Will DSMs Ever Be Valuable?

[sleepydsm]

Do you guys think DSM values may ever increase as time goes on (assuming we still have gasoline in the years to come haha)?

I know I see less 1Gs and even less clean ones.

I'm sure 2Gs are getting that way as well.

[A//// Guy]

Doubtful, but if you find the right young kid with rich parents, you are set. :D

[HiImBrian]

Haha I agree, I don't think they will really go up in value. I don't really understand why, since the awd turbo editions are so nice to have.

[tpunx99GSX]

the past two 2gs that i have purchased in running order have been under $2000. The GST i had was $2000, and the GSX i have now was $1000. and both were able to drive home with no problems :)

[DontStopMe]

They will mostlikey go up in value in about 20-25 years, IMO. Just like the older Camaro/Firebird/Mustangs of today, our generation will be restoring them. "hey I had one of those when I was a kid, wish I still had it, fun car"....sound familiar? History repeats itself and DSM's are the muscle cars of today. Again all just my opinion.


edit: Also depends of success of the EVO/WRX and other "modern muscle".

[Shane@DBPerformance]

I am starting to see decent 1Gs go for more than 2Gs sometimes, but the 95-96 DSMs are usually in pretty bad shape.

[Goat Blower]

I think Dontstopme hit it right on the head. The current musclecar boom is from teens and twenty-somethings buying new Camaros and musclecars back when they were $3500 brand new, getting rid of them with family's and such, then wanting their old glory days when they're in their 50's and 60's and have the cash. Being in the middle of the two era's, I find myself wanting to pick up my high school car, a late 70's Monza Spyder and fix it up right. I think the kids buying DSM's today for pocket lint will be wanting a really nice one some day, and they're being parted out on a daily basis, which will make them harder to find and more valuable. This is part of the reason I haven't tried to sell mine many times when I get sick of it.

[JET]

I agree, they will eventually go up, but don't expect a supra type following. Clean ones are going to be the key.

[Goat Blower]

Hell, I remember when you could buy a running 1970 Chevelle or 1969 Camaro for under $2000, something to think about.

[asshanson]

I think the kids buying DSM's today for pocket lint will be wanting a really nice one some day, and they're being parted out on a daily basis, which will make them harder to find and more valuable. This is part of the reason I haven't tried to sell mine many times when I get sick of it.

My thoughts exactly. I think if I get rid of mine I'll regret it a few years down the road. This is the first car that I've actually cared about keeping nice, I want to keep it for quite some time. Sometimes the issues piss me off, but they're mostly caused by me anyway.