Is a Tercel a collectible? Probably not.

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Is a Tercel a collectible? Probably not.

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I'm thinking most of us don't consider Tercels to be collectible. Although several out there do have more than one. Does that count?

Check out the Tercel mention in this article:

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-dr ... m=31879425

I consider Tercels to be consumable. I'm on my second!
Driver: 87 Tercel SR5, white, 4ac, weber carb (aka the Tercedes)
Road Tripper:95 Mitsubishi Delica L400 2.8L Turbo Diesel
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:lol: I collect them like some people collect beach glass. :lol:
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I see them as kind of unique, fun and practical cars with excellent utility and good reliability, that is where their value is I think, not because they are rare and people want to collect them because they go up in value like an antique or has intrinsic value like silver or gold.

consider their non-4wd equivalent Tercel, they have almost no value except as cheap transportation.
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'84 Tercel 4wd (daily driver, with on going mods)
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i have 10 of them if I had them all home,,does that make me a collector or a hoarder?
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jimcrazy wrote:i have 10 of them if I had them all home,,does that make me a collector or a hoarder?

Perhaps that does border on a sort of mental illness. :shock:
'87 Tercel 4wd SR5 (current engine swap project)
'84 Tercel 4wd (daily driver, with on going mods)
'92 Mazda MPV 4wd (wife's daily driver)
'85 Tercel 4wd DLX auto(daughter's daily driver)
'01 Honda Civic (other daughter's daily driver)
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Hey! It's a Nova Scotia thing, hey Jim, we rescue Tercs just like they have rescue dog foundations.
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who knows, if the long forcasted collapse of civilization occurs, bartering old 4wd Tercels might mean you have a gold mine!

But I would not hold my breath, if history is any kind of an indicator, all of the forecast dooms days have not happened. But it is always good to be prepared, just in case, eh?
'87 Tercel 4wd SR5 (current engine swap project)
'84 Tercel 4wd (daily driver, with on going mods)
'92 Mazda MPV 4wd (wife's daily driver)
'85 Tercel 4wd DLX auto(daughter's daily driver)
'01 Honda Civic (other daughter's daily driver)
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agree,, some things just never have a enough of
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Some more collectible than others. Like most things vintage, provenance and documentation of an unmolested original specimen would be more likely to hold value in the collector market.
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Collectable? WELL YEAH because the crusher crushed far too many of these guys and I'd hate to see another idiot dispose of theirs only to cowardly buy a new car instead! Long live the T4WD!
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Crush the NEW JUNK :twisted:
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oldfaithful wrote: Mon Mar 26, 2018 5:42 am Crush the NEW JUNK :twisted:
most of the new cars are not worth saving, they are disposable. many do not even have a trans oil change interval, you are supposed to throw the car away before it needs to have the trans oil changed.
'87 Tercel 4wd SR5 (current engine swap project)
'84 Tercel 4wd (daily driver, with on going mods)
'92 Mazda MPV 4wd (wife's daily driver)
'85 Tercel 4wd DLX auto(daughter's daily driver)
'01 Honda Civic (other daughter's daily driver)
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Petros wrote: Wed Sep 21, 2016 2:27 pm who knows, if the long forcasted collapse of civilization occurs, bartering old 4wd Tercels might mean you have a gold mine!

But I would not hold my breath, if history is any kind of an indicator, all of the forecast dooms days have not happened. But it is always good to be prepared, just in case, eh?
Funny. I had someone call mine an apocalyptic car. As in cockroaches and T4's will be among the few survivors..
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Love the above comment. I've been thinking mine would look good tricked out Mad Max style :P
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