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Collectable? Posted by Snowmobile [Email]  (#686)  [Profile/Gallery]
(more from Snowmobile) on Fri, 7 Mar 2014 10:08:59
In Reply to: GET AND AERO, saabsince 93b   [Profile/Gallery]
, Fri, 7 Mar 2014 08:01:49
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I don't disagree that an Aero is very nice (though around here, more clearance is desirable for snow, potholes, etc - iirc, less of a concern for your locale)... however, I wonder how collectable a sedan of any sort will be going forward? Especially if it requires specialized scan tools etc to keep alive (hmmm - maybe tech2's will become collectable!)?
It is interesting, looking at the c900's now... there were 3 shapes, turbo and non: sedan, hatch, vert... we are reaching a point where the c900 is becoming a collector's item (as more and more hit the bone yards)... it seems the most collectable ones have shifted from the verts to the SPG's... NA's and sedans in general are still not worth much... someone just gave an '83 away for free on that guy's list yesterday (came up on the c900 bb)! Anyway, the reason the SPG's are most popular: they were the icon, and they mostly all got used up... there are not many left, so prices are escalating. Most verts were bought as sunny day garage queens, almost collector cars from new, so they are much more plentiful in good shape. Also iconic, but supply and demand still rules. The funny thing is there is no way really to tell an SPG from a normal turbo that was properly upgraded to be an SPG. So much so, that I would pay gobs more for a clean turbo than a rust infected SPG.
In contrast, how collectable is a 9000 Aero? vs a late model CSE? vs sedan?
So what is my point? Well, several actually. 1) I don't think sedans (or wagons) in general look unique enough to become serious collector items (in terms of value fetched). Maybe I am wrong. 2) A really clean example of a car built to Aero spec, will likely be more collectable than a real Aero with rust etc. 3) I think it will take a long time for any of these cars to reach collector status (as in they turn a corner in value like the c900's have). 4) of the 2000+ era of Saabs, the only ones that I can see becoming collector's items (in the significant future) would be the verts and the best og9-3 hatchbacks... specifically the viggen. The Viggen will be the first to turn the corner. When you have to store the thing somewhere and only drive it on special occasions, it's gotta be unique for enough people to want to do that for the value to escalate.
Maybe I will be wrong! I drive our 9-5 as a (fun) utilitarian vehicle, not as a possible collector's item. Many did that with SPG's 20 years ago! SAAB is (at least for now) a dead artist, and we know what happens to the value of their paintings, even if nobody liked them while they were alive!
, Sun, 9 Mar 2014 20:25:57, Fri, 7 Mar 2014 06:44:09, Fri, 7 Mar 2014 18:54:04, Fri, 7 Mar 2014 06:12:14, Fri, 7 Mar 2014 08:01:49, Fri, 7 Mar 2014 10:08:59 <-- Viewing This Message
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