A 1990 Honda CRX Si Sold for $40,000 on Bring a Trailer

How much is a classic car worth? This is almost always a tricky question to answer when it comes to evaluating any car that’s old or vintage. This is especially true when we’re talking about a “recent classic”, i.e. a vehicle (25 years old or more) that comes on the market as a collector's model.

In the end, though, calculating a car’s value is simple enough: it’s worth what a consumer is willing to pay for it. And that is influenced by several factors, including the condition of the product, its popularity in the market and its mileage.

If those ducks line up in order, you can get some surprisingly high prices paid for an “ordinary” car. Like with this 1990 Honda CRX Si that recently sold on the Bring a Trailer site.

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In this case, two elements greatly contributed to the high bidding: its original condition, a rarity since most of the models sold at that time were modified, and its very low mileage. The car has 12,000 miles on it, or about 20,000 km.

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