Originally posted by Moonlight Mystique:
Mine's not an 88, I wouldnt be caught dead with a car that old. Also, Edmunds.com dosent factor in the rarity issue. They also dont have AWD as available on the 1988 STEs, like I said, only 140 AWD STEs were made in 1988. Many A-Body enthusiests would pay nearly 20K for a 1988 STE AWD because they are so rare. I was in a parking lot at a grocery store here, sitting in my 6000, and some old guy offered me 10,000 for it on the spot. (No, I didnt take it, this car has memories that are worth MUCH more than money to me...heck, my dog died in the passenger seat!). These 6000s are VERY good cars, theyre MUCH more reliable than ConTiques, have more room, and so on. The one I have is a 1990 S/E AWD model, with 185K miles on it, with the original 3100 V6, original transmission, original everything. The only trouble spot on it is the computer, which has gone 2 times in 5 years. All the digital guages still work, all the power options still work, including the seat heaters. The car is VERY solid, not as solid as my moms BMW, but compare the 6000 and the Mystique, and the Mystique feels tinny. The doors are much heavier on the 6000, the gaps are much smaller, the interior materials are much better. Many of you say that GM has bad quality, but your Ford isnt even 8 years old, and has already died. but my Pontiac is going on 13 years old, and is just as strong as it was when it was brand new.
Jesus, I hate doing this... I saw you on FC.org and immediately left because of it. Please understand when people who have much more knowledge than you do on a subject tell you that you MIGHT be wrong.
I hate to break this to you, but your (or ANYONE else's, for that matter) Pontiac 6000 S/E AWD is not, and never will be, a collector's item. It is a cult car at best (like the SVT Contour, VW Corrado, among many others). Run down to the local library and grab a basic accounting book. Vehicles are depreciating assets, 99.9% of the time. Take your classic Vette or Camaro or whatever you were prattling on about, take the purchase amount of that car when new and invest it in bonds, real estate, whatever... do the math.
And nobody that I can think of who isn't criminally insane would spend 10 grand on an 88 S/E (oh, sorry, a
90, 'cause you'd never be caught dead in a 14-year-old car; 12 years is your limit)... just not gonna happen. Moderators, sorry for keeping this going, I just have a real problem with
little boys who talk a lot and don't follow through on things they say they'll do. Ray, you know what I'm talking about.
