How to value your FD
11-29-21, 05:50 PM
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Plot twist: I'm 37. 
11-29-21, 07:27 PM
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11-29-21, 07:31 PM
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'94 just posted on BaT. Let's just say it's a little rough, but in today's market might make a good project for someone if it goes cheap enough. Rust is a concern though...
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1994-mazda-rx-7-58/
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1994-mazda-rx-7-58/
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11-30-21, 08:27 AM
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I hear that! My first car was a 66 GTO, so I learned about "older" cars before getting interested in more modern stuff like my GN, Miata, Rx-7s, etc.
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11-30-21, 02:31 PM
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Still a strong market out there.
$37k for a 98k-mile FD on BaT: https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1993-mazda-rx-7-159/
And still no love for automatics.
A 48k-mile automatic failed to meet its $30k reserve last week: https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1993-mazda-rx-7-160/
A > $30k reserve was fairly optimistic given that recent low-mile automatics have sold in the mid-20s.
(And a 4.7k-mile E46 M3 hit $91k, which I think may be a record for a non-CSL car.)
$37k for a 98k-mile FD on BaT: https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1993-mazda-rx-7-159/
And still no love for automatics.
A 48k-mile automatic failed to meet its $30k reserve last week: https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1993-mazda-rx-7-160/
A > $30k reserve was fairly optimistic given that recent low-mile automatics have sold in the mid-20s.
(And a 4.7k-mile E46 M3 hit $91k, which I think may be a record for a non-CSL car.)
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11-30-21, 02:59 PM
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Still a strong market out there.
$37k for a 98k-mile FD on BaT: https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1993-mazda-rx-7-159/
$37k for a 98k-mile FD on BaT: https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1993-mazda-rx-7-159/
I'd been hoping to see a higher mileage example in fair/good/average condition pop up on BaT. Strong indicator of generally elevated values on the FD.
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12-01-21, 09:28 AM
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'94 just posted on BaT. Let's just say it's a little rough, but in today's market might make a good project for someone if it goes cheap enough. Rust is a concern though...
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1994-mazda-rx-7-58/
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1994-mazda-rx-7-58/
Excellent example of a really poor condition FD so it will likely sell for less than 20k but who knows. CRAZY MARKET!
12-02-21, 10:23 AM
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3rd FD in a row listed on BAT without a battery tie down. I suspect 1/2 the FDs in the US are barely driven and are just sitting disasters, or going to remain resting or become major projects for the new owners 
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/19...XcpSr6jLcWRxlg
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/19...XcpSr6jLcWRxlg
12-02-21, 11:30 AM
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3rd FD in a row listed on BAT without a battery tie down. I suspect 1/2 the FDs in the US are barely driven and are just sitting disasters, or going to remain resting or become major projects for the new owners
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/19...XcpSr6jLcWRxlg
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/19...XcpSr6jLcWRxlg
Talking about values, there is a real possibility that values will decline if there aren't enough nice condition cars left to support an active market. The car will become like 240SXs which are still cheap not because they are bad cars, but because there is simply no market for them since there are none left. There will be a tipping point at which it is so hard to find a nice car that the people who can afford one won't even try.
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12-02-21, 02:13 PM
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I have noticed this as well, BaT presumably gets the best FDs in the country, and even those are not in the best shape. The supply of true original FDs with no stories or issues that have been well-kept is almost non-existent. I should know as I was looking for just such a car for nearly two years before finding one.
Talking about values, there is a real possibility that values will decline if there aren't enough nice condition cars left to support an active market. The car will become like 240SXs which are still cheap not because they are bad cars, but because there is simply no market for them since there are none left. There will be a tipping point at which it is so hard to find a nice car that the people who can afford one won't even try.
Talking about values, there is a real possibility that values will decline if there aren't enough nice condition cars left to support an active market. The car will become like 240SXs which are still cheap not because they are bad cars, but because there is simply no market for them since there are none left. There will be a tipping point at which it is so hard to find a nice car that the people who can afford one won't even try.
But as a whole these 90s Japanese sports cars will always be appreciated and enjoyed and even if Mazda for some reason completely stop supporting them I think their are enough enthusiasts that would keep them alive.
12-02-21, 02:14 PM
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is the rise in FC3S prices a shadow effect of the FD prices?
How would the FC3S compare with the 240SX, as far as the projected value curve.
Are FC defeating the perception, in at least one main steam car mag, that they will never be more than just "used cars"?
