***** Bring A Trailer Awesomeness *****

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You guys probably see them through their facebook account but figure it'd be fun to post our favorites here for discussion. I will start with a manual wagon of course.

RS4 Avant, imported and federalized, engine rebuild ~500 miles ago. Imported by the original owner who then bought it back a few years after selling it

Flaith
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I look at BaT every day. If I see Audi wagon, the listing gets opened and read. Bonus points for a RS2 tribute build
Prune Tracy
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Damn you for starting this! My Jeep is paid off in a few months and I don't need to start over again.

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1993-gmc-typhoon-6/
Pretty much my acquirable dream vehicle.

Dill-Ag13
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Those are so sick
'03ag
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Need to win that poweball tonight and bring that RS4 home.

That's peak wagon for me.
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My acquirable dream car. This is the car where I understood how my dad could see cars from the 70's and love them.

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2002-pontiac-transam-7/

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$58k for the Audi? Hard pass.
'03ag
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That thing will go for 6 figures.
tk for tu juan
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Yeah, that Audi is beautiful
The Fife
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aTm2004 said:

My acquirable dream car. This is the car where I understood how my dad could see cars from the 70's and love them.

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2002-pontiac-transam-7/


Those things had crazy torque. I test drove a '00 and thought it pulled pretty good from a stop... then realized I had it in 3rd instead of 1st.
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We got the power wagon covered so I'll add this fine motorrad, for when you need a 1200cc engine in a sub 400lb package.

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2006-bmw-r1200-hp2-enduro/


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I lusted after one of those at the local dealership in high school. I don't know what I would have done with it, because a truck was more suited to me, but I still really wanted it.
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Quote:

That thing will go for 6 figures.
You think? that's just silly, seeing how you could buy a new S4 and then a small suv for the same price.
'03ag
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SteveA said:

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That thing will go for 6 figures.
You think? that's just silly, seeing how you could buy a new S4 and then a small suv for the same price.
It's one of the most famous wagons of all time for enthusiasts, and it was never offered for sale in the states.

We could play "what could you buy for $xxx,xxx" all day long. That math never matters to the people buying this stuff.

We're under 24hrs though, and it hasn't moved in a while. Might only go for $80k. It's not stock so that could hurt it, but everything they've done is tasteful. We'll see.
Duncan Idaho
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SteveA said:

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That thing will go for 6 figures.
You think? that's just silly, seeing how you could buy a new S4 and then a small suv for the same price.


The fact that you consider a small suv and any wagon to be comparable shows that you would never get the appeal of this car




'03ag
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He's got a GTI. Cut him some slack.

I'm very interested in where this goes. I think you're going to see the more interesting cars from this era start to rise in value soon. Especially those with manuals.
Duncan Idaho
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Now I am really confused by his post.

SteveA
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I totally see the appeal of this car, but it's not appealing to me at 6 figures... at that price, instead of compromising with a single wagon, you can have a sports car/sedan and something else to haul **** around. And I only have a GTi since I couldn't by a golf r wagon in The states
'03ag
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The person that buys that already has a garage full of cars.
Flaith
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SteveA said:

I totally see the appeal of this car, but it's not appealing to me at 6 figures... at that price, instead of compromising with a single wagon, you can have a sports car/sedan and something else to haul **** around. And I only have a GTi since I couldn't by a golf r wagon in The states
if you think this car going for that much money is weird, you should look up what some Civics and Integras have sold for recently
Prune Tracy
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drumboy
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drumboy said:

We got the power wagon covered so I'll add this fine motorrad, for when you need a 1200cc engine in a sub 400lb package.

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2006-bmw-r1200-hp2-enduro/



I think most prices on BaT reflect a seller's market but this going for $13,500 was a good price. I haven't seen any listed on AdvRider in the past year but that was the going price several years ago and they imported < 1,000 of these, I believe.

Who doesn't want a dirbike w/ over 100HP?! My 94 GSPD was kinda similar in that the fairing was removed to make it more of an Enduro bike but it wasn't nearly as fast and was heavier.
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Gangster Octopus said:

Search for Gen 2 Lightnings on BAT. They're selling for very high 20s. New in 1999-2004 they were a hair over $30k. Granted, there are some cheaper than that, but they're higher mileage and ragged out.

It's been said before, but my generation is to a point where the cars of our youth that we lusted after or owned years ago are within financial reach. That will drive up demand (price) on decently preserved vehicles, regardless of make/model. Like the saying goes, "everybody is somebody's fetish."
This is going to play a huge part obviously.

The other thing is that late 90s - mid 00s era was kind of a sweet spot for performance cars. Think of something like the E46 or E9X M3. Some of the last great NA engines. And they can be worked on by yourself, or without going to a crazy specialist. Enough electronic nannies to keep you from killing yourself, but not so intrusive that the cars feel sterile. Cars that are pretty safe even if you do get in a wreck. Hydraulic power steering. MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS. Great driver experiences. Good power but not some of the crazy numbers we see today. We're getting to the point where a lot of cars are too fast to enjoy in regular road.

The more electronic we get there will be a subset of people who are nostalgic for the more analog feel of those cars, and they're only getting more scarce.
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Dill-Ag13 said:

You guys probably see them through their facebook account but figure it'd be fun to post our favorites here for discussion. I will start with a manual wagon of course.

RS4 Avant, imported and federalized, engine rebuild ~500 miles ago. Imported by the original owner who then bought it back a few years after selling it




Will eclipse $75k i think. Up to $68k now with only hours left. Madness
drumboy
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Gangster Octopus said:

It's been said before, but my generation is to a point where the cars of our youth that we lusted after or owned years ago are within financial reach. That will drive up demand (price) on decently preserved vehicles, regardless of make/model. Like the saying goes, "everybody is somebody's fetish."
Yep, you get the 20-25 year bump cycle on cool cars. What I don't understand are cars selling for a premium now that weren't even that good back then. Example, that beat up Bronco II that was listed on here for close to $5K a couple weeks ago.

For fast cars, I'd have to really have a boner for it to pay a premium since cars are so much faster now. I'd maybe pay for a nice mid 90s 300ZX but you can get a ten year old 370ZX for a little more.
'03ag
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Went for $81k. A little surprised, but it had been fiddled with a bit much.
CactusThomas
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No way that Bronco II sold though. Right??
Dill-Ag13
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'03ag said:

Went for $81k. A little surprised, but it had been fiddled with a bit much.


Same, how crazy
dodger02
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That bike makes me chub up.
CREAg87
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I've been trying to find a clean 2g Eclipse GS-T or GSX- they have become near impossible to come by. None on BAT for the nearly the past 3 years, none on Autotrader, and only been able to find a couple of Craigslist across the country.
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I had a 90 Geo Tracker that was up on Classifieds last month next to that Bronco 2. I got $3800 from a guy off CL. IMO, it was way cooler then any Bronco 2 has ever been.

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https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1984-dodge-daytona/

tk for tu juan
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Now this is the one I want:

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1993-suzuki-every-joy-pop/

Duncan Idaho
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sts7049 said:

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1984-dodge-daytona/



I had the NA automatic version of this in college....it was a piece of *****
Tree Hugger
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I had a 1990 Daytona, I loved that car.
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