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Classic Cars What Will Be a Future Classic?
588 messages, Last post on Sep 06, 2009 at 3:54 PM
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How about the 2nd-generation BMW E28 5-Series (1982-88)? Do you think they'll become classics like the 2002s before them? I do have to say, whenever I see a mid-80s 528e advertised for under $2,000 I laugh to myself and wonder how in the world they got so low. Then again, you get high BMW parts and service prices for not a lot of performance, no?
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Jan 13, 2009 10:50 am) That's all right. Just got it because it was pretty cheap and the top came down. The fact that it's as cheap to keep as a Corolla doesn't hurt either. |
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Replying to: jrosasmc (Jan 13, 2009 11:58 am) They made a ton of them,and they last a long time, so the supply demand equation is going to depress values for the next 20 years at least. Fact is, they aren't very interesting cars if you ask me and they suck up your money and attention with very little payback for the owner. Maybe a 80s era BMW 325 drop-top that's real pretty, in a good color, could bring second-tier money in another ten years.
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Jan 13, 2009 3:10 pm)
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Replying to: fezo (Jan 25, 2009 4:19 pm)
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Jan 25, 2009 5:17 pm) The one that I drove and rather liked was the Contour which was definitely OK for what it was. Can't even say that about the rest of them.
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Replying to: fezo (Jan 25, 2009 4:19 pm) True dogs: 1983 Renault Alliance, 1974 Ford Mustang II Dogs in retrospect: 1971 Chevrolet Vega, 1980 Chevrolet Citation Near misses: 2002 Ford Thunderbird, 1997 Cadillac Catera, 1985 Merkur XR4Ti Who cares?: 1997 Chevrolet Malibu, 1990 Lincoln Town Car Decent car, sales flop: 1995 Ford Contour/Mercury Mystique
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Replying to: texases (Jan 25, 2009 5:38 pm) |
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Replying to: berri (Jan 25, 2009 5:52 pm) I guess you could say that a Love/Hate relationship when new might also translate into some degree of collectibility.
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Jan 25, 2009 5:56 pm) Bot the Contours and the Thunderbird had a couple of fatal flaws in them. The Contour has early bugs (SURPRISE! Can you say Focus?) and the Thunderbird was pretty enough but built to drive on a highway which really wasn't supposed to be the idea. The Vega and Citation both got sent out with fatal flaws. The Vega had that godawful aluminum block that let you join the head gasket of the month club, The Citation was supposed to replace the Malibu and wasn't at all ready for something like that. It had too much that was brand new to GM and just had too much of a task staying in one piece. In both cases a nice thought combined with awful execution. The Malibu and Town Car were just forgettable vehicles. This of course brings us back to the Alliance and the Mustang II. What on earth were these people thinking? I mean both the manufacturers and even more so the folks that said this is the car of the year!??!? Were there no other nominees in those years? Surely SOMETHING had to be out there! Didn't even have to be good - just not awful. Heck, they somehow managed to never name the Pacer as car of the year. Speaking of that I actually had a friend who ahd a Pacer and replaced it when it dies with an Alliance. Needles to say he didn't ask me about buying cars... |
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