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I finally made a purchase.
Didnt really clean up on this one, but i could get out of it in the clear if i needed to thanks to a 15k price reduction on what was already a pretty reasonable price. Its definitly a buyers market at the moment. And if the mrs hadnt fallen totally in love with the car aswell i think i couldve sunk the heels in and got another 5k off it, although at the risk of losing it. |
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Saw a manual EL GT go up for 45k this evening for quick sale. It sold within the hour.
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Cool, fix it then and I'll buy it. You never hear from them again
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In the 80's I was looking at buying a XY GT HO Ph3, the car was sitting in storage on blocks in mint condition in a 'wog' mansion in Greystanes. Asking price was $20,000ono, the Greek guy that owned it had just retired and was going to Greece. I was single, earning almost drug money working at Clyde Oil refinery, had the cash sitting in my bank account and then some. My father went mental, 'why would you buy a 20K rust bucket' (his words not mine, there was no rust). Even though I was an adult I respected his opinion and bought a Mazda 323 instead. ![]()
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I've got two GT-Fs confirmed as sold to mates in the late $80s, early $90s now.
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Back in 2003ish I'd been working a couple of years and had a reasonable 1st car daily and some cash in the bank, started looking at cars, XY GT Replicas and V8 Torana Replicas all in the 7k range, Dads only advice was get whatever you want as long as it is legitimate (ie not replica), ended up with my unrestored Valiant Pacer Hardtop and still driving it these days with my son, turned out to be decent advice.
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That's a sign of the current market for sure. Things will get worse in that price bracket as well I think.
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After watching the latest auction on grays online last night, I now have to agree, the classic car market has crashed. There is no money anywhere atm and understandably considering what is going on in our country atm.. Just about every car going up on the auctions atm are not only not making reserve, they are not getting anywhere near reserve…..
Great time to buy I guess…..
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It’s definitely tanked but sellers don’t seem to be desperate….. yet
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Still riding the covid dildo
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A fair point and the exact attitude i came up against multiple times. |
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Cars are the start, it will be interesting to see where this all goes but people for the moment seem to be hanging on. I dont know how in some cases.
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At a macro level trends here generally lag the US by several months unless there is some sort of economic shock happening in one place or the other
Hagerty publishes its data, and articles on their data, explaining the phenomenon they're seeing - worth a read I think https://www.hagerty.com/media/market...uanced-market/ https://www.hagerty.com/media/market...often-further/ Last edited by LoBelly; 03-11-2023 at 12:54 AM. Reason: gramma bomb |
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^This all day long^
Most of the enthusiasts I know don't spend any time worrying about the perceived value of their cars, they own them outright and are just busy enjoying them for what they are, a piece of nostalgia and escapism. For me parts have slowed down alot. I had a stocktake and clearout recently. I listed up a heap of hard to find Cortina GT stuff at cheap prices (I'm happy to help out others with projects) I haven't had a single bite on things that would have flown out the door a couple of years ago. I'm also noticing alot of other bits sitting online for weeks or until the ads presumably expire.
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All I know is that whatever decision I take (buy or sell), the market goes in the opposite direction 😂
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I see with the stale market here, sending good American examples back to the U.S. is happening, even with the huge shipping-insurance cost involved.
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I note your new Mustang, no more Torino's ??
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Looked at a GT HO owned by a Greek bloke wanting to sell for 20K, I had the cash in the bank, dad said you are not bringing another shoebox into the house. Get a proper car, so I ended up buying a Mazda 323 to keep dad happy. ![]()
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