 11:13 AM
#2802
The highest mileage factory REW I ever confirmed was 133k miles and it ran that purple box for around 100k of those miles. The ecu wasnt the issue, it was the built in boost controller and owners turning it up to the top setting. That setting was for c16 only. It did feel fun until BOOM! The main 3 issues with this car have always been the factory AST, factory FPD and the owners.
12-17-19, 10:52 AM
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Mazda has had success with the Miata restoration program, and are starting into the "other cars", presumably the FD/SA22C (expect a list mid-2020)
if i may ask, given that the factory restored 91-93 Miata is $43k, how much would the FD cost? and what does that do to value of the rest of them?
if i may ask, given that the factory restored 91-93 Miata is $43k, how much would the FD cost? and what does that do to value of the rest of them?
12-23-19, 06:53 AM
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12-26-19, 01:28 PM
#2810
I love silver/red, and the mechanical/reliability mods he's done, but something seems off about that one. Shows more like 50k+ miles. Maybe its just because it's dirty. And what the heck is under the floor mat? Either the floor mat disintegrated prematurely or he used it to transport nose candy at some point.... He must not own a vacuum cleaner. Still like the car though.
12-26-19, 02:52 PM
#2812
Prices are generally up across the board, but the mid-high market it seeing the biggest swing. The cost of a quality refurbishment, in part, drives the price gap between a #1 and #3 car. #1's are harder to find, and #3's are more expensive to restore. Just my $0.02. And, when @Fritz Flynn talks about the sunken cost in a "good" car with higher miles, which needs a lot of servicing, he ain't lying.
Anyways, a good car with no overt issues ought to bring at least $20k these days, maybe more. Hard to say without seeing the specific example.
edit: That silver car on BAT might be a good buy, if you can flip all those nice parts and take it back to bone stock.
Anyways, a good car with no overt issues ought to bring at least $20k these days, maybe more. Hard to say without seeing the specific example.
edit: That silver car on BAT might be a good buy, if you can flip all those nice parts and take it back to bone stock.
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12-27-19, 01:21 PM
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Prices are generally up across the board, but the mid-high market it seeing the biggest swing. The cost of a quality refurbishment, in part, drives the price gap between a #1 and #3 car. #1's are harder to find, and #3's are more expensive to restore. Just my $0.02. And, when @Fritz Flynn talks about the sunken cost in a "good" car with higher miles, which needs a lot of servicing, he ain't lying.
Anyways, a good car with no overt issues ought to bring at least $20k these days, maybe more. Hard to say without seeing the specific example.
edit: That silver car on BAT might be a good buy, if you can flip all those nice parts and take it back to bone stock.
Anyways, a good car with no overt issues ought to bring at least $20k these days, maybe more. Hard to say without seeing the specific example.
edit: That silver car on BAT might be a good buy, if you can flip all those nice parts and take it back to bone stock.
If you want a SSM/red FD this is likely a very good choice. I suspect it will sell for under 40k but this market is crazy so who knows.
12-28-19, 11:46 AM
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just to dot the i, the car was painted body color, and then the pinch weld gets painted on a 93-94, the floor will be body color
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01-02-20, 10:00 AM
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Low mileage, rare ssm/red with some nice mods.
Great buy unless the current market is softening but I think that's doubtful given the current supply. Demand however is ever changing and hard to predict?
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01-02-20, 12:32 PM
#2821
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Demand is hard to predict for sure, but its hard to see a negative turn or even a softening for nicer FD's. The economy is showing historic highs in terms of family take home pay, stock market earnings, and employment. Combined with record consumer confidence this all suggests that people are more able to buy than before. I think you have been right that prices will continue to increase for nicer cars.
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01-02-20, 01:42 PM
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I think the mods, wheels, non-current registration, and lack of demonstrated mechanical pedigree were what kept it low. Auctions are hard on a car with a sketch rep. Apathetic seller (who doesn't drive/register their working FD in 10+ years?) let the car down. Didn't seem to care.
01-02-20, 05:52 PM
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Demand is hard to predict for sure, but its hard to see a negative turn or even a softening for nicer FD's. The economy is showing historic highs in terms of family take home pay, stock market earnings, and employment. Combined with record consumer confidence this all suggests that people are more able to buy than before. I think you have been right that prices will continue to increase for nicer cars.
There is always more to the story..... I need this economic run to continue for 5-6 more years to truly be set with the company I purchased earlier this year. However, there are several signs showing some bubbles are out there. Luckily the housing market regulations, as much as this administration disliked them, has stopped that bubble this time. I hope others continue to believe in this economic bliss and ignore the fact we have doubled our national debt in a decade with
no end in sight.
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01-02-20, 05:58 PM
#2825
Yeah the auto loan market and consumer behavior is crazy. 8 year auto loans haha, and the ability to roll the debt still owed on a trade in into the new loan.
Used to be a trade in helped cover a down payment, not add more debt to something someone already can't afford.
Used to be a trade in helped cover a down payment, not add more debt to something someone already can't afford.
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