80 vs. 40 for long term appreciation?
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FJBen
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This is how I know this thread is not serious...
LOL
I think he is saying he has an 80 AND and DD car. Not that the 80 gets good mileage.
that being said, the 40 wins in timelessness. It's a classic SWB with removable top and doors. nuff said. 80 can't do that nor can the 40 do mall crawling kids duties. 2 different rigs/ 2 different purposes.
The 80 is probably THE BEST dual purpose rig out there...but it's no 40.
In terms of appreciation, the 40 again. Years from now, most of the population will still see the 80 as a big gas guzzling SUV. the 40 will still be a SWB open top rig that people recognize as different.
Don't get me wrong. The 80 is awesome for the reasons Nay and others have stated...but it's no 40. Jeez, I want another 40 badly now
My wife absolutely refused to drive a minivan.
I was very disappointed.
Minivan's rule. With an 80 in the stable, I wouldn't own anything else for a big family, it's only the money that gets me now. This is offset by things like four kids wearing wireless headphones watching movies on the dual DVD system so
and I can talk. The Nissan Quest in top of the line trim is flat out pimpin'. Love that thing.I drove 4,200 miles round trip to the east coast with four kids this summer, the oldest 9, without a single complaint. Try that in an 80.
The 80 is better value than the 40, nonetheless, and a much better financial choice overall. The 40 is for the bits that hang between yer legs, it's got nothing to do with appreciation of all things
Buy the 40. Thay will both appreciate in value (eventually), but the 40 will do so sooner. The 40 is the more rare of the two.
The fundamentals of an "investment" all fall by the wayside compared to "buy low, sell high" which is the actual bottom line by which something is judged. Why anyone can suggest buying a 40 is beyond me. 40s are already selling for multiples of their original purchase value and a case could be made that an investment grade 40 has already gone through the huge part of its rise in value. Buy one now and you'll see - what? 8% appreciation a year? If you'd bought one 10 years ago for $4000 it might fetch 30,000 bucks today - they're nutty expensive now - and that in hindsight was a good return. Not as likely now. Their collector status is well known and their value is well established, making purchasing one at at accidentally low price very unlikely. So, you'll simply buy one at today's inflated value which could be its peak.
On the other hand, 80s have recently plummeted in value and their future value is completely unknown. Yes they're cheap, and have not become collector darlings. But who knows if gasoline vehicles will someday be an anachronism like a beautiful stage coach?
Neither one is a good strategy but I'd buy a collector grade 80 at the lowest value it's ever seen versus a 40 at by far the highest if I were looking for a % return on my investment. Obviously neither is the correct answer, but that's how I'd call it.
DougM
On the other hand, 80s have recently plummeted in value and their future value is completely unknown. Yes they're cheap, and have not become collector darlings. But who knows if gasoline vehicles will someday be an anachronism like a beautiful stage coach?
Neither one is a good strategy but I'd buy a collector grade 80 at the lowest value it's ever seen versus a 40 at by far the highest if I were looking for a % return on my investment. Obviously neither is the correct answer, but that's how I'd call it.
DougM
Exactly.
FJBen
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I don't care how much room they have...minivans SUCK. I absolutely hate them and we even had a nice Sienna for a few months. they are ugly as hell...not one of them looks good...NOT ONE!
it has nothing to do with the whole "status symbol/soccer mom" they just are plain ass ugly to me and generic as hell.
Everyone is basing the "better value" off of him needing storage space for crap/kids/family hauler/daily driver" of which none of that he mentioned.
If it were just my wife and I, we'd have a nice 40. I have the 80 because I need the room for kids/family.
it has nothing to do with the whole "status symbol/soccer mom" they just are plain ass ugly to me and generic as hell.
Everyone is basing the "better value" off of him needing storage space for crap/kids/family hauler/daily driver" of which none of that he mentioned.
If it were just my wife and I, we'd have a nice 40. I have the 80 because I need the room for kids/family.
