Wish upon a star - new Rx-7
How many of you would go out to a dealer and buy a new FD these days if you could get them for what they sold for back in 93-94? What was it about $32k?
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Of course.
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id buy a chaste white base model at the dealers new in 95 :D
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I have a 95 Chaste White base if you want one.
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id buy a 94 r2
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I'd buy a Silverstone '95 R2. :)
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i'd find that pearl white 94
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From what I remember they were selling in the $40ks when they were discontinued in the US. Someone correct me if I'm wrong.
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I would have never bothered buying my 350z. :(
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I def. would, but i'd pick up a SSM instead of VR, and an R1 instead of Touring.
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Originally Posted by RX7 RAGE
I'd buy a Silverstone '95 R2. :)
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I doubt I'd be able to afford it or the insurance if it were new.
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I would do it again.
I purchased my FD 12 years ago. MSRP was $41,355.00 for the touring model. Discounted, I paid $36.5K plus tax & license. Also, I got my FC in 1988 for $13.5K with the SC package. |
I dream about being able to do just that.
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ill take the spirit r for sure
Originally Posted by gchu
I would do it again.
I purchased my FD 12 years ago. MSRP was $41,355.00 for the touring model. Discounted, I paid $36.5K plus tax & license. Also, I got my FC in 1988 for $13.5K with the SC package. its nice that you still have that tag that you got with the car. Make sure you laminate it so it stays in good condition |
Actually the better question would be if you would buy it for the adjusted 2006 dollar amount.
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VR 95 R2, damn. A car with none of the little 14 year old car problems and defects!
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I wonder if they would offer an LS1 as an upgrade option....:)
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Originally Posted by pianoprodigy
From what I remember they were selling in the $40ks when they were discontinued in the US. Someone correct me if I'm wrong.
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Originally Posted by bursty
I wonder if they would offer an LS1 as an upgrade option....:)
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Even thoug i remember back on 93 when I walked into a Mazda dealer and saw my first FD. It was siitng there inside the showroom floor with an aura around it. It was a White one, touring model. I fell in love that day.
But I would take a CYM.
Originally Posted by bursty
I wonder if they would offer an LS1 as an upgrade option....:)
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Originally Posted by compuskills
Actually the better question would be if you would buy it for the adjusted 2006 dollar amount.
Presicely. The premise of the thread starter question is flawed. It would be like asking would you have bought a brand new FD in '93 for $25,000 ? The truth is, due to exchange rates and other factors, the cars were overpriced for their market segment when new, which is a major reason why they failed. As to the $40,000 mark, it's true. Mine listed for over $40,000 in 1995, but RX-7's weren't selling, so anyone who bought one without a deep discount was a fool. I got $5,000 off on mine. I see another poster did the same. Now you know the true market value of the car back in '94 - '95. |
Originally Posted by darkphantom
ill take the spirit r for sure
its nice that you still have that tag that you got with the car. Make sure you laminate it so it stays in good condition |
Originally Posted by compuskills
Actually the better question would be if you would buy it for the adjusted 2006 dollar amount.
Ummmm.....as much as we all love the FD....I seriously doubt any of us would buy it for that money. |
http://www.westegg.com/inflation <---- uses the Consumer Price Index to calculate inflation.
What cost $36500 in 1994 would cost $46592.91 in 2005. Also, if you were to buy exactly the same products in 2005 and 1994, they would cost you $36500 and $28593.40 respectively. That's with the discounts. It's about the cost of a C6 today. The sticker price posted on the first page, in today's dollars, is $52758. So in today's terms, an FD cost somewhere between a C6 and maybe a fully loaded Boxster S. |
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