How would the FC3S compare with the 240SX, as far as the projected value curve.
Are FC defeating the perception, in at least one main steam car mag, that they will never be more than just "used cars"?
12-02-21, 07:34 PM
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Random thoughts:
I've never heard anyone compare the FD to any Nissan short of a GTR..... 240sx? In a word, hell no
I suppose the owner thought that the battery terminal posts would hold it in place during lukewarm cornering.
Oh, and that shift **** looks like it was abused for every one of the 107,000 miles.
I've never heard anyone compare the FD to any Nissan short of a GTR..... 240sx? In a word, hell no
I suppose the owner thought that the battery terminal posts would hold it in place during lukewarm cornering.
Oh, and that shift **** looks like it was abused for every one of the 107,000 miles.
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12-02-21, 07:50 PM
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Back in 2010, I was the proud owner on a 1999 Nissan Silvia S15 Spec S. Not even a month later, wrecked it. About 3 months later I bought a 2000 Nissan Silvia S15 Spec R. Sold it after 8 months. Those cars drove and handled like a warm bologna sandwich. The only reason I ever considered them remotely fun to drive was because the damn thing would lose grip halfway through the corner...was only fun for a little while until about 5,000 near death experiences and it frustrated the hell out of my friend group. To compare the FD to any S-chassis is like the difference between a warm glass of milk and swamp water on an empty stomach. I've grown to absolutely despise those cars. Cannot believe how expensive they've become; but if that's what it takes so I won't see them everywhere...I'll take it.
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12-02-21, 10:20 PM
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I have noticed this as well, BaT presumably gets the best FDs in the country, and even those are not in the best shape. The supply of true original FDs with no stories or issues that have been well-kept is almost non-existent. I should know as I was looking for just such a car for nearly two years before finding one.
Talking about values, there is a real possibility that values will decline if there aren't enough nice condition cars left to support an active market. The car will become like 240SXs which are still cheap not because they are bad cars, but because there is simply no market for them since there are none left. There will be a tipping point at which it is so hard to find a nice car that the people who can afford one won't even try.
Talking about values, there is a real possibility that values will decline if there aren't enough nice condition cars left to support an active market. The car will become like 240SXs which are still cheap not because they are bad cars, but because there is simply no market for them since there are none left. There will be a tipping point at which it is so hard to find a nice car that the people who can afford one won't even try.
I currently have no use for a stock unmolested FD, and I wouldn't want to pay a premium for one because it doesn't align with my goals. I think the buyers market for a collector grade FD is smaller than the buyers market for a driver, but the pockets are undoubtedly deeper.
I thought the whole reason to own a bubble era "gentlemen's agreement" car was the tuning potential?
12-02-21, 10:29 PM
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I also think it's time for a new thread. $25k is now achieved by almost any running FD. $45k seems to be the harder barrier
https://www.rx7club.com/3rd-gen-gene.../#post12496398
https://www.rx7club.com/3rd-gen-gene.../#post12496398
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12-03-21, 08:37 AM
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the FC is tough because it came in more flavors, but the S5 T2 is much more rare (now) than the FD, BaT has sold 2 of them.
the SA/FB prices are easier, lots of those get sold, and average cars are 10k, but nice ones are hitting, well 25k+
the SA/FB prices are easier, lots of those get sold, and average cars are 10k, but nice ones are hitting, well 25k+
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Values will continue to climb because there a very few good ones left.
I have noticed this as well, BaT presumably gets the best FDs in the country, and even those are not in the best shape. The supply of true original FDs with no stories or issues that have been well-kept is almost non-existent. I should know as I was looking for just such a car for nearly two years before finding one.
Talking about values, there is a real possibility that values will decline if there aren't enough nice condition cars left to support an active market. The car will become like 240SXs which are still cheap not because they are bad cars, but because there is simply no market for them since there are none left. There will be a tipping point at which it is so hard to find a nice car that the people who can afford one won't even try.
Talking about values, there is a real possibility that values will decline if there aren't enough nice condition cars left to support an active market. The car will become like 240SXs which are still cheap not because they are bad cars, but because there is simply no market for them since there are none left. There will be a tipping point at which it is so hard to find a nice car that the people who can afford one won't even try.
I also think it's time for a new thread. $25k is now achieved by almost any running FD. $45k seems to be the harder barrier
https://www.rx7club.com/3rd-gen-gene.../#post12496398
https://www.rx7club.com/3rd-gen-gene.../#post12496398