Finally, here she is 93 FD - still "new" 14K miles
Trickshot you won't be around long enough to appreciate it as I expect you'll have sold your car but it's all speculation. I'm willing to bet you that the Japanese cars of the early to mid 90s. RX7 TT, 300ZX TT, Supra TT, MR2 Turbo and NSX will be the hotrods of the 60s. There has not been a hit to the automotive industry this big since then. Sit back and watch...time is all we need 
Regarding the reason for the original post...CONGRATS she's a beat
Regarding the reason for the original post...CONGRATS she's a beat
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gmonsen, like a lot of owners, doesn't want to admit his car is depreciating.
It's just a fact of life. Despite repeated attempts on this Forum, you can't talk up the price of these cars.
I see another poster appears to be questioning my "ownership credentials," so to speak. I am the original owner of a 95 RX-7 which is in excellent condition. As you can see by my join date I am not a newcomer to this Forum. Even though I have no intention of selling, I have been tracking the value of my car in the major price guides since before I joined this Forum. No matter how you slice it, the trendline is unmistakeable. The FD depreciates. I choose to be realistic about it. Others engage in wishful thinking.
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Good point.
And that's why Max's information has been so valuable. We can see what a buyer actually paid in something that we know is a done deal. We don't often get that info.
I don't think Max would mind me revealing that I have been in communication with him for a couple of months during his purchase. I hope I have offered him some helpful advice. I think he got a great car at a good price. I'm happy for him. The only consternation seems to come from people who think their little gem should be on an up escalator. Deep down they may find the thought of a pristine, low mileage FD going for only $20,500 disconcerting.
I say the glass is half full. You wouldn't want to be like my body shop owner friend who was afraid to park his mid-60's Corvette and go in and see a movie.
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funny thing
I'll post it here again:
Ebay listings from the past year or so. Obviously this is no indication of what any of the winners actually paid or even if they did.
That said from my observations - a very low mileage car will always bring top dollar but if you buy it and then put mileage on it the price will drop from the 25K range to the 20K range. So IMO if you are not gonna mothball a low mileage car, dont expect it to keep its price. Better to get a good condition 30K mile car for 15-20,000 and drive it. If you keep it up the price would still remain in that range.
Number year model ext/int high bid mileage Advertised trans outcome date state comments
1 1995 R2 red/bk $22,100 10900 Modded engine manual RNM 10/5/2007
2 1994 PEP BL/TAN $18,700 24000 original manual RNM 10/21/2007
3 1994 PEP BL/BK $13,100 24400 original manual RNM 10/25/2007
4 1993 PEP sl/red $20,600 14000 original manual RNM 10/31/2007
5 1994 PEP bk/tan $24,000 17600 original manual S 11/18/2007
6 1993 BASE red/tan no bids 16000 original auto RNM 11/16/2007
7 1993 PEP bk/tan $19,351 15500 original manual S 12/2/2007
8 1994 PEP silver/black $19,500 34000 original manual S 12/21/2007 NJ
9 1995 PEP BL/BK $19,700 9000 original auto S 4/25/2008 CA
10 1994 PEP red/tan $20,100 15300 original manual RNM 4/25/2008 AL
11 1994 PEP BL/TAN $17,500 23900 original manual RNM 6/1/2008 NJ
12 1993 r1 red/bk $16,500 32300 original manual S 6/1/2008 MD
13 1993 PEP Silver/red $11,100 26900 original minor damage manual RNM 6/1/2008 AL
14 1993 PEP Silver/red $13,750 26900 original minor damage manual S 6/20/2008 AL Relisted from 13
15 1993 PEP silver/black $15,200 60000 riced manual S 6/27/2008 OH
16 1979 silver/red $8,000 19000 original manual S 6/27/2008 FL
17 1993 PEP red/tan $14,100 23000 original manual RNM 6/27/2008 CT
18 1991 convertible red/black $4,550 39600 original auto RNM 6/27/2008 CA
19 1987 sport blue/blue $4,050 23000 original manual RNM 6/28/2008 CT
20 1984 gsl-se white/red $6,000 47600 original manual S 7/2/2008 KS
21 1994 touring red/black no bids 41000 original auto RNM 7/3/2008 NY
22 1984 gs red/black $5,807 34200 original manual S 7/4/2008 CA
23 1988 turbo 2 black/ black $- 32000 original manual RNM 7/5/2008 PA 14,000 bin
24 1985 gsl black/red $4,900 53000 original manual S 7/6/2008 TX
25 1987 gxl red/black $5,900 23000 original manual S 7/14/2008 MI
26 1981 black/red $4,935 34000 original manual S 7/15/2008 DC
27 1994 R2 red/black $13,000 20000 original minor mods manual RNM 7/16/2008 Canada
28 1994 PEP montego/black $24,100 5051 original manual RNM 7/17/2008 NC 35,000 bin
29 1990 convertible white/black $5,300 48000 original auto RNM 7/18/2008 TX 6700 BIN
Ebay listings from the past year or so. Obviously this is no indication of what any of the winners actually paid or even if they did.
