$15k AE86

[Adamal]

1:1

opening doors and everything! even the rust was accurate!
came complete with the optional "knock knock" engine!!

Far out! When did you get that? And how bad was the rust? You could have put in a little time and money and got a nice hefty sum out of it!

[Mr Revhead]

about 8 years ago....

[frost]

not worth 15 because its red/black 10-12 yes.
if it was the real black/white then they can reach far over 15k. esp shipped back to asia, in hongkong a car in that great condition can fetch 18k+ trust me i know i have sent+sold one,

[Snoozin]

See, to me the red/black makes it more desireable!

I've got heaps of diecast model AE86 Trueno and Levins, and the red/black scheme will always win over white/black... so of course, this would also occur if I was gonna buy a real one. I think 15k is definitely in the upper reaches, but look at the thing... it's $&#$% perfect. A mate just paid 12k for an MG Midget, and in my eyes an AE86 has a classic status comparable with that car... so you're getting a bit more car for your money, and what I would consider a cooler driving experience.

It's not always about having the latest and greatest, to those who say 15k can buy you way more car...

[RS13]

Lol, its' a mass-produced mid-80s Corolla with 250,000km.. $15k? You couldn't pay me to take it. I guess I just don't appreciate AE86s as much as everyone else around here.

Maybe if it was mint, and had only 100,000km, I'd consider it, but like the other guys, in my day we paid $1000 for these things and thrashed the tits off them and then scrapped them. Same with S1 RX7s and that. So to see how much they go for now.. is just laughable, even more so when people shell out more than a couple of grand for these things.

Don't hate on me, its' just my opinion.

[barryogen]

in my day we paid $1000 for these things and thrashed the tits off them and then scrapped them.

hmmm... cheap and thrashed today, worth a mint in 10 years time....

maybe I should go buy a couple of tidy levin/truenos...

[Mr Revhead]

i think you should

going by the way ae92 went.... as in they are near all gone! they will go up in price i reckon

[FST4RD]

in my day we paid $1000 for these things and thrashed the tits off them and then scrapped them.

hmmm... cheap and thrashed today, worth a mint in 10 years time....

maybe I should go buy a couple of tidy levin/truenos...

My uncle was telling me back in his day they used to paddock hack model A fords, even an old monaros, falcons and alsorts.... he hates thinking about what they're worth now!

[rollaholic]

same old story really isint it. most modern classics were your average mass produced cheap as chips beater at some stage. think about vr-4s and R32 gtst skylines... they arent as crazy as 86's, but they arent as old either and the price is defintely going up, not down.

the reality is though, these things would not be worth even near 15k if drifting were not so popular. they would have a cult following, yes, but not like it is now.

[Rob_GTZ]

It'll proabably have next to no rust either bring from cromwell, bloody dry part of the country. Though occasionally that can cause its own problems, like free unexpected sandblasting.

Not entirely accurate, it's only been in NZ for 2 Years

[fangsport]

It'll proabably have next to no rust either bring from cromwell, bloody dry part of the country. Though occasionally that can cause its own problems, like free unexpected sandblasting.

Not entirely accurate, it's only been in NZ for 2 Years

so it's done 200km on the body, but the engine has done 500km stuck in traffic??

[nzae86]

The plate AE86 is probably worth more than that car though!

Oooh does someone want to buy my plate then??????

[Mr Revhead]

im sure nzae86 would sell any of his AE86s for 15k wouldnt you?

[nzae86]

im sure nzae86 would sell any of his AE86s for 15k wouldnt you?

I can think of a couple of them that you have billed me more in TRD parts each!!

[DJ]

Wow... really tidy example. D:

/slips over puddle