A little gem from a longer article that needs it's own thread....Rare Gen 2 values...

[Toby]

From a newly published article from Sports Car Market...

Like significantly more expensive exotics, the Viper’s low build volume has caused six of the 16 model years to appreciate already, though few have come to auction. Low-mile "in the wrapper" 1992s can bring $80,000 or more. First-year GTS coupes with low miles can fetch $65,000. Blue and white RT/10s from ’97 bring over their original MSRP, and the 100 GT2s of 1998, with an original MSRP of $85,000, bring from $100,000 to $150,000, depending on mileage. Low-mileage 1999–2002 American Club Racer editions are good for more than MSRP, with the Holy Grail being the 2002 "Final


OH YEA!

Signed,

01 sapphire/silver ACR with 5K miles in showroom condition.

 

[HHI VIPER]

Re: A little gem from a longer article that needs it's own thread....Rare Gen 2 value

Nothing about "01" Saphire Blue RT/10's???

 

[PDCjonny]

Re: A little gem from a longer article that needs it's own thread....Rare Gen 2 value

Maybe ....if by "low mileage" they mean like...3 miles.

 

[Toby]

Re: A little gem from a longer article that needs it's own thread....Rare Gen 2 value

Maybe ....if by "low mileage" they mean like...3 miles.

I hear ya and agree but Sports Car Market is well respected and widely read by a lot of collectors.

Sports Car Market | The Insider's Guide to Collecting, Investing, Values and Trends


What it means from where I sit is the listed examples are now worth a lot more now then before this article was published. Many collectors (who may not have before) will start looking at these examples and that means more demand.

Whether an example has 3 miles or 5000 miles, an increase of $1,000.00 or $30,000. It's all good from where I sit.

 

[dave6666]

Re: A little gem from a longer article that needs it's own thread....Rare Gen 2 value

Who gives a sheep.

Signed,
Dave, Chad, Chuck, and everyone else that drives their Viper and keeps their money in the bank.

 

[HHI VIPER]

Re: A little gem from a longer article that needs it's own thread....Rare Gen 2 value

Who gives a sheep.

Signed,
Dave, Chad, Chuck, and everyone else that drives their Viper and keeps their money in the bank.

Right on Dave...Mine appreciates in value every time I drive it! An investment in fun!!

 

[FE+ACR]

Re: A little gem from a longer article that needs it's own thread....Rare Gen 2 value

From a newly published article from Sports Car Market...

with the Holy Grail being the 2002 "Final

The holy grail is sitting in my garage and due to circumstances beyond my control is being firesaled on eBay as we speak:

 

[PDCjonny]

Re: A little gem from a longer article that needs it's own thread....Rare Gen 2 value

Those "collectors" are far and few between now.

 

[Detlef]

Re: A little gem from a longer article that needs it's own thread....Rare Gen 2 value

Wow, good news. Maybe I'd better stop driving mine so it's worth more.

Nahhhhhhhhhhhh.

It's too much fun.

And in a few years we may pay for gasoline by European standards which should force us to drive them less.

 

[CROM]

Re: A little gem from a longer article that needs it's own thread....Rare Gen 2 value

Maybe ....if by "low mileage" they mean like...3 miles.

Agree. I think these figures are based on cars that have never seen the light of day. I've seen way too many "low mile" 3-8k mile ACRs and B/Ws sell for well below these stated estimates. Give it 30 years.

 

[chimazo]

Re: A little gem from a longer article that needs it's own thread....Rare Gen 2 value

Give it 30 years.

In 30yrs, these cars will be nothing but lawn ornaments!

 

[NOTV8]

Re: A little gem from a longer article that needs it's own thread....Rare Gen 2 value

Mine went up already..... got to build a new house, three car garage (13 ft 3.25 high ceiling), and 300 ft. of driveway. And because of it I am driving 90 miles each way to work. I love this car

 

[94EmeraldGreen]

Re: A little gem from a longer article that needs it's own thread....Rare Gen 2 value

Interesting. They are bound for collector car status someday... even if it's 20 years off.
I noticed prices slowly dropping from 2001 (when I bought my 94) to 2007.... but seems lately that prices for good low-mileage cars have stopped dropping and some are rising.
Looks like mine was worth just a little less than I paid for it in 01. not bad.

 

[Dave's Big Brakes]

Re: A little gem from a longer article that needs it's own thread....Rare Gen 2 value

Who gives a sheep.

Signed,
Dave, Chad, Chuck, and everyone else that drives their Viper and keeps their money in the bank.

Also the other Big Brake Dave 64,400 miles and counting it's like brand new Drove 257 miles yesterday

Big Brake Dave

 

[FATHERFORD]

Re: A little gem from a longer article that needs it's own thread....Rare Gen 2 value

Who gives a sheep.

Signed,
Dave, Chad, Chuck, and everyone else that drives their Viper and keeps their money in the bank.

I agree, what's the point of having a car if you don't drive it. Drove mine nearly 400 miles this weekend.

 

[cudavip]

Re: A little gem from a longer article that needs it's own thread....Rare Gen 2 value

The holy grail is sitting in my garage and due to circumstances beyond my control is being firesaled on eBay as we speak:

SOLD, too low $57,600.

 

[slaughterj]

Re: A little gem from a longer article that needs it's own thread....Rare Gen 2 value

I have nearly 100k miles on Vipers! Drove 850 miles the weekend before last for the Tail of the Dragon event!

 

[FE+ACR]

Re: A little gem from a longer article that needs it's own thread....Rare Gen 2 value

SOLD, too low $57,600.

SOLD as in eBay sold......NOT. eBay is such a rip-off. They provide NO verification of registrants so jerks with 0 feedback and no intention of following through can play games with your auction. eBay doesn't care, they get paid either way!.......so NO, it's not sold. <----edit--- Second place bidder is going to buy it, so, YES it sold, and for too little. I'll regret this day for the rest of my life....

 

[thebigsnake]

Re: A little gem from a longer article that needs it's own thread....Rare Gen 2 value

What's msrp?

 

[29OUTLAW]

Re: A little gem from a longer article that needs it's own thread....Rare Gen 2 value

The $45K originally spent on a 93 wrapper car would be worth $148,811 if invested at only 8%.

In another 15 years, that $45K would be worth $492,100.

 

[BlueGTS]

Re: A little gem from a longer article that needs it's own thread....Rare Gen 2 value

I would love to see someone put up a "low mileage" ACR for more than original MSRP. I am pretty sure you can pick up 99's and 00's for low 40's. Assuming inflation is 3% a year that 85k GT2 should be worth 114k today. If you want to make money on a Viper I hope you have <100 miles, storage space and 30 years to wait around.