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Originally Posted by Future240
Those are going to make killer project cars when they get 2010's S-chassis prices.
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Never going to happen.
It's 2022. FR-S came out in 2013? Typical price is $13,000. Blown Engine or Salvage Title for $7k.
In 2005 a 1994 240sx in great running condition was universally $4k. A roller or basket case for $1k
Inflation Calculator - in $4k in 2005 is $6,100 in 2022.
Likewise, $13,000 today is nearly $9,000 in 2005.
240sx was able to fly under the radar for a decade because drifting and the internet didn't exist. The sucky stock engine generally lead to no one carrying until the swap craze and drifting took off in the mid 2000s.
The FRS unfortunately quickly became a hype car with plenty of guys happy stance them out despite the trash can motor. At least KA's didn't spin rod bearings with extreme regularity. Production numbers of 86 cars is also significantly less than 240s.
Thank God we got a second generation of GR cars, and hopefully that will soldier on another 6 years.
But I foresee by the time you feel like an 86 is "throw away cheap"; their value will skyrocket as people chase the "last JDM FR car" nostalgia as everything on the horizon sucks balls.