Saving Your SS for the future?? - Camaro5 Chevy Camaro Forum / Camaro ZL1, SS and V6 Forums

Trevorw24 · 05-21-2011, 05:08 PM

Anyone foreseeing the 2010 SS to be a collectable and storing it? I watch all of these auctions and see 70s muscle cars going for tons of money. Who knows in 2040 what they could be worth without any mods or miles.

Sarah · 05-21-2011, 05:14 PM

Im hoping one day too. 2010 Camaro was the first car that really left me with a tingle through my body. Its just such a good looking car. I paid my camaro in Full and Im hoping my next car would be something awesome (GTR Perhaps

"I WISH" ) and storing my camaro while modding it. Only time will tell. Otherwise still a beautiful car to have in storage.

LittleMT · 05-21-2011, 05:14 PM

can't save it man, Chantilly is ment to be driven and enjoyed..... with the music blastin!

Bond · 05-21-2011, 05:18 PM

Exactly. I've said before that I often daydream about my early 2010 SS/RS going up on the auction block at Barrett Jackson...

"You'll notice the GM Performance Division badge under the hood, indicating that this is indeed a pre-government bailout car. A lot of history in this rare find fellas!"

1Camaro2SS · 05-21-2011, 05:27 PM

There used to be doubts about the 3rd gen going up in value and now if you can find an original mint IROC it will cost you a good $17-22k. I mean a flawless one. That's about the same or more then they cost new. I think every camaro will keep its value 20 years away or longer as long as it is original and mint. I am babying mine not to sell it in 20 years but to enjoy it good as new when I retire.

Ladybugsmom · 05-21-2011, 05:31 PM

I'm watching Mecum auctions as I type... A '67 Camaro Nickey went for $400,000 and a '69 COPO Camaro ZL1 went for $305,000. Those are really special cars. A completely stock '70 Corvette LT1 convertible (of which there were less than 100 made) only went for $45,000. Makes me want to drive, since staying stock won't gain me anything...

Carzzy · 05-21-2011, 06:02 PM

Live for today and not for tomorrow! Enjoy the car now because no one knows what the future will bring!

shawn18 · 05-21-2011, 06:22 PM

I am not saving mine for the future , in the sense of putting it away and storing it. I am however keeping all documentation for it and I have a scrap book for it as well. I put things in it from our club events and different pics. I am going to give it to my son one day and I want him to have all of the history that goes with the car when he gets it. The car and my son were born 21 days apart , last june and my son rode home from the hospital in the car so it's gonna be a cool story for him one day. I don't know or care if it will be a collectible in the future , we are gonna just enjoy it and create as many memories in it as possible!

04Ram2500Hemi · 05-21-2011, 06:32 PM

While I don't see myself selling my Camaro anytime soon, I'm not going to worry about the miles I put on it because it might be worth the same $35,000 I paid for it in 30 years. If in 30 years it's worth a ton and I still have it great, but I'm not going to worry about it now.

Matt4949 · 05-21-2011, 06:33 PM

I think cars in general from recent time periods are far too mass produced to have much collectability in the future. In the 70s, you're talking about cars that were only built by the 100s (if that) vs. 1000s.

Buy it and drive it for you!

fielderLS3 · 05-21-2011, 06:34 PM

You'll have to wait longer than 2040. I'd assume a 29 year-old Camaro in 2040 will be about as collectible as a 1982 Camaro is today. Maybe by 2050 or 2060. It'll be interesting to see if a car today could survive 40 or 50 years like today's classics have, given all the electronics and computers.

shawn18 · 05-21-2011, 07:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Matt4949

I think cars in general from recent time periods are far too mass produced to have much collectability in the future. In the 70s, you're talking about cars that were only built by the 100s (if that) vs. 1000s.

Buy it and drive it for you!

Actually there were over 200,000 1ST Gen. Camaro's produced every year
( 67-69 ) and there were only 128,000 +/- 5th Gens produced last year. So using that logic the 5th Gens will be more valuable in 40 yrs than the 1st Gens are today. Only time will tell , but I believe that these cars will have a collectability to them in the future.

mikeSS · 05-21-2011, 07:41 PM

my camaro is very special to me, i got it at a very young age, and planning on keeping it for a long time. its the car i graduated high school with and have a lot of fun memories with it. right now my camaro is a garage queen.

KEEP RT · 05-21-2011, 07:56 PM

Again. If you don't drive it, do you hate it ou dose it hate you?

05-21-2011, 05:08 PM	#1
Trevorw24 Black Ma6ic Drives: 2011 Camaro LS M6 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 1,471	Saving Your SS for the future?? Anyone foreseeing the 2010 SS to be a collectable and storing it? I watch all of these auctions and see 70s muscle cars going for tons of money. Who knows in 2040 what they could be worth without any mods or miles. __________________ DT Headers l MRT v2 l Injen SRI l Hurst STS l Resonators Delete l Lowered 1.25'' l 35% Tint l Black Bowties l Tinted Tail Lights l AAC lighting l Debadged

05-21-2011, 05:14 PM	#2
Sarah Drives: Camaro LLT ABM Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Cedar Park, Texas Posts: 686	Im hoping one day too. 2010 Camaro was the first car that really left me with a tingle through my body. Its just such a good looking car. I paid my camaro in Full and Im hoping my next car would be something awesome (GTR Perhaps "I WISH" ) and storing my camaro while modding it. Only time will tell. Otherwise still a beautiful car to have in storage. __________________

05-21-2011, 05:14 PM	#3
LittleMT user bann'd Drives: Chevy SS Join Date: May 2009 Location: Hepcat City Posts: 1,463	can't save it man, Chantilly is ment to be driven and enjoyed..... with the music blastin! __________________ Chantilly Lace, the 2011 Rockabilly Jukebox..ADM built..617rwhp, geared A6.

