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Middleman79

Which, in your opinion will be more collectable in the future:

Both 93 FD's, both super super low mileage and immaculate condition, both bone stock and manual. One is red with the black leather, the other is Montego Blue Mica with the tan leather interior (although it is a touring model). I'm about to pull the plug on one of them, I will take it to a Mazda main dealer to do any bits that need doing, get it detailed to a CSI level of cleanliness and will garage queen it for a few years, just enjoy it at weekends, then look to sell it on. I prefer red but I've not seen many mica blue ones but as this is an investment purchase, my personal preference is immaterial. What do you guys think, red or blue for resale in the future?

Posted Feb 2, 2020, 1:25 PM UTC

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jg_machado•

Don't buy it to resell it in the future. Buy it and drive the shit out of it like it was meant to be driven

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newaccount42020•

Original pristine examples are increasing by 10%+ a year. That's better than any bank will give. :)

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jg_machado•

Yeah but enjoying the car is much better than just having it knowing the price will increase. It's why I fucking hate collectors.

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Middleman79OP•

Oh, they are also pretty much the same price too!

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spacecaptainsteve1994 R2 | GT35R •

The 2 most common colors so it’s hard to say. I’d go for the red one if it were me.

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BEAVERWARRIORFTW•

I though mica blue was a rare color for some reason.

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spacecaptainsteve1994 R2 | GT35R •

Nope it is the 2nd most common color of 93-95 LHD cars. I think overall it may be rare though, as it was discontinued in favor of different blues for the RHD markets.

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BEAVERWARRIORFTW•

Ahh, that may be why I think it's rare then, I've been looking at rhd models. Where are you pulling the color info?

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spacecaptainsteve1994 R2 | GT35R •

Please excuse this formatting I had to pull this rare info from a defunct webpage. Responding in 3 parts by year (1993 first)

Base Model - Auto Transmission Silver Stone 58 Montego Blue 72 Brilliant Black 109 Vintage Red 151

Total-------------------------------------------------> 390

Base Model - Manual Transmission Silver Stone 266 Montego Blue 319 Brilliant Black 418 Vintage Red 731

Total-----------------------------------------------> 1,734

Touring Model - Auto Transmission Silver Stone 187 Montego Blue 244 Brilliant Black 258 Vintage Red 430

Total-----------------------------------------------> 1,119

Touring Model - Manual Transmission Silver Stone 824 Montego Blue 954 Brilliant Black 1015 Vintage Red 1775

Total-----------------------------------------------> 4,568

R1 Model - Manual Transmission Competition Yellow Mica 350 Brilliant Black 638 Vintage Red 1177

Total-----------------------------------------------> 2,165

ENTIRE 1993 YEAR TOTAL -----------------------------> 9,976

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spacecaptainsteve1994 R2 | GT35R •

Base Model - Auto Transmission Silver Stone 4 Montego Blue 50 Brilliant Black 16 Vintage Red 14 Chaste White 26

Total-------------------------------------------------> 110

Base Model - Manual Transmission Silver Stone 22 Montego Blue 116 Brilliant Black 48 Vintage Red 60 Chaste White 54

Total-------------------------------------------------> 300

Touring Model - Auto Transmission Silver Stone 26 Montego Blue 105 Brilliant Black 42 Vintage Red 59 Chaste White 63

Total-------------------------------------------------> 295

Touring Model - Manual Transmission Silver Stone 118 Montego Blue 516 Brilliant Black 235 Vintage Red 248 Chaste White 276

Total-----------------------------------------------> 1,393

Popular Equipment Package - Manual Transmission Silver Stone 74 Montego Blue 323 Brilliant Black 150 Vintage Red 159 Chaste White 203 Pearly White 1

Total-------------------------------------------------> 910

R2 Model - Manual Transmission Silver Stone 83 Brilliant Black 156 Vintage Red 156

Total-------------------------------------------------> 395

ENTIRE 1994 YEAR TOTAL -----------------------------> 3,403

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spacecaptainsteve1994 R2 | GT35R •

Base Model - Auto Transmission Silver Stone 2 Montego Blue 10 Brilliant Black 5 Vintage Red 7 Chaste White 2

Total--------------------------------------------------> 26

Base Model - Manual Transmission Silver Stone 6 Montego Blue 23 Brilliant Black 21 Vintage Red 19 Chaste White 13

Total--------------------------------------------------> 82

Popular Equipment Package - Auto Transmission Silver Stone 4 Montego Blue 16 Brilliant Black 9 Vintage Red 5 Chaste White 2

Total--------------------------------------------------> 36

Popular Equipment Package - Manual Transmission Silver Stone 34 Montego Blue 101 Brilliant Black 62 Vintage Red 69 Chaste White 33

Total-------------------------------------------------> 299

R2 Model - Manual Transmission Silver Stone 16 Brilliant Black 18 Vintage Red 23

Total--------------------------------------------------> 57

ENTIRE 1995 YEAR TOTAL -------------------------------> 500

ENTIRE 3rd GENERATION TOTAL -----------------------> 13,879

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SylverShadowWolve•

black interior is always going to be more wanted then tan interior

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