Auction prices went from a — median in — to — in —, and dealers are asking — more than recent sales.
Enter what the seller is asking. Fair value is predicted from this car's recent auction sales, adjusted for mileage, model year and how prices have moved since each sale.
All model years in scope. Yearly figures are medians of completed US auction sales.
US listings tracked by Classic.com. Asking prices are not what cars sell for.
Yearly median with its middle-50% band, a quarterly median from individual sales, and every sale as a dot. Turn on “Show each sale” to see every sale and tap one for its source.
Each dealer listing as a dot (filled: still for sale; hollow: sold or removed), the monthly median ask, and the quarterly median sale price for comparison.
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Listings from Classic.com, Autotrader, TrueCar and Carvana, merged so a car on several sites shows once (matched by VIN, or by price and miles). Cheapest first. "Deal" is the ask vs. the deal checker's fair value for that car's year and miles. Listings can sell at any time.
| Ask | Deal | Year | Miles | Location | Dealer | Seen on | Listing |
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Pick a model year and a mileage cap. The range is the middle 50% of matching auction sales since Oct 2025 (min–max when there are fewer than four). The shaded band on both charts is the same range for the filters above.
Each sale compared with that year's median, grouped by quarter of the year. This removes the long slide in prices so only the season is left.
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| Year | Changes | Specs | Recalls | Median sold since 2025 | KBB fair price | For sale now |
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Median sold and for-sale counts come from this page's sales and listings; KBB is its national "Good condition, typical miles" dealer price.
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About $54k (KBB), about the same as an i8, and depreciates slowly. Runner-up: Audi R8 V8 (highest repair risk) or the i8 itself.
Naturally aspirated six, manual, cheapest to insure on the list. Runner-up: Lotus Evora 400.
Prices stable to rising. Runner-up: Nissan GT-R.
2.8 s to 60, low miles, GM dealers everywhere, cheaper to insure than an i8. Runner-up: Nissan GT-R.
Dealers everywhere, firm values, few big-ticket risks.
The i8 wins on one thing: nothing else here has its spaceship look and ~28 mpg. But it is the most expensive to insure on the list and the only one that needs a $10k electrical repair fund. For turning heads every day, the real shortlist is i8 vs G550 vs C8.
| Car | What ~$60k gets | hp | 0–60 (tested) | Insurance/yr | Value trend | Risk | Photos |
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Sold = completed auction sales; benchmark = Classic.com market estimate; KBB = Kelley Blue Book; ask = dealer list price (usually above what cars sell for). 0–60 from 0-60specs (magazine tests). Insurance: The Zebra national average, full coverage, 30-year-old male, all trims, so fast versions likely cost more; "—" = not found. Risk is a judgment call from repair data.
From a deep research pass on Oct 9, 2026. Several prices are asks or KBB values, not sales. Get Greenville insurance quotes on your top 2–3; that will likely decide it.