values of vx's going up?

[TheGanzman]

Funny part is, they're EASY to find in "average" or worse condition; try finding one that is UNMODIFIED, unrusted, unflogged - at ANY price! They just aren't out there. Almost EVER'one that buys one of these things "personalizes" it to suit HIM/HER; all well and good, but when the time DOES come (and that time WILL come!) to sell, what is EVERYONE actually looking for? An unmodified, unrusted, very good condition VX. I'm old enough to remember this same thing happening with Corvettes - back in the '60's, everyone put fender flares, triple taillights, big wheels, changed engines, tuck & roll/diamond tuck interiors in them; then, in the '80's, everybody wanted one - a STOCK one! *I* lived through the street-racing era, and I can tell you - noBODY thought a "stock" Corvette would be 1000% MORE desirable than a "customized", COOL Corvette. The rest, as they say, is history...

Now the VX will never be a classic Corvette desire-wise, but they sure DO get modded, off-roaded, and wrecked; they also start rusting if you even LOOK at H2O! And since they're driven in the snow, they get crashed into by idiots on "snow days". Hell, in the 3+ years I've had mine, I've watched the availability of nice, unmodded VX's dwindle to almost NONE; back when I was looking, there were maybe 3-4 to choose from under 60K miles, that were unmodded. Now? Good luck! And everybody wants a "deal", too. Here on the Forum (as in MOST Forums) we tend to be "near-sighted" - we're in our own little World. I can tell you, living in SoCal, I turned down at least 1-2 $10K+ offers/month for my little Proton from NON-VX owner/enthusiasts; just from guys/gals that saw it somewhere, thought it was cool, and HAD to have it! And when it comes time to sell mine, I will NEVER list it here; sorry, but too much of a PITA! I'll just keep driving it around, all clean and all, and when someone HAS to have it, I'll tell him/her that "it's not for sale, but it CAN be bought"...Ca-ching!

[H3_VX]

Funny part is, they're EASY to find in "average" or worse condition; try finding one that is UNMODIFIED, unrusted, unflogged - at ANY price! They just aren't out there. Almost EVER'one that buys one of these things "personalizes" it to suit HIM/HER; all well and good, but when the time DOES come (and that time WILL come!) to sell, what is EVERYONE actually looking for? An unmodified, unrusted, very good condition VX. I'm old enough to remember this same thing happening with Corvettes - back in the '60's, everyone put fender flares, triple taillights, big wheels, changed engines, tuck & roll/diamond tuck interiors in them; then, in the '80's, everybody wanted one - a STOCK one! *I* lived through the street-racing era, and I can tell you - noBODY thought a "stock" Corvette would be 1000% MORE desirable than a "customized", COOL Corvette. The rest, as they say, is history...

Now the VX will never be a classic Corvette desire-wise, but they sure DO get modded, off-roaded, and wrecked; they also start rusting if you even LOOK at H2O! And since they're driven in the snow, they get crashed into by idiots on "snow days". Hell, in the 3+ years I've had mine, I've watched the availability of nice, unmodded VX's dwindle to almost NONE; back when I was looking, there were maybe 3-4 to choose from under 60K miles, that were unmodded. Now? Good luck! And everybody wants a "deal", too. Here on the Forum (as in MOST Forums) we tend to be "near-sighted" - we're in our own little World. I can tell you, living in SoCal, I turned down at least 1-2 $10K+ offers/month for my little Proton from NON-VX owner/enthusiasts; just from guys/gals that saw it somewhere, thought it was cool, and HAD to have it! And when it comes time to sell mine, I will NEVER list it here; sorry, but too much of a PITA! I'll just keep driving it around, all clean and all, and when someone HAS to have it, I'll tell him/her that "it's not for sale, but it CAN be bought"...Ca-ching!

LOL, nice post.

But my VX cannot be bought for ANY amount of money. I would not even sell it for $100,000.

[blacksambo]

We have two unmodded. And...the most popular color was Astral by double...so that should be the color to collect, not Proton (sorry Proton lovers, if it was that good they would have sold a thousand of them.)

[89Vette]

We have two unmodded. And...the most popular color was Astral by double...so that should be the color to collect, not Proton (sorry Proton lovers, if it was that good they would have sold a thousand of them.)

But, what if the clientelle able to afford a $30k PUV have a different -- more demure mindset -- than youngsters able to appreciate/afford the 10-yr-old specimens left on the market?!?!?!

