Will the DMC- 12's value increase dramatically in 2015?

[wrkey]

I originally posted this on the Facebook De Lorean Owner's page but haven't got the response I was hoping for. Since this group is more active and appears to have more opinions, I have posted here.


BTTF (1st) movie was released on July 3rd, 1985 and in 2015 it will be 30 years since this date. In the second movie the cast travels to Oct. 21, 2015.

I believe our cars value is largely due to being featured in this film. I also believe that over the next 2 years as we approach October of 2015, where I suspect there will be lots of 'fanfare' around the BTTF movies, our cars will become even more desirable and thus drive the value of them even higher.

Debate.

[Totally 80s]

Nope.

No pedigree.
Not low enough production numbers.
Nerd stigma

[Rich]

+1

Nothing much happened to D values when Universal trotted out the digitized 25th Anniversary BTTF re-release DVD set and ran BTTF in theaters as part of the 25th Ann. hoopla a few years back.

So will the 30th Anniversary somehow have more of an effect? Doubt it.

[Dangermouse]

I think there will be a peak for BTTF replicas but I don't think that will reflect in standard cars.

[Exolis]

+1

Nothing much happened to D values when Universal trotted out the digitized 25th Anniversary BTTF re-release DVD set and ran BTTF in theaters as part of the 25th Ann. hoopla a few years back.

So will the 30th Anniversary somehow have more of an effect? Doubt it.

Only thing I can forsee is people wanting to get in a DeLorean to pose with one in 2015, that's about it. Sure tumbler and such will be full of "yo, just arrived in 2015! #YOLO #TimeTraveler #TimeTravelingbeforeitwascool." etc etc.

[Josh]

#YOLO #TimeTraveler #TimeTravelingbeforeitwascool." etc etc.

LOL!

[David T]

LOL!

The Delorean is more affected by what happens in the car market than the movie market or the Sci-Fi market. In the car market the 20 and 25th years are the big deal, not the 30th. Other things that *could* affect the value were JZD's death and any celebrity owners. Didn't seem to matter much. The trend is slow and steady increase in value. That would be for cars that are in good shape. The ones that are NOT in good shape will continue to go down in value as they age and the parts to fix them become more scarce and expensive. There is always the chance a Delorean will be featured in another movie and that could cause a jump in value. The other possibility is someone goes crazy and overbids at an auction. It can cause the market to overprice the car for a short time. It happened with the Amphicar.

[ALEXAKOS]

Debate.

Love this ending of your thread. Sounds like: RUN!!!

I just think there will be an increased request to rent a replica for that date at different locations.

The delorean value it's self will be increasing very slowly over the next yeast just because it is getting older and more people are becoming aware to this vehicle.

I am certain, after my Delorean arrived in Greece, there will be a steady increase of the D number brought here.

[JIMJAM]

Nope but this inflation calculator is sobering. My father bought one new in 82 for 26 grand. That means in todays money it was over 66 thousand. The same car today that say goes for 26 grand would have been only 10 back then.
Anyways punch in some numbers and dates and its pretty depressing.
BTW- Tracking or trying to predict precious metals,cars or houses will drive one insane.
http://www.usinflationcalculator.com/

[sdg3205]

He magic number is about 80.

I posted an article back on .com that was quite well researched on the value of cars. It showed how most collectable cars' value begin to increase at a greater rate than a mutual fund of equal value around the 80 yr mark.

Wish I could find it. I honestly do believe our cars will become very valuable, but not for a long time.