Gen V GTCs at Mecum Indy

[Tylerqb]

I'd rock that gold one. I think it looks good with the aero.

[sharmut]

My favorite would be the TA orange in an ACR-E with ACR stripes, but could rock that yellow. Wonder how much the yellow sold for.

[dewilmoth]

With buyer fees:
ACR $167,750,
Gold $106,700

[Policy Limits]

Incredible hammer price considering it's the wrong year, wrong miles and wrong color combo.

[dewilmoth]

Incredible hammer price considering it's the wrong year, wrong miles and wrong color combo.

Wrong miles at under 1,200? Lol, gmafb!

[Scott_in_fl]

Definitely wrong color!!! If we extrapolate for right color, we're looking very near $200k, and certainly if right year. Which feels about right. And we're not even 2 yrs out, so there's still plenty of supply, which makes the pricing pretty remarkable.

[Policy Limits]

Yup and the BJ is a fluke compared with mecum argument doesnt hold as much water now. To the dismay of many owners (lol) their car is an appreciating asset. I called it three years ago.

[Vegaskid]

Disappointing there were no flames on either one of these cars...yellow with red flames would have been sweet.

[DADS ACR]

Makes the pricing on my 2016 Stryker Orange look good. :-)

[swexlin]

The gold reminds me of early 90s Lexus, or late 80s Honda Accord - in photos at least, which is all I've seen of it. Who knows, maybe it's bedazzling in person?

This. I'd have to see it in person. Might look great.

[Gen5snake]

With buyer fees:
ACR $167,750,
Gold $106,700

That ACR was for sale on AutoTrader for $500k for a several weeks, then changed to call for price. Nuts...

[Racingswh]

Disappointing there were no flames on either one of these cars...yellow with red flames would have been sweet.

And FAST!!

[Arizona Vipers]

Yup and the BJ is a fluke compared with mecum argument doesnt hold as much water now. To the dismay of many owners (lol) their car is an appreciating asset. I called it three years ago.

Appreciating asset? LOL. I don't know about you but if I put $150K into something for three years, then pay taxes, insurance, store it, registration fees etc and then it's worth $17K more three years later, that's not what I call an appreciating asset. You can buy a $150K house here in Arizona and rent it out for $1400 a month. The Viper ACR is a badass CAR, not an asset. You should actually try driving it, you might have some fun.
I bought my Ford GT around 2012 for $140K. It's worth about $300K now and I wouldn't even call that an "appreciating asset". I could have put that $140K into a dozen other things that would be worth way more than $300K at this point.

[dewilmoth]

Appreciating asset? LOL. I don't know about you but if I put $150K into something for three years, then pay taxes, insurance, store it, registration fees etc and then it's worth $17K more three years later, that's not what I call an appreciating asset. You can buy a $150K house here in Arizona and rent it out for $1400 a month. The Viper ACR is a badass CAR, not an asset. You should actually try driving it, you might have some fun.
I bought my Ford GT around 2012 for $140K. It's worth about $300K now and I wouldn't even call that an "appreciating asset". I could have put that $140K into a dozen other things that would be worth way more than $300K at this point.

Bingo. Don’t understand why this is so hard for people to grasp. Not losing my shirt on the car is nice, beyond that WGAF.

[SirHiss]

Love this mentality... it’s nice to not lose a ton of value but nobody should ever buy a car as an investment lol.

That being said, interested to hear what options your talking about that could turn 140k into more than 300 in such a short few years. (Been killing myself trying to figure out best investment opportunities haha!)

[Racingswh]

I bought my Ford GT around 2012 for $140K. It's worth about $300K now and I wouldn't even call that an "appreciating asset".

It also seems to resist flipping upside down at 180MPH which is a plus!! Anything that spins and doesn't kill you is a keeper!!

[dewilmoth]

Love this mentality... it’s nice to not lose a ton of value but nobody should ever buy a car as an investment lol.

That being said, interested to hear what options your talking about that could turn 140k into more than 300 in such a short few years. (Been killing myself trying to figure out best investment opportunities haha!)

Well that’s anyones guess. All I know is that from the day I bought my Viper my AAPL is up 87% and the SP500 is up 46%. Neither of those required oil changes, insurance, or registration. The Viper is a badass car, not a badass investment.

[V10]

Agree with all above.
However, if you are looking for a safe auto investment with more upside potential, it would definitely be a Ford GT.
The Viper is an awesome car but the GT has the “secret sauce”.

[RedTanRT/10]

Yup and the BJ is a fluke compared with mecum argument doesnt hold as much water now. To the dismay of many owners (lol) their car is an appreciating asset. I called it three years ago.

That is great news, only the 3rd time in Viper's 25 year history that you could hold one for a year or longer and sell for more than new MSRP. ('92/'93's and '96 B/W coupes). I've been around since the start and saw wild #'s with '92 and '93 as well as $10k dealer cash when they couldn't sell. I didn't think the ACR's and T/A's had the staying power.

But, to AZ's comment about appreciating asset, not quite, better said, these are a non-depreciating vehicle.

[Scott_in_fl]

Appreciating asset? LOL. I don't know about you but if I put $150K into something for three years, then pay taxes, insurance, store it, registration fees etc and then it's worth $17K more three years later, that's not what I call an appreciating asset. You can buy a $150K house here in Arizona and rent it out for $1400 a month. The Viper ACR is a badass CAR, not an asset. You should actually try driving it, you might have some fun.
I bought my Ford GT around 2012 for $140K. It's worth about $300K now and I wouldn't even call that an "appreciating asset". I could have put that $140K into a dozen other things that would be worth way more than $300K at this point.

Agree in part. Appreciating? Yes, in the technical sense. Likely to continue, sure looks that way. But "investment quality" asset? I think you can find plenty of other, safer investments, with much better returns.

Real estate has lots of opportunities and will for quite some time (flip residentials, build spec residential, buy commercial, buy land/ground lease, buy unentitled and work to obtain entitlements, buy tax deeds, buy auction properties, etc., etc.).

Put your money into stocks/bonds/commodities (buy gold/metals, sell carmakers short, invest in food source alternatives, etc., etc.).

Lots of places to find $$$ if you want to spend some time looking. But to buy a car and hope that it makes you rich is just talking silly.

[ViperJon]

Makes the pricing on my 2016 Stryker Orange look good. :-)

The problem is you are selling it in the REAL world, not the fantasy world these auction houses and their bidders exist in.

[IHOP]

Appreciating asset? LOL. I don't know about you but if I put $150K into something for three years, then pay taxes, insurance, store it, registration fees etc and then it's worth $17K more three years later, that's not what I call an appreciating asset. You can buy a $150K house here in Arizona and rent it out for $1400 a month. The Viper ACR is a badass CAR, not an asset. You should actually try driving it, you might have some fun.
I bought my Ford GT around 2012 for $140K. It's worth about $300K now and I wouldn't even call that an "appreciating asset". I could have put that $140K into a dozen other things that would be worth way more than $300K at this point.

Lmao!!!!