Collector's Vehicle?
#35
The Saturn Sky in my opinion is a neat car to have and own and when the came out I wished I was in the position to purchase one. I wasn't and frankly still aren't. But I could say that about the Corvette, the Plymouth Road runner and the Kaiser Darin.
All of which I would have liked to own and one time or another. I had a chance at a Corvette in the last couple of years but missed it and am kinda sitting on a chance for a 1956 Studebaker Hawk that is buried under flotsam and jettison in a garage. But that car came out of the mid west some where according to the rumor mill which pretty much says rust is a major issue. I'll see some time. The owner thinks it is a gold mine and it probably needs a full restoration.
But here is sales figures on the Sky:
http://www.goodcarbadcar.net/2013/06...sa-canada.html
and some information on them:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturn_Sky
But from experience it can be said that a popular car is valuable when time passes because it is still popular.
For a niche market vehicle such as the sky is with low sales the odds of it being valuable in a short period of time is quite low, but eventually the value will increase for remaining examples as the car collectors look around for something that is cheaper initially to purchase and probably will remain valuable as a collector car only as long as parts are available for restoration purposes from reproduction people if any.
Just Saying.
As there are a lot of niche vehicle collector cars from the 50's and 60's just now having enough value to them to warrant restoration expenses as an investment.
A good driver Studebaker hawk just sold at a collector auction for little more than late model used car prices. The Hawk was one of the last models, a 64 I think and definitely represents a niche market car from that era as a personal performance vehicle with some reproduction capability behind it.
But the restoration costs if needed would not take long to exceed the present market value of one.
All of which I would have liked to own and one time or another. I had a chance at a Corvette in the last couple of years but missed it and am kinda sitting on a chance for a 1956 Studebaker Hawk that is buried under flotsam and jettison in a garage. But that car came out of the mid west some where according to the rumor mill which pretty much says rust is a major issue. I'll see some time. The owner thinks it is a gold mine and it probably needs a full restoration.
But here is sales figures on the Sky:
http://www.goodcarbadcar.net/2013/06...sa-canada.html
and some information on them:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturn_Sky
But from experience it can be said that a popular car is valuable when time passes because it is still popular.
For a niche market vehicle such as the sky is with low sales the odds of it being valuable in a short period of time is quite low, but eventually the value will increase for remaining examples as the car collectors look around for something that is cheaper initially to purchase and probably will remain valuable as a collector car only as long as parts are available for restoration purposes from reproduction people if any.
Just Saying.
As there are a lot of niche vehicle collector cars from the 50's and 60's just now having enough value to them to warrant restoration expenses as an investment.
A good driver Studebaker hawk just sold at a collector auction for little more than late model used car prices. The Hawk was one of the last models, a 64 I think and definitely represents a niche market car from that era as a personal performance vehicle with some reproduction capability behind it.
But the restoration costs if needed would not take long to exceed the present market value of one.
#36
Unc, my ION if left as is will be a prize one day. Not the same sort of prize the same year SKY will be. I'm sure the 2007 SKY will not be prized as much as a 2007 Ferrari. One thing for there will be someone that want's to have it sooner or later over 90% of other cars sold in the U.S. for 2007. There will be more people restoring SKY's than there will be people restoring Dodge Magnum's.
Last edited by sw2cam; 07-13-2014 at 11:23 PM.
#38
Go to hell. Your ION is better than a new one. Mine is close, and if I look long enough I may find a real nice 2007 2.4L sedan. I bet I've looked at twenty 07 sedans and only came across one 2.4L. It was trashed, and would have been the perfect car. Had everything I wanted including being black and a manual. Don't me wrong, white is number one on the list, but black is more than good. The dark blue or gray are ok, I even like the green. At this point I don't give a dam what colour it is. Even french blue lol.
Last edited by sw2cam; 07-13-2014 at 11:38 PM.
#39
I was actually thinking about the 2.4s the other night. That'll probably be next on my list after I finish the Redline/Sedan I have now. I really, really like the charcoal. I fell in love when I saw this.
http://www.cardomain.com/ride/3979177/2007-saturn-ion/
http://www.cardomain.com/ride/3979177/2007-saturn-ion/