AMT Posted February 27, 2017 Posted February 27, 2017 ...or so this mag says lol found this little mention at the services. Do you think the 350 will be considered as such in the not so distant future? I'm thinking in terms of the 350 being the one that apparently brought back the ethos of the Z cars and the 370 not really having had the same sort of desired effect. How does everyone else think it will be regarded say 15 years from now, or will they all just be modded and consigned to the history books? Sent from my SM-G925F using Tapatalk 1 Quote
ATTAK Z Posted February 27, 2017 Posted February 27, 2017 I'll stick with the GT4 for the best chance of classic status ... but must be standard Quote
ZMANALEX Posted February 27, 2017 Posted February 27, 2017 370 Nismo Mk1 may eventually become a collectable classic. 1 Quote
The G Man Posted February 27, 2017 Posted February 27, 2017 370 Nismo Mk1 may eventually become a collectable classic. I knew I should've kept mine, didn't even have to sell it (well apart from not having the space on my drive, suppose Nobles would've stored it though) Quote
Strudul Posted February 27, 2017 Posted February 27, 2017 It's got the timeless shape for it. Still looks better than most of the stuff on the road 2 Quote
coldel Posted February 27, 2017 Posted February 27, 2017 Its one of those questions, that if you knew the answer, you would be a very rich person. 300zx's I understand are not 350z's (you could argue they are much rarer and twice the effective price of a 350z) are only now just creeping up, they bottomed out ten years ago. R34 GTRs have doubled in value in the last couple of years after sitting around £20k mark for ages. I think the challenge with modern classics is that they are built in such high numbers, much better put together etc. If you really want to make money on a 350z, should be worth something in 10-20 years time...not sure I would sit on a zed for that long with fingers crossed though! Quote
Ekona Posted February 28, 2017 Posted February 28, 2017 They'll never become a Jap classic in the way the 240 or R32 or Supra is, but because they have a large NA lump and a manual gearbox they'll stay desirable. Quote
Rock_Steady Posted February 28, 2017 Posted February 28, 2017 (edited) After watching "cars that made Britain great" which said that a mint Ford Capri can fetch prices of up to 25k these days, maybe in 15 years the Zed, which will make the DE zed roughly 30 years old, might fetch a similar price. Who knows? Edited February 28, 2017 by Rock_Steady Quote
coldel Posted February 28, 2017 Posted February 28, 2017 They'll never become a Jap classic in the way the 240 or R32 or Supra is, but because they have a large NA lump and a manual gearbox they'll stay desirable. How comes the view on the NA? Because most cars are going turbo nowadays? Supra and R32 made it off the back of being turbo charged. Quote
Ekona Posted February 28, 2017 Posted February 28, 2017 Exactly. All cars are moving towards turbo, so the NA stuff will become desired. Quote
coldel Posted February 28, 2017 Posted February 28, 2017 I can see some logic in that, although as above that didn't stop turbo cars like Supra's becoming highly valued over NA cars. I cannot see an NA Supra being worth more than the turbo version in the next 10 years. There are some interesting papers written about 'iconicity' which are worth a read, about how and what defines an icon and thus creates value. Quote
Ekona Posted February 28, 2017 Posted February 28, 2017 Turbo was the exception rather than the rule back in the days of the Supra though, and you'd always pay more for the fastest version. The values of the Supra are now set, but as they never did an FI 350 then it's a non-issue. At the other end of the scale, I expect 458s to be worth significantly more than a 488 in 20 years' time. A good 430 manual may even top them both... Quote
coldel Posted February 28, 2017 Posted February 28, 2017 But in terms of what would drive value of the 350, I am not so sure it being NA would be the main reason or even one of the main reasons. There are so many external factors that are unrelated to the car - I am thinking Bullit and the Mustang for example, alright the Mustang was a well known American car but it became and icon there and then which will have put a large positive value on the car. With Nissan, if they go on and make another NA version of the Zed lets say, does the 350 retain that point of difference and become valuable. I'm not saying you are wrong, just that so many factors affect future value. Quote
Ekona Posted February 28, 2017 Posted February 28, 2017 A reason to decrease value if ever there was one. 2 Quote
Strudul Posted February 28, 2017 Posted February 28, 2017 Better than featuring in 50 Cent - Candy Shop... 1 Quote
Ekona Posted February 28, 2017 Posted February 28, 2017 Oh I'm sorry, I must've missed the part where I said it was. Quote
Strudul Posted February 28, 2017 Posted February 28, 2017 (edited) That's a lot of words to say "i agree" Edited February 28, 2017 by Strudul 1 Quote
AMT Posted February 28, 2017 Author Posted February 28, 2017 Hmm, he does have you with the 50 Cent thing, none of the two appearances do the cars any good haha. Ones ugly and ones made to look ugly. Call it a draw... Quote
Strudul Posted February 28, 2017 Posted February 28, 2017 The Skyline and Supra both played a major role in F&F and surely helped boost awareness and desirability. Considering TD was the best film of the series, it's surely got to do something positive for the Z? Quote
Ekona Posted February 28, 2017 Posted February 28, 2017 TD was boring and pretentious. It had none of the fun of any of the others, not even 2F2F. Quote
Strudul Posted February 28, 2017 Posted February 28, 2017 Wuuuuut... But it has drifting... and a Veilside RX-7... and a 67 Mustang with an RB26 swap... and lots of Han... It's the most car focused film of the series... Quote
Ekona Posted February 28, 2017 Posted February 28, 2017 The fact it takes a Mustang then ruins it with a Jap engine swap is bad enough. And don't even get me started on that Failside... Quote
TT350 Posted February 28, 2017 Posted February 28, 2017 Gran Turismo did more for the Japanese scene than F&F. 3 Quote
Strudul Posted February 28, 2017 Posted February 28, 2017 It's JDM AF. All it needed was more cars with white lettering on the tyres and it'd be the best film ever made. Quote
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