lopedl

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I was just wondering what you guys think. Should we expect the value of our beloved FD's to rise within the upcoming years or depreciate. And if it goes either way what will you do with your FD.

Ive already made a choice to keep mine for life, because it will be a piece of my era, and I'll probably be buried with it.

I'm expecting the price to go up because, these babies are becoming scarce. Even if the new 7 comes out I don't think it will have an affect on our cars value wise either way. Although it may be a factor when a consumer decides to go old or new. But the way the body styles are going now. I expect to see, and that's if there will be, the new 7 to be more like the new blocked shaped designs. And I myself am more of a round shaped guy. So if their is still a demand for the round curvaceous cars the price should go up.

I say $200 more valuable next year, and about that for the years to come.
Hopefully their is a really good movie that has an FD as the main star and our cars will skyrocket, HAHA!

particleeffect

down. it is old, and new cars are coming out that are more user friendly, people with more money (the money it takes to sustain an FD in running order) will tend to opt for newer cars more and more often, leaving the FD audience to be taken over more and more by kids with no money who can only lowball.

DjRannyKan

hope they come down then i will be able to buy 1!!

scotty305

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How long did it take for the 60's musclecars to become 'classics'? 20 years? 30? The FD3S had a pretty low production run, so the price will go back up again someday as more and more are destroyed (possibly as a result of the current low prices). It might take 10 years, but at the very least they'll have a cult status, people who know about them might say "wow that was a great car, you've kept yours in good condition..."

-s-

su_maverick

the supras, 7s, 300z's, and 3000gt's are basically the muscle cars of the 90s. I think it will be like the 60s and 70s car. If you have one in great condition it should hold value but ratty and busted will drop the price. The one thing you have to look at with the classic cars is alot of value is placed on all the numbers matching, so if you have traded your engine in, it might hurt the value. Im in the same boat as you lop, I think mine will always be around.

neofreak

There are no numbers on your engine anyway.

su_maverick

really? huh, I thought there was a vin attached to it. I may be wrong (as usual)

areXseven

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I read somewhere that the FD13B-REW does have a stamp or plate near the front of the engine that coincides the VIN. I'll check into it tomorrow, scan and post the literature.

su_maverick

thanks are....I was a little concearned about that since someone told me its has one...

areXseven

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I'm almost positive the info is in the "RX-7 by Yamaguchi/Dinkle" bible.

Meiogirl

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isnt it true that only domestics can be considered classics after 25 years?

pricewise, i'd take a look at the 280Z, thats probably the closest to the FDs future comparison as we are gonna get. i remember about 10 years back people going gaga for the Z again, and nissan buying a few up rebuilding them and selling them for more.
what once was near my grasp back then for around $1600 (93,94) was then out at about 4-5k (end of 94). i dont know how much you can get them for now.

InsaneGideon

Well, one day, a wax museum is going to want a prime example of a red FD to hold a wax torso of Vin Diesel. I'm sure they'll pay a pretty penny for the right one.

su_maverick

oh geez..lol

jimlab

Negative, and I've seen enough of them out of the car to know.

The VIN only appears in three places on the car; dash strip, door jamb sticker, and firewall.

InsaneGideon

Or maybe by that time, they'll just pay the actual Vin Diesel to sit in the car. It'd probably be cheaper than paying a wax artist.

su_maverick

you know by that time he will look more like chris penn and wont even be able to fit in it

jim-
thanks a bunch, now I am not worried about what to do when my engine finally takes a dump

EVS.TurboTuner

It'll go up no doubt about that. The 280z is a bad comparison, because it wasn't a purpose built car. It was a budgetable sports car substitute. People went gagas because it was affordable and sporty. 280z is very slow, I had an all original '77 280z ZZZap with only 36k on the odometer (slow as a pig, Civics are faster). They have increased in value, but not substantial.

