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Re: What does the retro craze say about us?
« Reply #60 on: May 05, 2021, 05:49:07 AM »
I like bikes that look like bikes, not transformers, or insects, or any of that stuff.

Exactly....

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Re: What does the retro craze say about us?
« Reply #61 on: May 05, 2021, 06:11:07 AM »
I like old stuff. I also like modern stuff that looks old.

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Re: What does the retro craze say about us?
« Reply #62 on: May 05, 2021, 06:14:06 AM »


What will a 20 year old Escalade look like? what will it be worth and how will it be judged to the standards of the future?

Based on how my pop's Oldsmobile Bravada 'luxury suv' aged, I cant imagine the Escalade will fare better. What a hunk of crap.
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Re: What does the retro craze say about us?
« Reply #63 on: May 05, 2021, 06:34:57 AM »
I think it might also say that many of us are beginning to appreciate bikes that fit us right out of the crate.  The Brits seemed to have figured this out, oh, a hundred years ago, give or take a few.  5'8" or 6'2", these old bikes fit quite a few body shapes with little or no mods.  Many of the new retros still do.

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Re: What does the retro craze say about us?
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Re: What does the retro craze say about us?
« Reply #64 on: May 05, 2021, 08:14:39 AM »
Actually a 20 year old Escalade that looks new, might garner a fair amount of attention, and it couldn’t have a lower percentage resale value than a 20 year old Guzzi, could it?
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Re: What does the retro craze say about us?
« Reply #65 on: May 05, 2021, 09:11:54 AM »
Actually a 20 year old Escalade that looks new, might garner a fair amount of attention, and it couldn’t have a lower percentage resale value than a 20 year old Guzzi, could it?

If you can find a 20 year old Escalade on the road  :evil:

The Escalade depreciates pretty hard - https://caredge.com/cadillac/escalade/depreciation

The Tundra does better, but this graph is under the market. I was offered $39K by Carmax for my 2017 Tundra. It was $45K MSRP before tax & tags.  https://caredge.com/toyota/tundra/depreciation.

For the most part, maybe with the exception of the V85, many Guzzi's sell at a huge discount. I bought my Stornello new for $6499, and MGX for $12995.  Much less depreciation from the actual sales price.

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Re: What does the retro craze say about us?
« Reply #66 on: May 05, 2021, 09:17:47 AM »
Well, I for one could care less about a "Retro" Lemans. But I retro 1000S? Now you're talkin!  :cool: That could be awesome with the small block motor.

They did that with the V7, I don't think they were exactly a roaring success you've never heard of them.
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Re: What does the retro craze say about us?
« Reply #67 on: May 05, 2021, 09:52:56 AM »
This is getting weird.  The 1000s was a retro, way back in 93, it was trying to look like a 750s from the mid 70s.   So then Guzzi makes the v7 that looks like the 1000s, and now he wants yet another reboot, and amazingly, none of them sold particular well!   Smoking some good shit I guess.
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Re: What does the retro craze say about us?
« Reply #68 on: May 06, 2021, 08:10:35 AM »
My late father LOVED big cars...Cadillac's and Oldsmobile's mainly....
He once had a '72 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz that was SO BIG......it would NOT fit in our garage!! :laugh: :grin: :wink: :rolleyes: :shocked: :huh:



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