Put it this way, if you are worried about prices of cars, stay away from them.
As people have said, they are worth what people will pay for them, Mazda's are a good example
rx3s and r100 coupes are worth a f@$king overrated these days and were worth sweet f@$k all 10 years ago..
I bought my rx7 in 2008 for $8500 and sold it one year later to the week for $4900, with 12 months rego, when people
were scared about the whole recession thing etc and my car was overrated as and had some goodies on it too, hi-flow turbo
strut braces etc.
Try and find one as original that went as quick as mine for the original price i paid now...
Pics
*Excuse the bum bag, not mine, previous owner took the pics*
Now for my corolla, i'm not scared to say i paid $3000 for it, 12 months rego, new tyres, ok body, good interior.
I don't care what anyone says i thought it was worth the money i paid, I'm not looking to please anybody else but myself with it
I don't plan to make money on the car when i sell it, as i sold my rx7 for only 2k more than this and the car ran rings around late
model rexies and skylines etc.
$3k its like 2 weeks pay, and i'm 21, who gives a f@$k, as these cars get destroyed and crashed they become more sought after
in a good condition, its the way it goes.