Tragic wrecks [Warning: Strong images]

[sivispacem]

If it hasn't got a turbo, it isn't a real STI. Unless of course it's rocking a swap of some kind.

[DMC14]

Why do people not take better care of their cars, especially classic/rare cars? Do these same people know that the car could have been worth a lot of money?

 

because back then they werent classic and not all of them rare. 60's and 70's australian cars are a great example. in the 90's and early 2000's you could get a falcon gt for 20000. or a phase three for 50000 (consider they were only around 5000 brand new). one phase 3 went for a million not long ago. (there comming down agian now). So once a car got to a certain level of degrade it was cheaper to leave it in a padock. and go buy another.

 

the falcon gt is probably a bad example maybe old mazda rotars like rx2's and rx3's are better example. again late 90's early 2000's they were dirt cheap 5-10k would get you a show car, now for that level of work and the fact they are even rarer now has put them up there with american muscle price wise. i've seen rusted out stripped of all the rare badges and things basically shells being offered for 20,000 lately (ridiculous). a non-factory rotar (808) turned into fake rx3's will still ask 20000 - 30000.

 

Im a member of a car club that does a lot of racing and the members vary from 16 to in there 70's and retired. some of the older guys tell it best when you hear about some of the classics they have owned and raced through out the years. they didnt keep these cars cause they would sell them to finance there newer more modern (some would say better) race cars. they say no one new what they would be worth in 30 years time.

 

i dont think you're average car of today will command the same prices in 30-50 years.

Edited April 6, 2015 by DMC14