Future collectables

[DaveC68]

Hands down the "Thing" is cooler

[68l30]

"Thank you...Thing".....


Steve

[427TJ]

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I think just about everything will have SOME sort of collectibility to someone... while certain cars undoubtedly have more of a following than others, it seems regardless of what make, model, etc. something is, there is a die-hard following out there that will be interested in pristine examples

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"Ricers" may be ridiculous to many here, but stock, well cared for '90s Honda Accords and Civics might just be valuable in twenty years. Just as '60s Chevelles and Camaros, Mustangs, Chargers, etc., were the cars to have among the high school set 20-30 years ago, "ricers" are the current cars to have in this demographic. Today's 17 year old Honda tinkerer will someday be in his forties, have some play cash to spend, and he'll go looking for the car of his youth: a '95 Honda Accord. No, it won't be the same as Yenko money is today, but few guys even knew about Yenko cars in the '70s. Most of us drove run-of-the-mill modified Camaros and Mustangs and Mopars, many of which weren't SS or GT or R/T versions. There will be a market for nice '90s Hondas and Mitsubishis, etc., in twenty years, just as there is a market for nice '60s musclecars today. No, you won't get rich stashing a Honda away as you would if you'd been smart enough to stash away an unmolested Yenko Camaro 25 years ago, but nice "ricers" will probably be desireable someday.

Remember that in the '60s when the factory musclecar really came onto the scene, many of the older roadster and dry lakes hot rod types scoffed at the new Detroit high-performance cars. They scorned the new Detroit offerings just as many of us scorn Japanese cars today. History repeats itself.

[Steve_Hoog]

I don't care for rice burners but you have a very good point.

[Seattle Sam]

My wife's 1990 Accord was a pretty darn nice car for the 190,000 plus miles we owned it. Extremely reliable, economical, and the styling wasn't bad either.

[70 copo]

Sam,

Here is the car that I currently have. Modifications include a Jackson Racing Supercharger. This Little 4 banger will readily pull to 7500 RPM (Fuel Shut off limited)
and gets the attention today. Fun to drive 37 MPG, and top is a take off for instant targa.

Mine is a mid 14 second car. 12 second Honda who posts here builds hair raising turbos for these cars- and 12 second says it all. (Hassett's kid)

[Canucklehead]

A couple of friends have these little del sol honda's, they're neat little cars and are apparently hard to find and are still quite pricey. Another friend had one of those Buick Reatta's and she bought it for $10k drove it for about 6 years and sold it for $12k, and the guy was happy to pay that, apparently this is another rare find thats holding it's value. Another one that stays up there in price is the pontiac Fiero's. Maybe it has something to do with it's versatilitie in the specialty market becouse they we'rnt a very good car when it was new.

[John]

you might look at these....2005 subaru WRX....
http://www.rsportscars.com/eng/cars/impreza_wrx_sti.asp
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[John]

here's a photo...
http://www.rsportscars.com/foto/06/i...xsti03_800.jpg

[427TJ]

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you might look at these....2005 subaru WRX....


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Yep, got one, love it (see pic). Scary-fast and over 20 mpg. Great in the rain and even in snow. The best part is laying waste to all the high school kids with fart-canned Civics. I should paint WWII "kill" markings on the fender. Chased down four sportbikers on the interstate a few months ago. They were doing about 100 and I came up on them at 135. I could see their heads pop up and turn around to see me coming. They waved (probably in relief)when they realized I was just playing with them. Yep, I'll bet some guy will chase me down someday and demand that I sell him my STi. Probably some guy in his 40s with play money to spend on the car he never had as a kid.