hndaklr
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- Nov 4, 2004
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Chillicothe,
Ohio
I like the targa
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less-costly but intriguing sports cars, such as the John Cooper Works edition of the Mini Cooper S, the Ford SVT Mustang Cobra or Mustang Mach 1, or a special-edition Chevrolet Corvette? They may not depreciate close to the zero mark, but dont bet that theyll be worth a small fortune one day. Owners of seemingly worthy sports cars may be surprised and disappointed when their prized possessions wind up depreciating like normal vehicles and the collectors dont show up waving stacks of dollars.
A wide range of circumstances combine to make an old car an appreciating asset: How many were built, the cars desirability when it was new, etc.
2fast2furious said:Okay, for the dumbass's that seem to be thinking I'm some ### ricer... the name is nothing more than satire... but anyways to my argument as why this car is not a collector car...
taken from cars.com
Another quote taken from a car collection site
Now while there was only one with that body kit, the vehicle was mass produced. It's got no optional engine, or highly desired items that make it more special to anyone outside the DSM community. We all had options of PW, PWDL, alarms, leather, etc...
My point being:
Most of you guys here think this car is gold... but it's fools gold to anyone outside the DSM community which basically means this... while the car is more valuable than any other 1g DSM... it is not going to be worth an exponential amount of money on the mass market.
2fast2furious said:Okay, for the dumbass's that seem to be thinking I'm some ### ricer... the name is nothing more than satire... but anyways to my argument as why this car is not a collector car...
taken from cars.com
Another quote taken from a car collection site
Now while there was only one with that body kit, the vehicle was mass produced. It's got no optional engine, or highly desired items that make it more special to anyone outside the DSM community. We all had options of PW, PWDL, alarms, leather, etc...
My point being:
Most of you guys here think this car is gold... but it's fools gold to anyone outside the DSM community which basically means this... while the car is more valuable than any other 1g DSM... it is not going to be worth an exponential amount of money on the mass market.
Don't make judgements about something you aren't familiar with (outside of reading about it on webpages). One person's trash might be another's gold.
suicidal2af said:I can go to a Ford dealer and buy 10 SVT Cobras. I can go to a BMW dealer and buy 20 John Cooper Works edition Mini Coopers. Then I can go back to the Ford dealer and buy 5 or 10 Mach 1's.
You could never go to an Eagle dealer and buy 2 of these. In fact, you could never go to an eagle dealer and buy one of those.
As to your second quote, only one was made. It doesn't matter that it's a variation of a production vehicle; you could never go to an Eagle dealer and say "I'd like to purchase a Fittipaldi Talon, please." Well, you could, but you probably wouldn't be leaving with one
2fast2furious said:You guys crack me up... you could never buy a fittipaldi edition because, 1 it was never produced, 2 eagle no longer exist.
Why would it be worth nothing more then the avg 1g... I can have leathers as an option. No extra power, no special color, some rims (mass produced albeit) some special badges, no innovations, great... a car with a different body kit. Ask your selves this.... why are the Type Rs considered the collector cars of the future? Lets compare shall we...
1. very limited amount produced (2000 in all years produced with the DC2 chassis excluding JDM version)... just as the Fittapaldi edition 1 of 1
2. Limited options... Honda never offered the motor, the interior options, suspension components to the other line up of mass produced integra's. Oh the Fittapaldi... well let's see... I got my special seats, a badge, a steering wheel, and a body kit like no other (albeit an 80-early 90s looking one) but all my stuff is like every other DSM on the road... no special suspension, motor.
3. Media hype/innovation/trend setting... Honda has again captured the medias attention by outdoing a vehicle that was already popular... DSM yeah... didn't I read a post earlier some places don't even know who makes an Eclipse, let alone a Talon. Last time I read, there wasn't any huge hype or raves about any DSM other then a cheap go fast car with reliability problems.
I challenge anyone to find me one reason this car is a true collectible before I will admit being wrong on the subject. Find me a reason someone should drop a good chunk of money on a car that is gonna be just as reliable as any other DSM. Until then I stand by my argument, this car is worth little more then your above avg 1g outside the DSM community.
2fast2furious said:Another resident dumbass on the board...
these were examples of what makes a car a collectible... not that I didn't know what one already is, especially since I have probably been in to cars a wee bit longer then you junior.
67goatpimp said:FittipaldiTalon: The auction that was posted earlier, was that the auction your dad obtained the car at? If so, when did he buy it? If not, how did he pick it up, when did he buy it, and how much did he pay for it?