I'm a big, huge, lifetime fan of black vehicles. Even have an Ebony VX and black Corvette. To be honest, I think the cladding needs a contrasting color. If I had it to do again, my first choice would be Foxfire or Proton!!!

And, I'm an old-fart!!!

[Vendetta]

Astrals of the world unite.

-V

[Scott Larson]

They will always be worth what someone is willing to pay; and yes, totally original will, in the end, always command a premium price...just sayin'.

[Gussie2000]

Black is always the best color for cars.

In regards of the VX with its cladding that don't do a contrast to highlight it well there's ways to make look like that.

Well treated cladding with black but glossy looking wheels and the paint well polished you'll never look at another color again.

But again,colors is all about personal taste.

[TheGanzman]

Black is always the best color for cars.

In regards of the VX with its cladding that don't do a contrast to highlight it well there's ways to make look like that.

Well treated cladding with black but glossy looking wheels and the paint well polished you'll never look at another color again.

But again,colors is all about personal taste.

Ah, black - nothing looks better CLEAN, and nothing looks WORSE (about 10 minutes LATER) dirty than black...

[frakkin toaster]

Ah, black - nothing looks better CLEAN, and nothing looks WORSE (about 10 minutes LATER) dirty than black...

haha...so true. ive owed 2 black trucks in the past. i will never get another unless it is super cheap...as in cheap enough i can also get it painted too...

[Gussie2000]

[QUOTEcheap enough i can also get it painted too...[/QUOTE]



Cheap enough to painted to which color ?

[Breezy]

Frakkin, you interested at all in my Proton? If you are game, I think we could possibly work out a deal. I want to be able to get a smaller car before the semester ends in 4 weeks, because I start traveling more then.

I have a local guy coming to look today, but I'd rather sell to a VX.info person because I know it'd be more likely to be treasured and taken care of.

[Y33TREKker]

Originally Posted by TheGanzman - Funny part is, they're EASY to find in "average" or worse condition; try finding one that is UNMODIFIED, unrusted, unflogged - at ANY price! They just aren't out there. Almost EVER'one that buys one of these things "personalizes" it to suit HIM/HER; all well and good, but when the time DOES come (and that time WILL come!) to sell, what is EVERYONE actually looking for? An unmodified, unrusted, very good condition VX....

...Now the VX will never be a classic Corvette desire-wise, but they sure DO get modded, off-roaded, and wrecked; they also start rusting if you even LOOK at H2O! And since they're driven in the snow, they get crashed into by idiots on "snow days". Hell, in the 3+ years I've had mine, I've watched the availability of nice, unmodded VX's dwindle to almost NONE; back when I was looking, there were maybe 3-4 to choose from under 60K miles, that were unmodded. Now? Good luck! And everybody wants a "deal", too. Here on the Forum (as in MOST Forums) we tend to be "near-sighted" - we're in our own little World. I can tell you, living in SoCal, I turned down at least 1-2 $10K+ offers/month for my little Proton from NON-VX owner/enthusiasts; just from guys/gals that saw it somewhere, thought it was cool, and HAD to have it! And when it comes time to sell mine, I will NEVER list it here; sorry, but too much of a PITA! I'll just keep driving it around, all clean and all, and when someone HAS to have it, I'll tell him/her that "it's not for sale, but it CAN be bought"...Ca-ching!

LOL, nice post.

But my VX cannot be bought for ANY amount of money. I would not even sell it for $100,000.

Agreed about TheGanzman's post, especially the bolded parts (no offense to anyone here...but...it is what it is).

I don't know if I could say the same thing about not selling mine for any amount of money though, because if someone came up to me tomorrow and offered $100k for my 36k-mile '01 Ebony (of which I still have all the stock parts that could be put back on before the sale), I don't know that I'd pass on the deal.

[frakkin toaster]

[QUOTEcheap enough i can also get it painted too...

Cheap enough to painted to which color ?[/QUOTE]
on a vx, either yellow or silver.

Frakkin, you interested at all in my Proton? If you are game, I think we could possibly work out a deal. I want to be able to get a smaller car before the semester ends in 4 weeks, because I start traveling more then.

I have a local guy coming to look today, but I'd rather sell to a VX.info person because I know it'd be more likely to be treasured and taken care of.

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[VXD959]

Yes, there are definitely going up... look at this one!!!!

http://longisland.craigslist.org/ctd/2913849301.html

[Scott Harness]

Ah, black - nothing looks better CLEAN, and nothing looks WORSE (about 10 minutes LATER) dirty than black...

LOL x2 I had a black car once.It would be dirty before you got home from the car wash!