Been gone a while..what's the story on classic VW prices/values?

[TUDrewser]

I slowed down in the hobby 10 years ago when kids came along. Just came back to check in on things. It seems like values have gone a little crazy! The 21/23 window buses were going for mad money back then but now all the split windows are crazy prices. And bugs...$3,500 for a rolling incomplete chassis with no engine? Is that really what these are going for?

Guess I'm just a little baffled. What did I miss?

[KTPhil]

Well, that is what they are asking... what they actually sell for? I'm not sure.

But I have seen prices way up generally, though every so often you find a gem, like a friend's recent purchase, a good looking '71 Ghia for $2800, running!

[evanfrucht]

Busses became expensive about 15 years ago. Pretty much all the spit windows went up, with the special models bringing in the highest numbers. Last 5 years or so Bay windows have even started bringing in more money.

With the Bug and Ghia it all depends on year. The late 60's and 70's models are still very cheap. The mid 60's models haven't gone up much in the last 10 years. Pre '57 models have gone up tho.

You can still find a 1958-1967 Bug anywhere from $2500 for a running project car in semi rough shape to maybe 10k for a nice well preserve original car or one with a nice restoration. Maybe a couple grand or so more for a pristine show winner.

Ovals and low lights add about 3 grand to those numbers.

A nice split window Bus could easily reach triple those numbers.

But yes, as always lots if people ask a bit too much and the cars never sell...
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[gt1953]

Just keep shopping as there are a few to be had at a decent price. What ever you purchase may need some more funds to get it correct to your liking.
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[Erik G]

All used cars have gone up in 2020-2021 compared to 2019

Classic cars more so. VW's seem to be following along with everything else.

[SegaGT]

[Abscate]

Sitting on your thumb on the internet isn’t market research. While the sheep bleat that splits sell for 30k, private transactions amd finds go for much much less. You have to do the work in your local scene or travel to where there is one.

In the past year I’m aware of 5 splits that sold under 5k each ranging from project to decent condition, mostly complete.
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[pitargue]

I look at https://oldbug.com/sales.htm and am shocked to see what some of the asking prices are. But they wouldn't ask if they didn't get them?

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[kirk1015]

The price of almost everything is going up. But in our hobby I think SOME of
it has to do with these car auctions like Barret-Jackson and Mecum.

The so called "experts" look over a car and call it original when it has flames painted on the side, chrome wheels, and the car is bagged.

This in turn creates the "I have one of those" in my barn, garage, backyard. I can get the almost the same amount. People pay these prices and start a snowball effect of artificially inflating the value of the car. Eventually pushing out
the new guy trying to get into the hobby.
So when there are not more VW shows, cars are disappearing, and prices become astronomical for simple things, people shouldn't complain. It was caused by our own "hobbyists"
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[vwinnovator]

I still give people good deals and fair prices on the parts and cars I sell but mainly priced on the premise that for what I'm asking you couldn't go out and build it from scratch.

[aa390392]

^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^ I do the same..vwinovater
Tomas
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