5th Oct 2019, 03:19

Whether you know it or not, it wasn't just the elderly that were attracted to the Cadillac/Buick/Olds, Lincoln/Mercury brands.

Here are a few real life examples for you.

First, I like yourself am in my 40's and remember in the 80's when my father was in his 40's. 80% of the cars he has owned his whole life were Buick. When I was younger we had a 1980 Century sedan, 1982 Electra sedan, 1985 LeSabre 2 door. These were the last of the rear drives for these models. All 3 were loaded to the max, even the Century being a more entry level brand. Cheap interiors? I think not; the knit velour used in those cars was pretty high quality with huge amounts of comfort.

Few years later in high school some students were driving late 70's/early 80's Cadillacs. No they were not hand me downs. They bought them because that's what they wanted.

The first car that I ever financed when I was 21 was a '93 Sedan DeVille.

The past 12 years I've been driving Town Cars, had a mid 90's that I traded for a newer model year which I expect to get 11 years out of just like the last one. Point is that large American luxury liners can attract all different crowds, whether they are still being made or not.

Yes, I believe older Toyota models from the 80's are gaining popularity and higher pricing, but don't go giving all the credit to Toyota.

A GM example from the 80's are the "G" body cars (Grand Prix, Regal, Monte Carlo, Cutlass Supreme). Those cars have a growing market for customizing, hot rodding or even keeping bone stock for a nice cruiser. Therefore value is starting to go up.

My first car was an '84 Grand Prix, and even then when it was only 11-12 years old it stood apart from the new cars from that era. An aggressive and somewhat formal looking body style that is aging very well today.