Date: Mon, 12 Jul 1999 19:19:10 -0300 From: Chris Phillipo <Xcphilliponopsamympatico.ca> Subject: Re: Picking your poison
Jeffrey wrote: > This is not scientific, nor an endorsement. > > In 1986 my mother was looking at car's. She was eyeing the Fiero GT. I > tried to talk her into the Mazda RX-7. The RX-7 was about $5000.00 more. > She chose the Fiero GT. > > Fast forward to 1998, shes looking to trade in her '86 Fiero I look at the > Blue Book value, and out of curiosity, I check the '86 RX-7. The Fiero is > worth about $800.00 more! You're a smart guy, never mind the fact that the Fiero is a collector item. That couldn't have anything to do with it now could it. Try comparing it to a discontinued Japanese sports car, Nissan should have a book full of them. > > > My conclusion from this is that in the end a used Japanese car is a just > used Japanese car. But American cars seem to become classics, no matter > how poor they were to begin with. (There's always some red neck who wants > your special, only 1287 made in lip stick Red with the optional do hicky and > simulated thrash on) > > Seeing this, I would buy a 1999/2000 Countour SVO. The likely hood of this > keeping its value against any similarly priced Japanese car is very good. > Plus its fun to drive. And a very good new car value! > > Jeff Oh yes, destined to become a classic I'm sure. The Taurus SHO is the classic muscle car all the young bucks lust for now. The only reason the Fiero is a collectors item is because American car companies stop production of any sports car that is getting enough power to compete with their PEV (Penis Enhancement Vehicle) costing twice as much. In this case we are talking about the Corvette, which incidentally looks more like that part of the body than any other car. -- __________________________________ Please remove "X" from email address to reply.
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