Reason I think a RX7 will hold its value and gain value:

1. Low Production Numbers
2. Purpose Built "Pure Uncompromised Sports Car"
3. Just like the MOPARS (Low Productions, Fast As Hell)
4. Future RX7s will not be built the same (Sequential Twin Turbos), due to cost.
5. Built before the OBDII system!!! Ease of tuning, just like '60s and '70s muscle cars were easy to tune the carburetor.
6. Stock RX7 pulls .99g on the SKIDPAD on the stock 225 series tires! It takes a Viper with a 305+ tire to do that!
7. Every Magazine that reviewed the RX7, praises its uncompromised physics.
8. With an average MSRP of $40k+ for 93-95 it was one expensive car for its time. (A new Boxster back in 1997 started at $38k, and thats for a Porsche)
9. Timeless design, people still think my FD is a new 2005 model.
10. Not many cars during its time could rival an FD on the track, even today not much cars being made (even 350z or RX8) could take an FD out on the track.
11. So many more reasons, but I've taken enough time out of my life explaining this!

All the above applies to FDs that are mostly original or modified correctly. FDs that look like they are from the Fast & The Furious will be worthless, or worth a lot less (someone that might want to do a frame off restoration will take into consideration for these type of FDs). Low mileage FDs will be worth the most! Thats why I bought my 17k original mile FD in Silverstone metallic! But you won't see anything drastic increase anytime soon, it'll be maybe 10 years down the line or more. A good example of a car increasing in value from the '90s is the Toyota Supra Twin Turbo, they are even rarer then the FD. Many examples sell on average mid $30s to over $40s. I personally sold my Supra for $37k with 38k miles. It defintely held good resale value. But give it 10-20 years when all is left is junk, whomever that has the nicest Supra or FD will get big bucks! With all those kids driving those Supras, RX7s, 300ZX, 3000GT etc tearing them up, they will only help appreciate the value of current owners who know how to value their cars and take care of them (just makes our cars more rare).

All hail the FD!

FD_dave

good to hear good to hear

i need to get an alarm for my car

sicass7

i would like to bring attention to number 9. i had my fd for 2 days one person drove up and asked if that was the 2004 rx-8 i laughed at him and explained. and another ,when i was driving up thought it was a viper, again i laughed and when i told him that my car was 12 years old they were shocked. now obviously these are rare cases because these people didnt know what they are talking about but i still couldnt help but feel a litlle flattered in fact i giggled like a litlle girl

littlemilla3

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Vipers are even older than FD's!

su_maverick

yeah, but like FD's, nobody really associates an age to them, they are just vipers.

MakoRacing[S13]

The price will go down for a while then go back up, that is we are talking about a pristine example of FDness. Right now the FD is on the down slope, its old and getting older. Every mile put on the car reduces it value. It dosent matter how 'rare' or 'purpose built" it is, It will loose its vaulue, probably bottoming out at 4 grand, maybe 5 then it will begin to raise back up again. Modifing it will also probably remove its collectors value.

Phantom Driver

I had a cop pull over ..(i was scared) and he just wanted to know what it was. I was like a Mazda Rx7 and he asks..Wow..New 2004 model? I pointed to the rx8 and said 2004...and he was like .."wow...uh..93 looks better." I love this car. IT IS SO ******* BEAUTIFUL! OMFG...

weaklink

totally inaccurate...

i'm far from an expert, but even with my limited knowledge I can see huge holes in your arguments. first of all classic MOPAR owners would probably beat you to a pulp for using them in your comparo. I might call european imports classic, but I can't think of any japanese import "classics". I think the Z cars enjoyed a passing fancy. The rx7 was and is a great car for its time, but it can't compete with new production cars for ride, power, reliability, and styling (RX8 not included-boy did Mazda F that up). This is just the way of things...move on. I wouldn't bring up the original $40K MSRP, especially with the new C6 coming in around $45K. Ease of tuning? I don't even have to answer that. I'm sure someone on their tenth motor will chime in before long. You said it yourself in #10: "Not many cars during its time...." I'm glad you did so well on your Supra, but I'm afraid you won't get the same deal on your rx7. The resale values don't compare now, so why would it be any different in 10 years? Don't get me wrong, I love my 7, but I know that I will never get my money back on it. I plan to drive it until the Volks fall off.

su_maverick

its really impossible to tell because the mid 90's is all we have to go on. Something is only worth as much as someone is willing to pay for it. If people start getting nostalgic for these cars 10-15 years down the road and there is still part support and well maintained cars then the value might go back up but if people just write them off as the sports car of its time and see no value restoring them, then it wont.