6 cylinder sandmans?

[Valencia]

And Valencia orange at that

[wbute]

I purchased a brand new CV8R in 2004 for 50k sold it in 2012 with 16000 k on the clock for 40k. It was untouched as new. It was a beautiful motor vehicle . I bought it because at 45 yrs old I could now afford it and I thought it would increase in value. It took me eight years to realise that the cv8 / cv8r / cv8z are like bum holes and every second bloke has one tucked away in the shed thinking the same thing as me. Hence my opinion is that they probably won't be worth a lot in my lifetime. That's why a paid a lot of $ for a beautifully restored sandman 2weeks ago.

Ah but Sandmans are at peak value now. Cars built in the 90's and 2000's are still too new.
You have not given them long enough to reach what they were worth when they were new.
If you are buying a car to invest or make money you will lose.
If you bought a Sandman new in 1979 and locked it away till now it might be worth $50000. By the time you take inflation into account it has lost you money. It is worth less now than a new SR5 Hilux ute. A poor investment. Plus it will start to decline in value just as cars from previous decades have as the interested people get too old to care about them any more.
Only someone who loves a car keeps it forever.
New Monaros will have their day just as worthless Sandmans of the 80's and 90's are having now. History repeats itself as the song says.

[Innuendo]

History repeats itself as the song says.

Would that song be "History Never Repeats" by Split Enz?

Nah, I actually am with you on this one James.

[Wally]

Ah but Sandmans are at peak value now. Cars built in the 90's and 2000's are still too new.
You have not given them long enough to reach what they were worth when they were new.
If you are buying a car to invest or make money you will lose.
If you bought a Sandman new in 1979 and locked it away till now it might be worth $50000. By the time you take inflation into account it has lost you money. It is worth less now than a new SR5 Hilux ute. A poor investment. Plus it will start to decline in value just as cars from previous decades have as the interested people get too old to care about them any more.
Only someone who loves a car keeps it forever.
New Monaros will have their day just as worthless Sandmans of the 80's and 90's are having now. History repeats itself as the song says.

How do you know sandmans are at their peak ? Their peak could be yet to come.

[wbute]

Because the people who want them are about 45-55 and in ten years they will be 55-65 and they will be more interested in retirement options than panelvans then.

[Valencia]

Cars built in the 90s era were amongst the worst ever built name me one good holden that was built
and i mean a good one

[wbute]

HQ -WB were hardly the best cars built! Leaf springs and recirculating ball steering when all European cars had fully in dependant suspension and rack and pinion steering.

[wbute]

Would that song be "History Never Repeats" by Split Enz?

Nah, I actually am with you on this one James.

Yeah that's the one. Makes more sense though with history repeating.

[Valencia]

HQ -WB were hardly the best cars built! Leaf springs and recirculating ball steering when all European cars had fully in dependant suspension and rack and pinion steering.

True but those european cars are all in the scrap heap worth nothing now

[Innuendo]

I reckon there is a good ten years left for Sandman's to be in favour as a collectible.
Still plenty of people wanting to live the dream. Whether the price has peaked? It would be in the zenith area but still might travel a little more.
The way the economy goes over the next decade and what if forced upon us will dictate where "toys" and their prices go.

Remember toys are the first to go when the going gets tough. Been easy sailing for quite awhile now. Everything turns eventually.