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Re: AE86 Pricing....
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Fri, 27 September 2002 03:45
 
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However, I believe that there is also another side to all of this ...
The AE86 has become popular recently due to a number of factors which has driven up its prices:
1) It's light RWD handling characteristics
2) Engine conversion possibilities are endless
3) Though I hate to say it ... Initial D (if you have to ask, where have you been for the last 4 years???)
4) As with 3), the drifting craze
However, as an AE86 owner, I can somehow see how some cars will go near the $10K mark. For starters, engine conversions aren't cheap and when an owner has put in more $$$ than the initial car price itself, it won't surprise me that it gets close to this mark:-
ie. Car - $2,500
Engine - $800
Conversion - $3,000 ? (including tuning, exhaust, fuel system etc)
Suspension - $1,500
Sound System - $1,000 ?
Paintwork - $ ????
Gets close to the $10K mark eh? Also, contrary to public belief, these cars are rare as hens teeth in Japan, hence the high prices paid for genuine AE86 imports with the 4AGE. Not quite like the S13 when anyone can rock up to a Jap auction & find heaps under the hammer.
That $4K price for the 4AGE AE86 is damn good value if you ask me. The person only wants to sell it so he can acquire his friend's 4AGZE Sprinter. If only I lived in Perth, I would have snapped that one up.
My rant for the day ... hah hah ... owners only hope that prices will drive resale values up and not insurance premiums ... doh! 
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floody | Fri, 27 September 2002 03:06 |
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Dodgy Haro 2 | Fri, 27 September 2002 03:45 |
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frank_grimes | Fri, 27 September 2002 04:11 |
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ae86trueno | Fri, 27 September 2002 04:31 |
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Ribbo | Fri, 27 September 2002 06:57 |
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Sprinta | Fri, 27 September 2002 14:36 |
