topduarte

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Saw this in this months Hemmings Muscle Machines.

chazman

iTrader: (4)

Wow, that's big money for an '82.

StevenB L98/LS1

The way things are going with these cars im not surprised. I've slowly started to see some people gain interest in paying premiums for 82-84 cars but its still a smaller crowd and there still not on the same level as what the 85-92 cars are bring. But that was a pretty high end buy for an 82 so it's nice to see a few early 3rd gens getting notoriety.

BOTTLEDZ28

iTrader: (9)

Think about what that car cost new. Then add in the insurance cost over the years, utility cost to keep it in a climate controlled environment, shipping/travel fees from location to location and then add everything up Was holding on to that car this long in the hopes that it would offer a 200% return on investment really an investment?

LeonardS

The investment value question often comes up, but many of us bought cars with no concern about investment value. I have never bought a new car with the idea that I’m buying this as an “investment”. I’m sure that most of my cars have been a poor investment 🤓🤓

ksr

I have no real analysis at all, just impressions. I go to eBay once a month or so and check out 3rd gen prices. I focus more on Firebirds than Camaros. The prices that I've seen there recently have definitely bumped up significantly. Perhaps it is an aberration, and who knows what final sales prices really are. But there does seem to have been a significant recent increase in the asking prices.

Greg '85 T/A

Ha ha - you are right! I bought mine in 1985 at around $19K with 14% interest on the loan! Probably spent over $22K (luckily paid off early)
I'm probably at -400 percent by now, considering opportunity costs and maintenance

Greg '85 T/A

Oh yea, and then there's the $30,000 addition to the garage to store it!

randyhummel

That's a lot of money for a non pace car for sure. All used car prices have jump big time thanks to covid slowing down production of new cars. I have noticed that 3rd gen car are finally raising in value. Seam all the low mileage cars are coming out of the wood work.

dagwood

iTrader: (5)

I've also been noticing the 82-84 prices climb. I appreciate those years just as much as 85-up, and see no real reason why they shouldn't bring as much.

I sold a 22k mile, 82 Z28 two years ago for $15,000....and I'd gladly pay that amount to buy that car back.

Aaron R.

Plus add inflation. I checked history of inflation, and from 1985-2020 the total inflation was 92.6%. This means if you paid 22k for it in 1985 dollars, you would have to get over 43k for it today, just to break even in today's dollars (not counting any other costs like storage).

Greg '85 T/A

I could have bought a lot of Gamestop shares for that!

scottmoyer

Well, I got an offer from some clown on Facebook to buy my pace car at $3500 today. Some people are just idiots.

I've been seeing car prices all over the place. When just looking at the pace cars, I've seen a low mile car sell for $12k and a higher mile car sell for $22k. Explain that one. Maybe I need to raise my price. I've had many people ask about the car, and two people were serious about it, but no one has purchased it yet. Is it because I'm priced too low, or is my price too high? Too low and people will think it's too good to be true so something must be wrong with it, and too high a price, and people will think I smoke weird stuff.

topduarte

iTrader: (8)

That's true. I am guessing the third gents are the weird adopted kid camaro/firebird brother. In between real siblings 2nd and 4th gens.

The 80's car wise were a weird time. Slow and cool looking at first and by 92 better looking and better performance.

Always like your 82 Pace car