how rare is this color?

[dave6666]

Originally Posted by transamer79

how rare is "blue" as an exterior color for 2001 rt10s? Is it "saphire blue" or "dark blue"? I was under the impression that it was a highly desired car but when i looked up the production numbers for 2001 it said they made about 300 of them. Is there a trend of these cars fetching higher prices r am i imagining things. Thanks, Kevin

I'd put you money in the bank and buy a car you actually like instead.

[treesnake]

[treesnake]

This photo was taken last year. That's "goldcup's" GTS, My car in the middle and "one eyed's" RT10.

[chimazo]

Even among true collector cars, color is rarely a factor in price. If anything, brighter colors that "pop" attract greater attention under the auction lights.

Regardless, a sapphire car with that many miles will never be a considered a collectible, and most would argue that the cognac interior is a negative, not a plus, in terms of perceived value.

It IS a great color if you happen to like blue (which I personally do), but like Dave said in his post, buy the car because you like it and buy the one in the best condition for the $$.

[goldcup]

what he said, I would also add if the previous owner did not take care of the paint it could require alot of tlc as sapphire shows everything.

[agentf1]

There were 252 Sapphire 01 RT10's build and 120 had Cognac interior with the remaining 132 w black interior. I would say this is a pretty rare and desirable color.

There were also 216 Sapphire GTS's made, 86 with silver stripes and 130 monotone and 161 of them had black interior with 55 having cognac.

There were also 77 ACR's built this color with 49 having stripes and 28 monotone.

Sapphire is a beautiful dark blue metallic that takes on a life of its own pending on what lighting it is in. It can be mistaken for black at dusk and has incredible depth in the bright sunlight. It is by far one of my favorite Viper colors.

As for whoever said that color does not effect the demand for collector cars, this could not be more false especially with the vipers. Reds seem to be the cheapest due to them being made every year and the graphite and sapphires seem to demand top dollar due to the low numbers and how incredible the viper look in those colors. If you are looking for something collectible I would try to find one with less than 10,000 miles. And please don't confuse collectible with being an investment as no cars are a very good investment. Some will hold their values better than others but you always lose your socks when you go to sell them.

[Blade Runner]

I was offered a billion dollars for mine. I was going to sell but the kid was only 6 and could not get financing.
When it's clean it the bests color on vipers. It seems to change with lighting, sometimes it looks black other times purple.

[musicncars]

Originally Posted by agentf1

There were 252 Sapphire 01 RT10's build and 120 had Cognac interior with the remaining 132 w black interior. I would say this is a pretty rare and desirable color.

There were also 216 Sapphire GTS's made, 86 with silver stripes and 130 monotone and 161 of them had black interior with 55 having cognac.

There were also 77 ACR's built this color with 49 having stripes and 28 monotone.

Sapphire is a beautiful dark blue metallic that takes on a life of its own pending on what lighting it is in. It can be mistaken for black at dusk and has incredible depth in the bright sunlight. It is by far one of my favorite Viper colors.

As for whoever said that color does not effect the demand for collector cars, this could not be more false especially with the vipers. Reds seem to be the cheapest due to them being made every year and the graphite and sapphires seem to demand top dollar due to the low numbers and how incredible the viper look in those colors. If you are looking for something collectible I would try to find one with less than 10,000 miles. And please don't confuse collectible with being an investment as no cars are a very good investment. Some will hold their values better than others but you always lose your socks when you go to sell them.

ditto.....buy a car because you love it, not because you want to make a million on it. especially, in todays market.

[Dom426h]

yea, buy what you like, not what someone tells you is rare/limited/collectable/desired whatever.

Im not much of a fan of the dark blue myself, but wouldnt mind having one w/silver stripes. Also, i think the safblue is one of the few colors that looks nice w the cognac

[transamer79]

i would never buy a car i didnt like. I absolutely love the sapphire and cognac. cognac is the best!!!!! i love blue cars, my z06 was blue with white stripes. Im not buying the car to be part of a collection. Im buying it do drive every chance i get thats why i really dont care about the miles not being under 20k. I just want the best bang for my buck. If i buy a car with super low miles im going to feel bad when i start racking up miles. If i buy one with high 30s or 40s i m not going to feel bad when i put 5 k miles a year on it. By no means will it be a commuter car, i just want to enjoy it to its full potential.