Whats up fellas..... My friend was in the market for a cheap ride and we stoped by this guys lot to check out a 89 civic hatchback. The owner/salesman saw my CRX and instantly wanted to buy it. Of course I refused like so many others that ask "Is it for sale/how much". Anyways we were talking and he mentioned my car as being a collector type since its no longer in production and has some ammount of demand. I didn't think much about it, but now I am kinda wndering. Will our cars CRX/Civics ever be a collectors car?
I "herd" that people will travel around looking for these cars? Any truth about that?
Just wondering what everyone thinks about this.

 

The CRX imo will go up in value

 

i'd like to think it will be at one point.. i mean the style is pretty unique, and i think the import trend is going to definitly going to make history, like all the muscle cars.. i'm sure when our kids are watching the discovery channel they'll be restoring Imports lol.. i dun no i know in 2008 i'll be putting "classic" insurance on my car.. u can do it as long as its 20 years old.. not ur "daily" driver and its in Mint shape.

 

i hear there will be another crx coming out on 2005 if thats the case, then the value will go down.

 

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really? dont think so. doesnt matter if a new one comes out or never does. If the certain model was popular... it will have some value.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by PhatOptimo &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Whats up fellas..... My friend was in the market for a cheap ride and we stoped by this guys lot to check out a 89 civic hatchback. The owner/salesman saw my CRX and instantly wanted to buy it. Of course I refused like so many others that ask "Is it for sale/how much". Anyways we were talking and he mentioned my car as being a collector type since its no longer in production and has some ammount of demand. I didn't think much about it, but now I am kinda wndering. Will our cars CRX/Civics ever be a collectors car?
I "herd" that people will travel around looking for these cars? Any truth about that?
Just wondering what everyone thinks about this.

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Wow you must have read my mind. LOL
I was going to post this same question.
I just recently read an article in "Sports Car Market"
That pretty much said the CRX IS a collector car already. LOL
The article went on to say how the CRX is an affordable classic, now and because so few are kept in good condition and with TFATF crowd it has the potential to appreciate.
I like to think of the CRX as sorta the Datsun 240Z of the 80's.
Case in point I saw one in my nieghborhood for sale but the woman wanted, if you can believe this, $7000.00, NO JOKE. I told her she was crazy, but she said she was already offered $4000. And turned it down.

 

This is all good news for me. Since mine is in tip top shape and will be For Sale pretty soon.

 

Think about this. I have the original receipt from my car in 1992 for $12k. Clean (mint) stock CRX's are still being sold for around $4k. That's 1/3rd it's value 13 years later. Pretty damn good if you ask me. What other vehicles from 1991 are in such demand, and being sold for so much? Hell, i've seen CRX's sell for more than 12, with a shload of work of course.

IMO it is a classic, and collectors car. I value them very much.

 

All depends when the guys in there 20's now want them again when they are in there 40's. I would say there will be a following for a long time. Kinda like how the Muscle Cars of the 70's came back in the late 80's early 90's when the older guys who had them as kids wanted them again.

The cars that will be really wanted I think in the future will be the Supras, RX7's, NSX's etc.

 

http://www.importlounge.com/fo...11630

thats my crx for sale, WITH a complete gsr shortblock on the side. an it will be painted any color the buyer wants. i want 4100 to drop my K20 in my ek but out here the market for crx's SUCK. i havent seen one go for over 2500 in a long time. theres a kid locally thats selling a PERFECT 90 crxsi with full interior an a minime swap with a bad dizzy for $500! thats not good news for me. i think the crx will be/is a collector car, but the market has seemed to drop out here

 

Everything is 'collectible' per se. Hondas in general will never be as collectible or collected as
early domestic cars because they are available around the world. When domestics started dissapearing from North America they became even more sought after. As the numbers of available cars go down, the prices go up.

CWBETB has a good point re: the era when the youngsters grow up and want their cars back from their heyday.

 

Well, I would venture to say the only ones that will hold their value or go up in value would be 100% stock or close to it, and in VG+ or better condition.
I really don't foresee any heavily modded CRX's selling for big money, unless you have time to wait for the right person, someone who really wants a modded or hybrid CRX. But I would imagine that will be hard sell.
A well maintained, low mileage, mint condition, stock CRX WILL appreciate as the available supply continue to be depleted. Due to customizing and/or dying of old age.
Just my .02 cents.

 

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These statements are patently false.
I can give you many examples to disprove ALL the above.
"Everything" is not collectible!!
"Early domestic cars" are NOT collectible "because they were only available in North America".
And "domestic cars did not become more sought after", because they "started dissappearing".
Sorry, MY bad, your third statement IS true.

