Get while it's good: cars to get decent examples of while you still can?

G8 GXP (manual version), Lightnings, 96 Corvette Grand Sport, gen-1 CTS-V.

hehe... why I built my E7 Corolla...

very few NICE examples.... too many "motorfix" crap builds

I really think lightening's are really going to pickup for unmolested example in the next 5 years.

91-96 b body gm wagons. Hard to find nice and/or south of 200k miles

Mid 80's-early 90's Audis and Alfas. Most have rusted back to the earth or were sidelined by mechanical troubles and unsympathetic owners.

Mazda RX- or MX-whatevers (excepting MX-5 Miata, though the NAs are close).

93LE Miatas. Followed by 99 10AEs. Truly nice ones are getting thin on the ground.

JamesMcD wrote:

SyntheticBlinkerFluid wrote: FD Rx-7

Wanna buy mine?

I would if I had money. :D

any RX7

Lots of good ones here. I'll add two more:

GMC Syclone

Buick Grand National

There was a mint looking 86 mr2 for sale up the road from me but being poor I stayed away . The. The other day I drove by and it was gone from the parking lot and I later saw it driving around no longer for sale. Makes me sad ill problly never see another one in that good of shape for 2000 :/

VW Rabbit Mk 1's. They are either bouncing around on cut springs in primer, or are diesels owned by farmers who haul hay bales in the back.

Jeep Cherokees, the original little ones, not the Grands. They used to be everywhere like Ford Escorts; now all I see are rusty, hacked up ones clinging to life as every teenage owner tries to turn it into some kind of rock crawler.

A2 chassis VW Golf & Jetta. I cornered the market on rust-free 1990 Jettas in Massachusetts: I own them both. I also think that good Porsche 924s and 944s are disappearing quickly.

I need to rescue the A1 4 door rabbit a couple houses down from me. I've lived here 7 years and it hasn't moved. It's a texas car so rust is no issue. Just has sun burnt paint.

Having worked on a 93 SLC yesterday, I call you insane.

Slowly, it's becoming ANY pre-mid 90's vehicle, whether if it is an econobox or luxury car. Performance cars, depending on what it is, pre-2000.

ddavidv wrote: Jeep Cherokees, the original little ones, not the Grands. They used to be everywhere like Ford Escorts; now all I see are rusty, hacked up ones clinging to life as every teenage owner tries to turn it into some kind of rock crawler.

5 years ago these were as common as dirt around here, now, not so much. If I had the room I'd kind of like to find a nice clean 2 door and just keep it nice and mostly stock. They're rapidly becoming like Samurais were 10 or 12 years ago. One minute they're the go to cheap off roader, the next minute, gone.

Turbo Dodges. The market on these is really low. You can pick up very clean examples of some of these cars for a couple grand or less.

I have a joke with my friends: If it has rot.. $100. If it's clean and has mechanical issues...$500. If it is clean and it works... $1000. If it has a Shelby badge on it and it's mint... $1500.

The Omni GLH and GLHS cars are the ones that everyone remembers, so those get the most money. They are cool, but remember, Chrysler slapped these engines in everything from minivans to K-Car station wagons to Dodge Daytonas. The more obscure, the cheaper the price, usually, because they are still just crappy used 80's Dodges to most people.

I think that the Shelby cars will begin to gain value in the next 5 years. Since Carroll Shelby died, there's people that are searching out to find everything the man slapped his name on and talk about it. So far, people remember the GLHS, but cars like my CSX, the Shelby Daytonas, and the Shelby Lancer are largely forgotten. Get one now before the prices go up.

Fox Mustangs. The 55 Chevy/69 Camaro of our generation. When's the last time you've seen a stock one?

Appleseed wrote: Fox Mustangs. The 55 Chevy/69 Camaro of our generation. When's the last time you've seen a stock one?

STOCK stock? Like 100%?

1993.

SEE!?!?

Silverfleet, I saw a Dodge Cole E turbo last week, I was like man that could be a hell of a sleeper, just pull the turbo badge and go taunt ricers.

Junkyard_Dog wrote:

Appleseed wrote: Fox Mustangs. The 55 Chevy/69 Camaro of our generation. When's the last time you've seen a stock one?

STOCK stock? Like 100%? 1993.

Pffft. My 89GT lasted until 2000 in staying bone stock. But does turning the distributor to 18 degrees initial count as 100% stock? That setup lasted until '01....

I'm struggling with this exact question a I ponder whether to pursue a nice 98 318ti from California I found to replace my P71 even though I really have no reason to replace my P71...

the 318ti is getting harder to find. Too many of them are getting riced. Thankfully, those mods are pretty easy to undue

Ranger50 wrote:

Junkyard_Dog wrote:

Appleseed wrote: Fox Mustangs. The 55 Chevy/69 Camaro of our generation. When's the last time you've seen a stock one?

STOCK stock? Like 100%? 1993.

Pffft. My 89GT lasted until 2000 in staying bone stock. But does turning the distributor to 18 degrees initial count as 100% stock? That setup lasted until '01....

12+ years later, do you still think it's stock?