posted 01-27-2004 01:33 PM                  

If they do anything they might reuse the name, but the car would be completely new and redesigned. (like old T-Bird versus new T-Bird). I'd bet a paycheck the name and design of Prowler has fulfilled it's intended function at DCX and will be retired into history. That is, until our kids get the nostalgia bug and they bring something back to let them "relive" some of their youth.

Crossfire convertible looks like a good offering now. This may stimulate some Prowler trade-ins??

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Kevin A.
Black '99
Mostly stock - F/R mud flaps, Chrome shiftknob and bezel
Non-stock permanent grin on my face when driving!

posted 01-27-2004 01:40 PM                    

I think another detractor in bringing it back was that all the tooling for the car (or most of it) was built to last for a build of 10-15,000 units, unlike regular production units. This was something like "temporary tooling" (for lack of a better word).

They'd probably have to completely retool making it even more costly to bring back.

Of course, if they do, I hope the first color is high-voltage blue and they only make a few thousand of them

posted 01-27-2004 02:30 PM                  

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Originally posted by record:
I saw a picture in either Motor Trend or C&D recently that was really interesting. It was a Volvo concept car that looked so much like a Prowler you would have to look again to make sure it wasn't a Prowler. They didn't say one way or the other if they were serious about building a production model, but I doubt they would. [B]Volvo[/B]

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posted 01-28-2004 07:13 AM                  

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Originally posted by CJ:
My husband says that someday the Prowler will be worth a lot.....it's a legend in auto history!!!

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It may take awhile, but I fully agree with Bob on that statement.

posted 01-28-2004 02:31 PM                  

he could only come up with 2 possibilities, one of them the Buick Grand National, and the other was the ZR1. I think he was looking at lowest volume production.

posted 01-28-2004 07:09 PM                  

1) The nationwide dealer inventory must reach around 30-50. At this point, those dealers will have held them for ??? years and will want a BIG premium for those "LAST PROWLERS". This is the first step.

2) About 300-400 More Prowlers must be destroyed/stolen/damaged/crashed/wrecked...well you get the idea. At the current pace my guess is, we are losing 28-35 Prowlers per year (I swagged it....who knows what the real number is.)

Now the million Dollar question when will both of these things happen and the market change?

My guess.......5 to 6 years! Then the fun begins.

posted 01-28-2004 08:04 PM                  

Problem is that the dealers are not going to give those last cars away and that inventory will keep the price of used kats at their present level.

I agree that the value will increase but not for at least ten or more years.

I don't really care as mine isn't going anywhere anytime soon.

posted 01-29-2004 10:31 AM                    

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Originally posted by CTProwler:
New car was a 1975 Trans AM Loaded out the door $5300! WoW! Lets just say it would be a $30000 car now thats 6 times its value almost.

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While on the high side, keep in mind too that would be for a MINT low mileage perfectly restored T/A. So that would chew up a fair amount of that profit margin. Additionally, that is almost 30 years ago.

On average, a car takes 20+ years before starting to really be worth any amount over sticker again but, with inflation, is it really over sticker?

A good fairly recent example is the highly touted (at that time) Corvette ZR1. The engine was gorgeous and they cost somewhere in the neighborhood of upper $50's (exclusive of price goudging). They only made about 5000 of them. Today, those can still be bought for pennies on the dollar.

Bottom line, if you are thinking a Prowler is going to be worth sticker or 2-3-4 times sticker in 5 or 10 years, it's highly doubtful. Not to say that can't be a first time but, looking at history, I'd say not.

posted 01-29-2004 11:19 AM                  

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Originally posted by CTProwler:
Its way to early for out the roof prices! If your over 60 Forget it! You'll be in your seventies before you see kats over $50000 regularly. Supply and demand, condition, all these things play a role. And remember Inflation! My first New car was a 1975 Trans AM Loaded out the door $5300! WoW! Lets just say it would be a $30000 car now thats 6 times its value almost. Whats 6 times a prowler?Hope i live long enough to find out. Never selling mine unless its for need of $$$$$$

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posted 01-29-2004 07:53 PM                  

For the great majority of cars, you buy them, drive them, and watch their value sink into the toilet. For many, they are depreciated by 50% in 3-5 years.

Buy a new '02 prowler today for $35K. Drive it for 3 to 5 years, and what is it worth? If you took decent care of it, it might just be worth what you paid for it, or darn near. That is where the value is.

posted 01-29-2004 11:42 PM                  

Some things money cant buy