 

I think another key factor in the market value of the CRX is the motorsports world. How many ITA/HC/PS1 CRX's are out there? Plus you can't even think about how many pieces are taken off of old wrecked cars for those cars. The supply will be depleted, and almost everyone I've talked to that's had a 2nd gen CRX and sold it has regretted it. I have a minimal investment in mine and if I sell it I will probably be one of the ONLY people to make money on a modded honda, but that doesn't really matter because I don't even forsee myself selling it. I love my CRX.

 

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These statements are patently false.
I can give you many examples to disprove ALL the above.
"Everything" is not collectible!!
"Early domestic cars" are NOT collectible "because they were only available in North America".
And "domestic cars did not become sought after", because they "started dissappearing".
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Is this an attempt to argue or add something worthy to this thread. I have met people who collected matchbooks, bottlecaps, feathers, shoestrings, etc. So, everything tangible is collectible.

I stated 'more sought after'. Please tell me which dealerships were selling '69 GTXs outside of NA.


Also, I don't recall CRXs doing anything noteworthy like ITRs, NSXs in the racing world. When the model has a good racing record it helps value.

 

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Is this an attempt to argue or add something worthy to this thread. I have met people who collected matchbooks, bottlecaps, feathers, shoestrings, etc. So, everything tangible is collectible.

I stated 'more sought after'. Please tell me which dealerships were selling '69 GTXs outside of NA.</TD></TR></TABLE>
Not trying to argue. Just trying to inform.
Maybe, in a larger sense, "everything is collectible". But NOT in terms of cars.
ALL cars, and this is especially true for domestic cars, are NOT collectible in a "larger sense". In fact MOST aren't collectible in ANY way at all.
And by that, I mean that MOST cars, domestic or otherwise will NOT appreciate, or even hold the value they have, as of today. (AMC Pacer?)
And to further add, for informational purposes only. The most valueable cars in the world are NOT domestic.
Nor were they EVER sold in NA. (Ferraris and Porsches, Rolls Royce, Alfa Romeo's, Bugatti's come to mind.)
Regardless of whether or not there were any Mopar dealers outside the USA., it has very little to do with WHY a car is collectible. Where it was sold basically doesn't matter, either.
Porsche 914's and BMW 2002's were sold ALL over the world, yet they are collected. As are Toyota 2000GT's, And, Honda S800's.
The early Rolls-Royces were only sold in England and they are collected.
Early Ferraris and Alfa Romeo's only in Italy.
I can go on.
But then that would sound like argueing to you, I guess.
To add, race history helps, but it's not imperative. I could give examples here.as well.
And I would say a "car collection" requires slightly more of a commitment, (financial and otherwise) than a feather or shoestring collection, wouldn't you say?

 

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holy crap thats almost worth the trip

 

i know if i wasnt knee deep in debt on my current motor build up in my REX(even tohugh i tried to sell it) i would buy it in a heartbeat. hell my buddy just bought a 88 crx si with a WW sides an rear bumper with a minime head on a rebuilt A6 block. it has the COMPLETE interior including the cargo cover, all it needed was brakes an tires an a vtec/obd1 conversion, he got it for $600. oh its primered but who cares, it was a clean(not salvage title) and an the thing ran fine without vtec. the market out here on rexes suck. you can get them all day long for 300-1000$ i know several people selling shells with interior for 3-500$. damn i need money!

 

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Actually, if this were the case then value of the old model would go up.

Too bad it's never going to happen.

 

nope type r is the most value everytime now and forever

 

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Huh? What does this mean? Or, what does this statement have to do with CRX's?
Or anything of relavence for that matter?

 

He's a nOOb...let him be dumb for a while...it'll build character.

 

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Obviously a ricer. Hong Kong isn't anywhere NEAR Tokyo.
I guess when you're a ricer n00b you lose all conception of geographical location. And any other worthless knowledge, as well. LOL

 

I bet that CRX's will be a collector type car, as in it's a cult car. If you saw a restored stock crx you would like it no? Everything like new. Would you feel the same way if seeing a restored EG? hell no. I've been offered to sell my crx before from a man around 40ish who had one and wanted to buy a good condition one for his son...and that's when I realized they're starting to get weeded out and hard to find. You don't find them cheap in CA that often. So I would say yes, in 20 years they'll be a classic

 

Lookout Barett Jackson here we come... lol.
No really I think they will be collectible one of these days. CRX will probably be more sought after than hatchback. I just hope mine lives to see thoes days. I saw an super old skool Civic a while back. Damn I'd like to have one of them.