YEP, market is doing very well.

Watch this car sell for over 40k..........https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1994-mazda-rx-7-40/

Again I can't over emphasize how much better off you'd be paying 50 for an equal car with similar mileage. However maybe in the current market a similar car with similar mileage is 70k?

The typical low mileage US FD will soon be a 75k car and the rare ones 100k plus

No longer selling my R2 hehe

Also there hasn't been an FD for sale that I would buy in years. The market is bone dry.

PS: Just looked at the R2 auction and the bidding went from 13k to 31994 in one bid. I've seen that happen with really clean GT3s but not repainted FDs......DAMN!

 

I may list one of my CYMs on BAT soon - 16,XXX miles, all stock.

 

DO IT!!!

Should sell for at least 50k, possibly 75 or more

 

ugh... this doesn't help with my temptation.

It currently has the OEM radio but if I list it. Should go back back to OEM trans tunnel, shift boot, shift ****, ebrake, steering wheel?


Similar question for the exterior, if I list, should I go back to OEM shocks, wheels, 93 front and wing?

I also have the SMIC and it has the oem battery tie down under the battery cover.

 

He didn't even fix the antenna or power window. And then he threw in that the odometer was broken for 6 years. The guy buy it and immediately flipped it, barely touching it. Don't know how this sold for $43k.

 

I think it's a wash. But, you can't go wrong with all original. The uninitiated will not understand modifications and quality.

Shame about that. That's the sort of small stuff that requires some time and hunting to fix on these cars, or some risk in repair. Nice enough car, but no museum piece by a long shot.

 

I'd say no because you already have the Series 8 exterior – the interior trim is an improvement as well and it should match.

 

I do believe this would break the internet.

 

Not much action on this one.

 

Not much action?

WTF, this car was garbage/parts car (repaint, sat outside for 10 years while not being driven etc... ect...) and still sold for 32k LOL

CRAZY market.

 

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...ge-in-classics

Good article on classics during these times...

 

Don't do it man, haha.
She's Beautiful !

 

My thoughts exactly Fritz.
Sitting outside for 10 years?!
Whoa!...
You tell it like it is!

 

I meant like the usually last minute pops, was kinda boring to watch lol.

 

Gotcha.

Some crazy dude bid 31k when the auction was at around 22k. I thought he just bought the car. I've seen that same thing happen on BAT with GT3s. Makes no sense to me.

 

Some flipper bought it, he bought 3 FDs on BAT in the past few months.

 

I actually thought it was a tactic to scare people and keep them from bidding. But then that flipper showed up and bought it with zero resistance from that "crazy bidder". Now that it is over with, my cynical mind would not be surprised if the crazy bidder was a friend/owner that bid right under the reserve price in hopes of raising the ceiling.

 

You have to be one hell of "flipper" to buy a car on BAT and think there is still money on the table.

 

No joke! Especially now that the prices have gone nuts.

Dale

 

^We think alike.

 

He sold the Pettit car, not sure what it was sold for but the list price was 20k above BaT price lol.

 

Maybe it's time for me to keep an eye out for a deal on a 94 or 95. I've been out of the FD world for too long but I think it's about time for me to join back before I need to dish out another $10K for the same car down the road. Is Bring a Trailer the new best place to source FDs these days? The for sale section here looks to be pretty dead for the most part and full of rollers and rough cars. I would really love to score a CW but looks like those are going for a premium.

 

I don't know if there's a "best" place to look. Look everywhere. Here on the Forum, Craigslist, FB Marketplace, Autotrader, Ebay, BaT, etc.

The big thing is figuring out what car you want and what you can afford. Then start hunting for it. It's totally up to the current owner of the car where they list it, it's luck of the draw as to where that car shows up.

You'll also have to realize that you're probably not going to find one in an easy drive to you. Be prepared to travel or ship/trailer the car. Also have your funds in hand and ready so you can immediately jump on the right deal when you see it.

Dale

 

yup. I flew to Tennessee to buy mine.

 

I'm not too picky on what I want, I just know it will probably cost me. I'm not quite sure my budget yet but I'm guessing I'm going to have to spend $25K-$35K. I would like a 94-95 preferably hard top in MB, BB or CW in as close to stock condition as possible and not a project. I want something unmolested if at all possible. The condition of the body is important to me since I'm not a body guy. I can take care of any of the mechanical issues that arise but it is very hard to find a body guy that I can trust. R2 would be great but that is a reach in my price range and condition that I am looking for from the sounds of it. I plan on having to travel to grab one, I flew up to Tennessee to buy my daily so that's not an issue. Dealing with honest people cross country can prove to be a challenge though. I have been holding off buying one over the last few years making sure I can properly own another FD. I was still planning on waiting another year or two to grab one but if this virus creates a deal I may just have to pull the trigger with how the prices have been trending the last 5 years.