When I get bored I freestyle with illogical synthesis

 

I have been considering selling my 94 46k mile Montego Blue ever since she decided to blow white smoke on me. I was deciding if I should repair and sell or sell as is. While I kicked the tires of that choice, I feel I may have landed back to the decision to keep her for a bit longer. This is my first time going thru the process of a major engine repair. I was wondering since this thread is on the topic of value... is there anything I should be concerned about from a value/collectability standpoint when I get this repair done? I hope this is not off topic too much.

 

Don't bridge-port it

 

How much did that one sell for? I never thought when getting my FD that i would be getting an "investment". I am picking up a 95 BB R2 pretty soon but it does have a full cage in it with a rebuilt motor which definitely is not an investment FD.

 

I agree that it's very difficult to think of cars as investments. Any FAANG stock a decade ago would have been a much better investment.

If you buy an S2k, FD, GT3 etc..... you'll likely do much better than buying a new car but you give up all the other conveniences a newer car has to offer. I honestly don't like the vibe of newer sports cars so the warranties etc... don't really appeal to me and I still love driving my FD. Family car though and it's a whole different ball a wax and it's costing me a lot of money. However you don't see a U-haul following a hearse

Rob's car sold for 45k in 2 days. VERY NICE CAR with some nice mods.

Right now it's a big time sellers market because of decade plus long environment of propping up the economy with horrible government intervention. The bubble will one day pop but it's clearly a MASSIVE world bubble so it will likely take a lot more breath before it pops. Anyone buying an FD today for 45k can probably sell for 50k in the spring.

 

Found a dreamer right here; $79,985 plus tax!

It annoys me because people usually hate on cars with body kits, so if you are asking top dollar (like I would for mine), I expect everything to be in show quality condition...

Check the engine bay, this seller was too lazy to even wipe the grime off the easy to reach spots. Looks like they just rolled it off the boat and doubled the asking price

I find this frustrating as it just perpetuates the idea that modded cars are junk.

https://www.autotrader.ca/a/mazda/rx..._20_26&sprx=-1

 

Eeee's dreaming'! Wow I really wasn't ready for those under hood pic.s, needs a disclaimer to sit down first. I couldn't agree with your sentiments more.

 

This! There's a reason they didn't come with a street port or bridge port from the factory.

 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/1994-Mazda-...0AAOSwRXFfbncO

90k.............hmmm?

Don't think we've hit that mark yet but nice to know someone thinks it's possible.

 

Agreed, nothing I hate more than lazy-*** sellers. Elbow grease and an afternoon of your time seems so simple, yet so many neglect to do it. If you can see it in your pics, so can everyone else. There’s a difference between “patina” and grime.

 

Wow, I have a 94 touring with ultra low miles and wouldn't even dream of it asking for that much. Granted it's not an R2 but still ... 90k. Wow.

 

Dale why do you say the APEXi N1 Dual is the worst exhaust? Is it because you don't like the way it looks, the design or the sound? (I know it's loud lol) And I noticed a couple other member have also said the exhaust tips tend to melt the plastic rear valence strip. However from all the FDs with N1 Dual that I've seen the fitment is quite good including this black one featured on AutoTrader. Am I missing something?

 

Dammmmn...I'm very sorry to hear about your losses. I know they're just "things" at the end of the day but I don't know how I'd take it personally. I'd be more than devastated for sure

 

its REALLY LOUD

 

....and not in a good way. It's more like an angry swarm of bees in a coffee can, not a 787B flyby.

 

Haha of course, given the inherent design and intent of the piece. I actually have one virtually BNIB. I test fitted it once several years ago. At idle it did sound very loud w/ my full exhaust almost like a raw V8 But a few tuners claim this is the one to run if you want to extract max power? I wonder if I put in the optional silencers in the tip and resonator in the midpipe that would quiet it down enough.

 

1. It sounds terrible. I've owned about 30 cat-backs and have had personal experience with tons of them. The N1 Dual sounds like total ***, worst sounding FD exhaust out there hands down.

2. It fits terrible. It will rub the black plastic under the bumper and melt it.

3. Apex'i is a good company and should have known better.

Dale

 

maybe, but once you put the silencers in, its not the max power exhaust anymore

i used to live ~3 blocks away from a guy with an N1 dual on an FD and i could hear him start it....

 

but it does look cool

 

Until it's coated with melted plastic .

Dale

 

I thought about selling mine but that was short lived. I'm interested what people here think it's worth. It's a 95 17350 miles PEP/PEG with R2 front spoiler and R2 strut tower brace and fog lights. Almost perfect compression numbers in the 120s. two tiny rock chip that are hard to find. Otherwise perfect inside and out. Looks stock with basic mods and reliability mods. With a PFC tuned to 295 on a Mustang dyno not that adds any value. Chris at Banzai did 95% of the work. All systems run perfect even the stock CD player. It is very near concours perfect besides the mods. It's Vintage Red. I have had or did myself all the maintenance like it should be. It is a 10 out of 10 or really close to it. It's been garaged it's whole life. It's garage queen of sorts that gets driven and kept up.

 

On BaT I'd say it'd bring $40k+ given what some examples have done lately... of course auctions are unpredictable and I haven't seen many 95s for sale. I think if you listed it at $45k private sale that would probably grab some folks attention. I'm no expert by any means but I've been looking the past 6 months and just picked up an all original 93 montego blue touring 45k miles. Just basing my opinion on what I saw during that time. Awesome car you got there!

 

I would list it for $55k and wouldn't take any less than $50k. '95 MY's hold a bit more value IMO coupled with those low miles, maintenance, and solid compression make it a bit of a unicorn these days. Hold it until spring though if you do decide to list for top dollar.

 

Wouldn't be surprised if it brought $50k+. I guess I always reserved that kind of money for the R package cars...But 95s especially with the low miles and documentation can certainly command that money.

 

lulz...