VX Value

[Sprey]

few for sale over here. the dealers that had them have had them basicaly at the same price around 13k nzd for soo long now!
before i found my current vx i was gonna get a small loan and go buy some of them instead found one at the auctions that was a repo

one guy selling one on a auction site over here had it had 10k then 9 then 8 then 7 then 6k. he wants to minimize his collection. it didnt sell then he relists it for 10k must of realised he was risking a bit tooo much XD.

[Joe_Black]

The unfortunate truth about vehicles is that they typically personify one of the poorest investments one can make. There are quite a few vehicles of similarly unique nature like our VX and I can't think of any you couldn't pick up for a couple hundred bucks, even when hard to find. For a car/truck to truly become collectible and appreciate significantly a great number of factors need to align to create a perceived and recognized market for the vehicle. If that were the case in the VehiCROSS they would have flown out of the dealerships when new rather than languishing on lots with dealers slashing prices for years just to get them out of inventory.

When, and if, the VX ever appreciates to collector-car status it would likely be many decades from now. Such is the unfortunate truth of niche vehicles.

[Cobrajet]

...they would have flown out of the dealerships when new rather than languishing on lots with dealers slashing prices for years just to get them out of inventory...

Remember that some Plymouth Superbirds sat on dealer showroom floors for months before they finally got sold. But, that is the exception, rather than the rule. Let's just hope the VX is another exception.

[circmand]

The unfortunate truth about vehicles is that they typically personify one of the poorest investments one can make. There are quite a few vehicles of similarly unique nature like our VX and I can't think of any you couldn't pick up for a couple hundred bucks, even when hard to find. For a car/truck to truly become collectible and appreciate significantly a great number of factors need to align to create a perceived and recognized market for the vehicle. If that were the case in the VehiCROSS they would have flown out of the dealerships when new rather than languishing on lots with dealers slashing prices for years just to get them out of inventory.

When, and if, the VX ever appreciates to collector-car status it would likely be many decades from now. Such is the unfortunate truth of niche vehicles.

while it is extremely difficult to predict what vehicles will attain collector status original sales id never a factor. The most valuable now were of limited production. As a matter of fact sales volumes up to the 70s were never high on any vehicle. The eatly version toyots sold great but as of yet no million dollar sales at Barrett Jackson.

[TheGanzman]

IF they ever even begin to attain "collector status", the ONLY ones that will do so are the near-mint, very close to stock, non-offroaded, non-rust belt, unmodded ones. All the others (which will soon be MOST of 'em!) will just be "another Japanese used vehicle", and valued accordingly...

[tom4bren]

"will just be "another Japanese used vehicle", and valued accordingly..."

'Cept mine.

I accepted the fact when I bought it. It's not an investment and it will be worth far more to me than the market will ever be able to support.

Maybe I should get 4SALE vanity tags and sharpie a diagonal line across it.

[pbkid]

"will just be "another Japanese used vehicle", and valued accordingly..."

'Cept mine.

I accepted the fact when I bought it. It's not an investment and it will be worth far more to me than the market will ever be able to support.

Maybe I should get 4SALE vanity tags and sharpie a diagonal line across it.

X2!!!
thats exactly how i feel about mine...it really isnt worth crap anymore...my roof rack may be worth more than my entire car with the damages i have on it...so i figure, why not do anything and everything i want with it...theres no way mine will ever re-sell...

[Cobrajet]

This was a six year old car with 110,000 miles. Totally trashed. NOT near-mint, but very close to stock, non-raced, non-rust belt, unmodded. I paid $0.00 for it.

















30 years later at 170,000 miles, is it just "another American used vehicle"?


My VehiCROSS has over 118,000 miles, and is still like new, and has been off-road, and has lived it's whole life in Virginia, near the "rust belt". I'm still holding out hope that it will be in the same condition as my Cobra in 30 years, and be worth more than it's original selling price. No, it was never meant to be an investment car. I tried that with a mint 86 Mustang GT convertible, but the ex-wife decided it was more fun to drive it than cherish it. I will continue to drive (and pamper) my VX as long as I own it. It's value to me is priceless.

[lasturbo]

IF they ever even begin to attain "collector status", the ONLY ones that will do so are the near-mint, very close to stock, non-offroaded, non-rust belt, unmodded ones. All the others (which will soon be MOST of 'em!) will just be "another Japanese used vehicle", and valued accordingly...

My vote would be Rickshaws then and the Pearl Beauty in Colorado if it is still there.