That said from my observations - a very low mileage car will always bring top dollar but if you buy it and then put mileage on it the price will drop from the 25K range to the 20K range. So IMO if you are not gonna mothball a low mileage car, dont expect it to keep its price. Better to get a good condition 30K mile car for 15-20,000 and drive it. If you keep it up the price would still remain in that range.
Number year model ext/int high bid mileage Advertised trans outcome date state comments
1 1995 R2 red/bk $22,100 10900 Modded engine manual RNM 10/5/2007
2 1994 PEP BL/TAN $18,700 24000 original manual RNM 10/21/2007
3 1994 PEP BL/BK $13,100 24400 original manual RNM 10/25/2007
4 1993 PEP sl/red $20,600 14000 original manual RNM 10/31/2007
5 1994 PEP bk/tan $24,000 17600 original manual S 11/18/2007
6 1993 BASE red/tan no bids 16000 original auto RNM 11/16/2007
7 1993 PEP bk/tan $19,351 15500 original manual S 12/2/2007
8 1994 PEP silver/black $19,500 34000 original manual S 12/21/2007 NJ
9 1995 PEP BL/BK $19,700 9000 original auto S 4/25/2008 CA
10 1994 PEP red/tan $20,100 15300 original manual RNM 4/25/2008 AL
11 1994 PEP BL/TAN $17,500 23900 original manual RNM 6/1/2008 NJ
12 1993 r1 red/bk $16,500 32300 original manual S 6/1/2008 MD
13 1993 PEP Silver/red $11,100 26900 original minor damage manual RNM 6/1/2008 AL
14 1993 PEP Silver/red $13,750 26900 original minor damage manual S 6/20/2008 AL Relisted from 13
15 1993 PEP silver/black $15,200 60000 riced manual S 6/27/2008 OH
16 1979 silver/red $8,000 19000 original manual S 6/27/2008 FL
17 1993 PEP red/tan $14,100 23000 original manual RNM 6/27/2008 CT
18 1991 convertible red/black $4,550 39600 original auto RNM 6/27/2008 CA
19 1987 sport blue/blue $4,050 23000 original manual RNM 6/28/2008 CT
20 1984 gsl-se white/red $6,000 47600 original manual S 7/2/2008 KS
21 1994 touring red/black no bids 41000 original auto RNM 7/3/2008 NY
22 1984 gs red/black $5,807 34200 original manual S 7/4/2008 CA
23 1988 turbo 2 black/ black $- 32000 original manual RNM 7/5/2008 PA 14,000 bin
24 1985 gsl black/red $4,900 53000 original manual S 7/6/2008 TX
25 1987 gxl red/black $5,900 23000 original manual S 7/14/2008 MI
26 1981 black/red $4,935 34000 original manual S 7/15/2008 DC
27 1994 R2 red/black $13,000 20000 original minor mods manual RNM 7/16/2008 Canada
28 1994 PEP montego/black $24,100 5051 original manual RNM 7/17/2008 NC 35,000 bin
29 1990 convertible white/black $5,300 48000 original auto RNM 7/18/2008 TX 6700 BIN
Whats funny about this list is that car number 4 is my actual car.
Max
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Kdr
My car was indeed at KDR a month and a half ago. I think he had my car for about two months or a little more till I got my act together with getting down there to see the car and transport afterwards. The buffing wasn't really needed but since it sat outside during the daytime a layer or film of some sort of pollen or something (Dave explained) develops there over the cars surface. It even felt rough. I gave it a quick washing (no waxing or buffing) and she shines. The interior is near perfect with no scratches on any plastics however the driver seat did have a little wear on the drivers exterior bolster only. The inside driver bolster and passenger seat are perfect. I am having that addressed next week with a specialty shop that claims they can re-dye it to OEM specs and color. I don't pay till after and only if it is exact so nothing to lose. Aside from that I am looking for the usual black trim around the shifter, climate control, and gauge cluster. They are near perfect but I want new ones anyway.
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^^^ our cars are twins!
looks a lot like my silver/red '93 that i got w/ 28,000 mi...you beat me by 15,000 miles!
currenly 33k miles...
here are pics when i got her in march 2007:
i got my last FD with only 23,000 original miles though.
looks a lot like my silver/red '93 that i got w/ 28,000 mi...you beat me by 15,000 miles!
currenly 33k miles...
here are pics when i got her in march 2007:
i got my last FD with only 23,000 original miles though.
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Upgrade the rad and install efini y pipe!! Get thee to a mechanic and put in the reliability mods. Make sure compression stays high! I concur about the recalls!
Keep the stock parts for when you finally part with her.
Keep the stock parts for when you finally part with her.
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Trickshot you won't be around long enough to appreciate it as I expect you'll have sold your car but it's all speculation. I'm willing to bet you that the Japanese cars of the early to mid 90s. RX7 TT, 300ZX TT, Supra TT, MR2 Turbo and NSX will be the hotrods of the 60s. There has not been a hit to the automotive industry this big since then. Sit back and watch...time is all we need
Regarding the reason for the original post...CONGRATS she's a beat
Regarding the reason for the original post...CONGRATS she's a beat
In the meantime NSX, Supra and FD have done a pretty good job of holding value.
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