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Buick Grand National

1984–1987

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Buick Grand National
SELLDepreciatinghigh confidence

$127,500

Market value · recent verified sales

-22.9%

12-month change

Wait or Sell

Prices declining. Sellers should consider acting; buyers should wait.

Median sold price down 22.9% over the last 12 months. Loss is likely to continue, especially for this segment.

Modelled estimate — automatically replaced with verified sold lots as our sources index more results for this car in Australia.

MSRP

Collectibility

6/10

Collectible

3-Year Forecast

$70,987

-44%

5-Year Forecast

$59,496

-53%

Estimates based on 16 verified Australia sales.

Market scores

30

Desirability

Illiquid

10

Liquidity

Poor

10

Resale Outlook

Marque analyst note

The Buick Grand National market in Australia is signalling distress, with the median price falling sharply to AUD$127,500 and a year-on-year decline of 22.9 percent. The SELL signal reflects a depreciating trajectory that shows no sign of stabilising in the near term.

Liquidity is severely constrained, with zero sales tracked over the past twelve months and no active listings currently available. This absence of transaction data makes it difficult to anchor price discovery, and the illiquid status suggests that any seller may face extended holding periods and potential further concessions to move inventory.

The Grand National sits in the collectible tier with a score of 6, though desirability remains low in the Australian market. Without production volume data or mileage norms for comparative transactions, assessing condition-relative value is challenging, but the absence of recent sales activity points to a widening gap between asking and bid levels.

The three-year projection is sobering: the base case anticipates a further 44.3 percent decline to approximately AUD$71,000. Over five years, the model forecasts depreciation of 53.3 percent, bringing median value below AUD$60,000. These projections assume continued softness in demand and no catalyst for renewed collector interest in the model domestically.

Owners holding Grand Nationals should recognise that waiting is unlikely to arrest losses; market conditions favour sellers who act decisively rather than those hoping for recovery. The combination of zero current supply, zero recent sales, and weak desirability suggests this model is not competing effectively for collector capital in Australia at present.

Depreciation Benchmark

  • Current avg value$127,500
  • Annual appr. rate-22.9%/yr
  • Segment average+3.0 to +9.5%/yr

Vehicle History Signals

  • Auction lots tracked16
  • Damage or salvage declared0 (0.0%)
  • No damage declared16 (100.0%)
No damage or salvage declarations found in the titles and descriptions of the auction lots we track for this model. That's a good sign, not a guarantee — always commission a professional inspection and history check before buying.

Est. Annual Ownership Costs

  • Insurance (agreed value)$1,020
  • Maintenance$3,050
  • Storage$4,870
  • Depreciation— (appreciating)
  • Total annual cost$8,940
This car has historically appreciated — carrying cost is offset by value growth, not eroded by depreciation.

Market Liquidity

  • Active Listings0
  • Sales Last 12 Months0

Market Snapshot

  • Active Listings0
  • Avg Sale Price
  • Avg Mileage at Sale
  • Recent Price Range
  • Total Sales Tracked0

Recent sales

No tracked sales yet for this market.

Indicative only — not investment advice. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future value.