How to value your FD
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I think that's a full blown MS aero on a 92, detail here.
What's missing? I would find someone who would love to put it back on the road, $10k is a low cost compare to what these things are going for with 3x the mileage. I would take it if I don't already have 2
What's missing? I would find someone who would love to put it back on the road, $10k is a low cost compare to what these things are going for with 3x the mileage. I would take it if I don't already have 2
Outside of the missing drivetrain it’s complete.
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so how to value your FD;
my dads friend bought this guy 250 GT s/n 2617GT
in 1975 for $5000. It was just some used car sitting at an Oldsmobile dealership in San Francisco.
he and his buddy bought it together, and at some point Ron bought his friend out.
I remember the car as a kid because it was under the Lionel train setup they had in the garage.
there was something unusual about this one, i don't recall what. these things were offered in LHD or RHD. this one is a street, Lusso version, so its a steel body with 3 carbs.
the competition was an aluminum body with a 6 carb engine. anyways it was unusual enough where in the late 80's he pulled it out and painted it, rebuilt the engine, and started getting invited to car shows.
(he came in 3rd at pebble beach because he had the wrong head bolts...)
he sold it around 2001, for much monies. today its worth around $8 million.
so to recap, Ron bought a weird 10 year old sports car for $5,000. fixed it up had some fun with it, and then when he was ready to sell it, it was worth a quite a bit more than $5,000.
sounds a bit like our FD's....
so i don't know what the FD is worth, but saw a 250GT SWB in traffic the other day, which makes it as common as the Rx7 around here....
my dads friend bought this guy 250 GT s/n 2617GT
in 1975 for $5000. It was just some used car sitting at an Oldsmobile dealership in San Francisco.
he and his buddy bought it together, and at some point Ron bought his friend out.
I remember the car as a kid because it was under the Lionel train setup they had in the garage.
there was something unusual about this one, i don't recall what. these things were offered in LHD or RHD. this one is a street, Lusso version, so its a steel body with 3 carbs.
the competition was an aluminum body with a 6 carb engine. anyways it was unusual enough where in the late 80's he pulled it out and painted it, rebuilt the engine, and started getting invited to car shows.
(he came in 3rd at pebble beach because he had the wrong head bolts...)
he sold it around 2001, for much monies. today its worth around $8 million.
so to recap, Ron bought a weird 10 year old sports car for $5,000. fixed it up had some fun with it, and then when he was ready to sell it, it was worth a quite a bit more than $5,000.
sounds a bit like our FD's....
so i don't know what the FD is worth, but saw a 250GT SWB in traffic the other day, which makes it as common as the Rx7 around here....
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My friend here in Thailand has an RZ with full Mazdaspeed aero and wheels, and he still races it. Super cool to see, not much out there like it. It shares his garage with a few other equally cool and rare JDMs.
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plus the interior is designed to come apart, you can pull the Rx8 in the workspace and have the interior in the sink ready to scrub the human slime off of it in less than a half hour, with nothing broken
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It doesn't have the true sports car look of the FD. As great as the chassis might be, it will never be as special as an FD. Good, but not great.
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To piggy-back that $5k < $734k observation a few posts above. What I can't stop thinking about is that when I was a young man, the FD was a relatively affordable performance vehicle which most people with lots of money would regularly snub. Today they're viewed as 'investment opportunities' and such won't allow a new generation of enthusiasts who can afford to acquire one, let alone take over operating costs. Instead they'll most likely have to settle for video games and pictures.
Imo, the current auto media has created this weird association with what is perceived as 'car culture' and this re-enforcement of an imaginary 'jdm / cool tax'. The crazy part is that people are actually still very much willing to 'pay to play'.
When we blindly equate rarity to value, further down the rabbit hole we go.
Imo, the current auto media has created this weird association with what is perceived as 'car culture' and this re-enforcement of an imaginary 'jdm / cool tax'. The crazy part is that people are actually still very much willing to 'pay to play'.
When we blindly equate rarity to value, further down the rabbit hole we go.
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To piggy-back that $5k < $734k observation a few posts above. What I can't stop thinking about is that when I was a young man, the FD was a relatively affordable performance vehicle which most people with lots of money would regularly snub. Today they're viewed as 'investment opportunities' and such won't allow a new generation of enthusiasts who can afford to acquire one, let alone take over operating costs. Instead they'll most likely have to settle for video games and pictures.
Imo, the current auto media has created this weird association with what is perceived as 'car culture' and this re-enforcement of an imaginary 'jdm / cool tax'. The crazy part is that people are actually still very much willing to 'pay to play'.
When we blindly equate rarity to value, further down the rabbit hole we go.
Imo, the current auto media has created this weird association with what is perceived as 'car culture' and this re-enforcement of an imaginary 'jdm / cool tax'. The crazy part is that people are actually still very much willing to 'pay to play'.
When we blindly equate rarity to value, further down the rabbit hole we go.
so rather co-incidental!
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i think my point was that Ferrari's are red?
the point was that from 1975-2005, the Ferrari went from $5000 to a lot, the FD is going the same way, we should be mentally prepared. there are like 10x the number of FD's so we could expect it to be a little slower, but its happening.
the point was that from 1975-2005, the Ferrari went from $5000 to a lot, the FD is going the same way, we should be mentally prepared. there are like 10x the number of FD's so we could expect it to be a little slower, but its happening.
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i think my point was that Ferrari's are red?
the point was that from 1975-2005, the Ferrari went from $5000 to a lot, the FD is going the same way, we should be mentally prepared. there are like 10x the number of FD's so we could expect it to be a little slower, but its happening.
the point was that from 1975-2005, the Ferrari went from $5000 to a lot, the FD is going the same way, we should be mentally prepared. there are like 10x the number of FD's so we could expect it to be a little slower, but its happening.
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Porsche built 68,881 993 generation cars. Last of the air-cooled, iconic, good performers.
FD Rx7 production numbers are almost exactly the same. It's also an iconic car, the last of the turbo rotaries. And just like the 993, the FD has the looks as well.
I think this where we should be looking for future pricing. Your average FD should cost near the same as a 993. Porsche appeals to more people, but there are many more porsches out there for buyers to consider before settling on a 993. 993s have much more variety in trims with different engines, 4wd, narrow and wide body cars, etc. FDs on the other hand are mostly the same, with slight differences across the years. The Spirit R cars share more with a base model than a 993 GT2 shares with a base 993. 993s have vastly superior interiors, and it's a P car. But, if someone wants an FD, they don't have many other options like Porsche provides.
As long as FDs continue to be shown in social media, continue to appear in video games as a fast car option, and the community continues to braaaap, I don't see why the FD won't compete with the 993s for space in garages 20 years from now.
FD Rx7 production numbers are almost exactly the same. It's also an iconic car, the last of the turbo rotaries. And just like the 993, the FD has the looks as well.
I think this where we should be looking for future pricing. Your average FD should cost near the same as a 993. Porsche appeals to more people, but there are many more porsches out there for buyers to consider before settling on a 993. 993s have much more variety in trims with different engines, 4wd, narrow and wide body cars, etc. FDs on the other hand are mostly the same, with slight differences across the years. The Spirit R cars share more with a base model than a 993 GT2 shares with a base 993. 993s have vastly superior interiors, and it's a P car. But, if someone wants an FD, they don't have many other options like Porsche provides.
As long as FDs continue to be shown in social media, continue to appear in video games as a fast car option, and the community continues to braaaap, I don't see why the FD won't compete with the 993s for space in garages 20 years from now.
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