GT86/BRZ future values and running costs

[AnhBanhBao]

Hi everyone

How low do you think these will drop in the near future? Yes, I’m being a bit vulture-ish as I can’t justify £10k on a decent one now, but would be happy if they fell a bit further in the next 12 months.

Also, for any current owners, I’d imagine running costs are comparable with mid-range hot hatches, maybe a bit less even?

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samoht said:

Personally I've got the GT86 pegged as a 'slow depreciator'. This is for a few reasons, firstly it's the kind of car that has greater appeal to used-car buyers than new-car buyers, so demand tends to exceed supply in the secondhand market (because it's an enthusiast-appeal car, basically). Secondly it didn't get any major spec improvements during its production run, so early cars are 'just as good' as later ones - the £10k car you see as expensive, other will see as a good alternative to a brand new £28k car with no more power. And thirdly the replacement that is expected next year will be turbocharged, and so will perhaps have a different appeal and not dent interest in the current car.

Now, it might be that the overall effect of you-know-what will push prices of all used cars down, including the GT86. That's very hard to anticipate.

Yep, all really good points, particularly about the potential replacement too. It’s almost carved its own little niche for itself already. I still think that you get a lot of car for the money as a used buy, and if my circumstances were just a tiny bit different I’d snap up a decent 12/13 plate for around £10k.

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Nickp82 said:

I don’t think CV-19 will push values of the lower end (in terms of value) cars down as they are quite niche.
There is a dearth of cars to buy within the trade and dealers have access to the various grants and loans so have money to buy stock, once things get moving again there will be a period of under supply of the more niche cars like the Toyobaru so selling cheap won’t make sense and private sellers who want to bail out to raise funds will have dealers knocking on their door if the price is right.
I would like to see them drop as I fancy one at circa £8000, there was a BRZ in the blue at one of the BCA last week for £7500 which sold quickly - I didn’t jump as it said there was only one service stamp.

BRZs seem to be priced a bit higher, but that’s probably down to there being less of them so the spread isn’t quite so big. I guess neither will ever be banger money, so I’m sure I’ll just bite the bullet later in the year!

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I’m just doing that thing now where I’m almost asking to be talked into getting one to justify it in my mind. Hopefully buying a house in a few months, then will pull the trigger. I tend to keep my cars for a long time too, so I’ll be looking for a keeper.