How high will it sell for? Honda CRX Si, with just 23K miles

Hagerty values a 1991 Honda CRX Si in concours condition at $37,000. With six days left on the Bring a Trailer auction, the highest bid for this example sits at $33,500. Hagerty’s mark doesn’t seem too far off. In fact, could this CRX exceed Hagerty’s #1 value?

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That one does look new. I want to say I paid like $3000 for mine in 1996 or so. 

Although if only this red one was an ’88....

Considering it's on Bring a Trailer–which sometimes generates sales that skew values–I wouldn't be surprised if it goes over $50,000. (Okay, maybe I'd be a little surprised.)

I'd want to see verification of that mileage.  It is cake to swap out gauge clusters on these cars, and also to spin up the odo.

And if it is legit, it means that has sat for extended periods of time...which is never good for a car.

There's a guy that does ground-up restos on these cars.  I'd rather have one of those.  And while his are expensive, they are nowhere near $30K+

Andy Hollis said:

I'd want to see verification of that mileage.  It is cake to swap out gauge clusters on these cars, and also to spin up the odo.

And if it is legit, it means that has sat for extended periods of time...which is never good for a car.

There's a guy that does ground-up restos on these cars.  I'd rather have one of those.  And while his are expensive, they are nowhere near $30K+

You don't buy these to drive, you buy them to rub with a diaper   Originality is worth more than drivability, otherwise cars with light (yet tasteful) modifications wouldn't depreciate horribly.

Andy Hollis said:

There's a guy that does ground-up restos on these cars.  I'd rather have one of those.  And while his are expensive, they are nowhere near $30K+

Got a website for him? Purely for research purposes. 

jimbob_racing said:

Andy Hollis said:

There's a guy that does ground-up restos on these cars.  I'd rather have one of those.  And while his are expensive, they are nowhere near $30K+

Got a website for him? Purely for research purposes. 

I do not, but he posts regularly on the Honda CRX Community FB group.

I searched around a little for a name and came up empty.

David S. Wallens said:

Although if only this red one was an ’88....

Just throwing it out there but ....I have been thinking of selling my one owner 88 Si in y-49 yellow. All stock except for the radio and there was a car alarm installed at some point (since disabled but it was there) 

I just can't bring myself to throw it on an auction site and sell to an unknown person. 

Colin Wood said:

Considering it's on Bring a Trailer–which sometimes generates sales that skew values–I wouldn't be surprised if it goes over $50,000. (Okay, maybe I'd be a little surprised.)

Reaching a new record probably depends on how much money needs to be laundered in August. 

$36,000 bid and still 5 days to go. I thought that $50K guesstimate was implausible....maybe not.

honda33 said:

David S. Wallens said:

Although if only this red one was an ’88....

Just throwing it out there but ....I have been thinking of selling my one owner 88 Si in y-49 yellow. All stock except for the radio and there was a car alarm installed at some point (since disabled but it was there) 

I just can't bring myself to throw it on an auction site and sell to an unknown person. 

Go on.

jimbob_racing said:

honda33 said:

David S. Wallens said:

Although if only this red one was an ’88....

Just throwing it out there but ....I have been thinking of selling my one owner 88 Si in y-49 yellow. All stock except for the radio and there was a car alarm installed at some point (since disabled but it was there) 

I just can't bring myself to throw it on an auction site and sell to an unknown person. 

Go on.

 

Yes, please tell. Yellow is the hotness...

secretariata (Forum Supporter) said:

Yes, please tell. Yellow is the hotness...

Uhh...not really ==> https://www.hagerty.com/media/car-profiles/the-curse-of-the-yellow-crx/

In reply to Andy Hollis :

I don't believe in Bigfoot, Nessie or the Bermuda Triangle. Not putting much stock in the Y49 Curse either... 

secretariata (Forum Supporter) said:

In reply to Andy Hollis :

I don't believe in Bigfoot, Nessie or the Bermuda Triangle. Not putting much stock in the Y49 Curse either... 

While we've gotten plenty of EF hatches and sedans over the years, only CRX I ever saw in our local pick n' pull was a Y49.

This is my second y-49 and I've lost count of the number of EFs in total. But it's by far the cleanest one I have seen in many, many years. Bought and resided in New Mexico it's whole life and garage kept. 268k miles but it doesn't show at all.  

In reply to honda33 :

Was the driver's front fender repainted?

I like the yellow one a lot because the mileage is high enough that nobody will care if you swap in a red-topped B16. Period-appropriate modifications would be perfect.

Wasn't a certain Editorial Director was just mentioning that he missed his CRX?

In reply to Slippery :

Nope, just the way the sun is hitting it. 

Current bid: $40K.   2 days to go.

One day left. $41K. Has it peaked or will it just escalate in the closing hours?

In reply to J.A. Ackley :

My guess is mid 50s as crazy as that sounds.

Still at $41. Do I hear $45?

Gotta love the one guy bitching about the fender replacement