Yeah I'm going to try to keep this car under 30K miles. It will split duties with the NSX, which I put on ~1-2K miles a year, so the FD will probably see 500 - 1K miles a year. At this rate, it will take me 16 years for the FD to hit 30K miles....

YEP

You did very well with yours and the crazy thing is it wouldn't be worth much more today because of the miles and mods. However as time goes by even clean higher mileage, modded, maintained FDs will be worth 50k plus.

However they are actually worth it ;)

gotcha

Basically you are going to store it and make a killing, smart move :)

I don't see RHD cars doing well here unless it's an RZ or something and then it may be top tier but we have long wait for those.

Can't say I'm going to put it on the shelf as I bought it to enjoy it, but it certainly won't take daily driver duties like the NSX was for me for a few years. And even that, the NSX only has 59K miles. Anywho, my childhood wet dream was to own an NSX, an RX-7, and a Supra, so if anyone know of a white supra for sale, let me know!

Sell the NSX, skip the Supra and get a 997.1 GT3. Much better car and it will likely cost less today and be worth more tomorrow LOL

We are all witnessing new ground being broken. However if I had to guess I think most 94s will trump most 93s all things considered.

The mileage thing is also extremely important. If say Rich listed his car it could actually sell for more than the 94 simply because of the mileage. Under 1k miles is holy grail stuff if the car is super clean.

First congratulations on your purchase. But just in case you did not know, tires have an expiration date of around six years from date of manufacture. And best case scenario your tires are ~19 years expired and that's if the tires were made in 94. So it really isn't the best idea to drive on them. I understand not wanting to replace the tires since they are original equipment but you can always slap some aftermarket wheels with new rubber and shelf the OEM wheels.

If you have a driver's car enjoy the darn thing. Just don't over do it, keep the car in great condition and it won't make a difference.. It's the people who have the very low mileage cars that have to worry about every mile driven. And remember it is those guys that raise the prices for everyone.

[QUOTE=Montego;12343934]First congratulations on your purchase. But just in case you did not know, tires have an expiration date of around six years from date of manufacture. And best case scenario your tires are ~19 years expired and that's if the tires were made in 94. So it really isn't the best idea to drive on them. I understand not wanting to replace the tires since they are original equipment but you can always slap some aftermarket wheels with new rubber and shelf the OEM wheels.

In violent agreement. One of the first things I'm doing is new rims and tires. The OEM's go into storage. Time to do some research on wheel configurations!

I think I agree about 94's versus 93's, except that the 93 R1 is the 1st of its kind and that appeals to some collectors. Rich's car and a few others with so very few miles are definitely $100,000 cars right now (or very soon).

You're gonna have to find owners living under a rock to get a good deal now. The pool of really good cars was already a puddle. The hoarding and gouging are going to get worse.

We would all love to see the FD be priced like the Supras. Once again though, its not happening. Comparable supras are still selling for over double what comparable mileage and condition FDs are going for. 100K mile supras are bringing over $50k on BAT. The 10k mile Supra brought $125k. Trust me I want to see it happen but the Supras are trending higher as fast or faster then the FDs still.

Why don't we all just hope the 100k miles Supra trend towards the $100k mark, so our 100k miles FD can trend towards $50k? I don't see why we have to catch them on price, as long as we all got one before this price hike we all come out as a winner.

Yep the hysteria is real and it will be fun to watch the upcoming auctions :)

yep I'm already going to sell my R2 (hoping to gouge someone LOL)

If they were I wouldn't own them LOL As far as I'm concerned paying 73.5 for the mb FD was straight CRAZY!!!!

80k buys a low mileage GT4

I'll never pay 50k for a high mileage FD. Well never say never. If it's the perfectly modded one, maybe :)

I just bought a 94 CW base with 57k miles. I was planning to drive to and from tracks, track it, enjoy the hell out of it...it's so modified I'm not sure if the value will ever shoot through the roof like these stock low mileage cars.

^resto mod

When you come back to the Rx7 game like Jordan, you're gonna write a blank check. Better keep a coffin car, and wall off the garage door.

we also used to say we'd never pay 20-30k for an FD. 30k was insane to think about.

Did I say that?

I've been paying 20k plus for FDs since 2000 :)

LOL

You are probably right.

I better keep one decent car :D

I won't either, but someone out there just might, so yea maybe :)

Hmmm - might have to edit this topic title...and triple it!!

What impresses me about the pricing on the FD is that just about 2 years ago, we were talking about whether a nice low mile FD was worth $25,000. The best have now tripled in value. Very nice cars hit $50,000 and have doubled in price. In 2 years, folks. 100-200% increases. For the best, 100% a year for 2 years. So, if you bought one for $17,000 in 2016, you would have made a very good investment.

No doubt had you bought a very low mileage FD (under 20k miles) for 25k back in 2015 you may be able to double your money. However had you bought a typical FD for 17k it's probably not worth 25k today much less 34.

I live in VA so If I buy an FD for 17k that's approx 1k in tags, title and tax. Insurance is 750 (for some over 1k). Tax each year is say 500. Maint 1k minimum, more likely 3k for an FD that you paid 17k for. Chances are you would loose money on this type car and a ton of time. However you'd get to enjoy one of the coolest sports cars ever and not get hurt too badly :D

Bottomline: The only FD you'd want to invest in would be something similar to the 70k FD. Talk about risk though :) Again I'm no collector/car investor. It just makes no sense to me.

Shorting Tesla makes a ton of sense but hasn't worked so far, you never know in the investment world, or investing is an art not a science LOL