US collectors lift Nissan GT-R Skyline values - Autoblog (blog)
People have been trying to illegally import Japanese for a long time, so of course the moment one becomes legal, fans will be willing to pay a little more to finally own their dream rides. The same thing will happen with FD RX7's, Subaru 22B's, MkIV Supras, R34's, and even Honda Type R's. Values might not get as high as the GTR's, but their market value will sure spike. Just because mainstream financial outlets run stories on best practices does not make collector cars a safe investment, it simply means it's a possible investment. Main stream news outlets also run best practices on investing in options, foreign stocks, penny stocks and commodities. And I think if you read any of those mainstream financial stories, you see that pretty much all indicate that collector cars are extremely risky investments. Some people make money, far more lose money. t think for a second this only applies to cars that are legal to import either. The only people that this really affects are the lower-budget collectors in Japan and other RHD countries. Once everybody in the US who wanted one actually has one, prices should return to what they once were. It really should not be that many people--it is seriously aggravating to operate a car with the driver on the wrong side of the road, and the infamous California CARB still won't let these babies into the world's car capital. Source: www.autoblog.com