05-21-2011, 05:18 PM	#4
Bond Heritage Hanger Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS/RS, Black. Join Date: May 2009 Location: Edmonton Alberta Posts: 1,152	Exactly. I've said before that I often daydream about my early 2010 SS/RS going up on the auction block at Barrett Jackson... "You'll notice the GM Performance Division badge under the hood, indicating that this is indeed a pre-government bailout car. A lot of history in this rare find fellas!" __________________ Keeping The Spirit Alive!

05-21-2011, 05:27 PM	#5
1Camaro2SS Drives: 2010 2SS/RS L99 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 1,430 View My Garage	There used to be doubts about the 3rd gen going up in value and now if you can find an original mint IROC it will cost you a good $17-22k. I mean a flawless one. That's about the same or more then they cost new. I think every camaro will keep its value 20 years away or longer as long as it is original and mint. I am babying mine not to sell it in 20 years but to enjoy it good as new when I retire. __________________ 432 RWHP 391 RWTQ 12.37 1/4 mile on stock tires

05-21-2011, 05:31 PM	#6
Ladybugsmom Older than I look.... Drives: 2010 VR Camaro 2SS/RS LS3 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Washington Posts: 6,481 View My Garage	I'm watching Mecum auctions as I type... A '67 Camaro Nickey went for $400,000 and a '69 COPO Camaro ZL1 went for $305,000. Those are really special cars. A completely stock '70 Corvette LT1 convertible (of which there were less than 100 made) only went for $45,000. Makes me want to drive, since staying stock won't gain me anything... __________________ High Heels and Fast Wheels!!

05-21-2011, 06:02 PM	#7
Carzzy Drives: '24 Camaro 2SS Conv. & '21Blazer Join Date: May 2011 Location: Rochester NY Posts: 517 View My Garage	Live for today and not for tomorrow! Enjoy the car now because no one knows what the future will bring! __________________ '24 Camaro 2SS 6M Convertible

05-21-2011, 06:22 PM	#8
shawn18 OWTATIME Drives: 1969 CaRaMo Join Date: May 2009 Location: North Carolina Posts: 3,082	I am not saving mine for the future , in the sense of putting it away and storing it. I am however keeping all documentation for it and I have a scrap book for it as well. I put things in it from our club events and different pics. I am going to give it to my son one day and I want him to have all of the history that goes with the car when he gets it. The car and my son were born 21 days apart , last june and my son rode home from the hospital in the car so it's gonna be a cool story for him one day. I don't know or care if it will be a collectible in the future , we are gonna just enjoy it and create as many memories in it as possible! __________________

05-21-2011, 06:32 PM	#9
04Ram2500Hemi Drives: 04 Ram 2500 & 2010 Camaro 2SS/RS Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Missoula, Montana Posts: 1,301	While I don't see myself selling my Camaro anytime soon, I'm not going to worry about the miles I put on it because it might be worth the same $35,000 I paid for it in 30 years. If in 30 years it's worth a ton and I still have it great, but I'm not going to worry about it now.

05-21-2011, 06:33 PM	#10
Matt4949 Drives: 05 Cadi CTS, 12 Subaru Impreza Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: CT Posts: 51	Mass Production I think cars in general from recent time periods are far too mass produced to have much collectability in the future. In the 70s, you're talking about cars that were only built by the 100s (if that) vs. 1000s. Buy it and drive it for you!

05-21-2011, 06:34 PM	#11
fielderLS3 Drives: 2016 Mazda6, 2011 Mustang 5.0 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Portage, Wisconsin Posts: 4,049	You'll have to wait longer than 2040. I'd assume a 29 year-old Camaro in 2040 will be about as collectible as a 1982 Camaro is today. Maybe by 2050 or 2060. It'll be interesting to see if a car today could survive 40 or 50 years like today's classics have, given all the electronics and computers. __________________ 2022 1SS 1LE (Arrived 4/29/22) "The car is the closest thing we will ever create to something that is alive." . 2022 1SS 1LE (Coming Soon)

05-21-2011, 07:41 PM	#13
mikeSS Drives: 2015 c7 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: MI Posts: 7,462	my camaro is very special to me, i got it at a very young age, and planning on keeping it for a long time. its the car i graduated high school with and have a lot of fun memories with it. right now my camaro is a garage queen.

05-21-2011, 07:56 PM	#14
KEEP RT Wonderfully Awful Idea Drives: 2010 2SS/RS Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Battle Ground, WA Posts: 1,456 View My Garage	Again. If you don't drive it, do you hate it ou dose it hate you? __________________

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