Ten Cars That Could Skyrocket in Value in 2017

[v10enomous]

http://www.roadandtrack.com/car-cult...-to-buy-2017/?

[Black Pearl]

I hope they're right. Why would just the Gen 3 be the only year's to increase?

[ViperJon]

The article seems disconnected from its title. Is the author saying the choices are good buys on a cost/performance basis because he surely can't be saying a C5 corvette or Gen 3 Viper is going to skyrocket in value in 2017.

[v10enomous]

I hope they're right. Why would just the Gen 3 be the only year's to increase?

Maybe because like the C5 vettes the Gen3 values have bottomed so they can only go up. Right now both cars offer great value for what they are selling at. I suppose the theory is that Gen1s and Gen2s have started to rise and Gen4s and Gen5s may still be dropping.

[Vprbite]

Maybe because like the C5 vettes the Gen3 values have bottomed so they can only go up. Right now both cars offer great value for what they are selling at. I suppose the theory is that Gen1s and Gen2s have started to rise and Gen4s and Gen5s may still be dropping.

Definite possibility.

Could the issue of only verts for 03/04/05 and only one year of coupes be part of it? Sometimes quirks appeal to collectors.

[Vprbite]

The article seems disconnected from its title. Is the author saying the choices are good buys on a cost/performance basis because he surely can't be saying a C5 corvette or Gen 3 Viper is going to skyrocket in value in 2017.

Well if it was written by an automotive journalist, remember most of them have a writing ability only slightly better than a trained chimp. Sometimes some of these articles read as though they were written by committee, and they very well may be.

[Purple Haze]

Well if it was written by an automotive journalist, remember most of them have a writing ability only slightly better than a trained chimp. Sometimes some of these articles read as though they were written by committee, and they very well may be.

I have to agree plus the article tended to contradict itself that the Gen III has a good potential but later he complained how no one wants a Viper? Duh...

[v10enomous]

I'll take any, even remotely positive press about Vipers and rising values... The new ACR raised the Viper stock so it would be nice to see some trickle down effect.

[chicagopd50]

Well i sure hope he is right. I own a 06 coupe..the only year the coupe was offered during that gen...

[Vprbite]

I'll take any, even remotely positive press about Vipers and rising values... The new ACR raised the Viper stock so it would be nice to see some trickle down effect.

Very good point.

I recently saw a yahoo auto article comparing the Porsche GT3RS, Mustang Boss 302, and ACR against each other. Of course the ACR came in last because they found it too harsh. Why are auto journalists such candy asses? How would they rate the original charger Daytona back in the day? Would they say the wing affected visability and the VW Beatle was an all around better car?

[Geronimo]

The article seems disconnected from its title. Is the author saying the choices are good buys on a cost/performance basis because he surely can't be saying a C5 corvette or Gen 3 Viper is going to skyrocket in value in 2017.

97-2002 corvette is never going to skyrocket. Bazillion of them. Good buy, yes. Price increase, no. In fact they are getting cheaper

[viperBase1]

I'll take any, even remotely positive press about Vipers and rising values... The new ACR raised the Viper stock so it would be nice to see some trickle down effect.

It's kinda how I got here. Was researching getting into an "Exotic SuperCar'.

Over and over again, heard it said..very quickly in passing.. The 2006 Viper is a great place to start.
Can pick one up near the bottom of its depreciation curve and it's expected to appreciate.

But then from my research it didn't take long to realize the Gen IV Viper was the place to start (for me).

97-2002 corvette is never going to skyrocket. Bazillion of them. Good buy, yes. Price increase, no. In fact they are getting cheaper

Spot On! 16 Million +/- to be exact. There are SO MANY of 'em its disqualified from the "exotic car" market.

Also, saw a UTube video last night that said the Vette community is all aflame right now cuz Chevy has announced the 2018 Z06 will be a Mid-Engine design.
After a refresh like that, all earlier models will depreciate further and faster.

[SLViper]

Any car you can love, own and drive for years then sell without losing money is a HUGE win IMHO.
If it goes up in value, even better "investment" A similar priced rental Real Estate investment will out perform any of these cars mentioned. Just not as much fun!
Happy New Year!!!

[Coloviper]

Absolutely agree with SLViper! If you can get out what you put in and enjoy it for years, it was a good buy. For me, land is always a good investment when you do your homework right.

Personally after seeing zero responses to my thread request to the club and members on documenting the cars and really creating that market / removing the misunderstood part, I will say the Viper is NOT going to be a big collector period, none of the years. Been saying the 92's will go up but the whole lot of them will remain a car oddity. Fun car but not a collector s any remote sense of the word. GEN IV is circles around a GEN III. GEN III will be the generation that does the worst, sorry! Hell I owned one from new but there are more classic Viper shapes in other gens. It will be the 1984 corvette of the bunch.

[Policy Limits]

Even if your car doubles in value, how much did you spend on excise tax, insurance and maintenance all of those years? Breaking even is a win, making a profit a rare bonus and chances are if you have something that cool you probably don't want to sell it in the first place. I earn 1% prejudgment interest per month retroactive to accident date on my cases as a lawyer and it takes years to go to trial. The jury isn't instructed on prejudgment interest and we've had cases double the verdict amount. Beat that stock market. Lolz