Pontiac Bonneville

BONNEVILLE CARSTOCKSPECIALTY
$19.3K ▼ $20.2K (−51.2%)12 mo
UNDERVALUEDUndervalued vs trend — but volatile.
Well supported · 125 sold + 299 active
Fair value$19.3K ($16.8K–$21.6K)
Typical ask$16.5K
Recent sold$36.3K
Current valueHigh
12-mo trendRoughly flat · 5-in-10 up · 68% calls right
Buyer: Prices look low vs trend — a reasonable entry; confirm condition and title.
Seller: Buyers here are value-focused; price near sold comps ($36k) for a timely sale.
Watcher: Volatile — wait for a clearer trend.
💰 Pricing your car to sell
Quick sale$15.7Ksells fast
Fair$36.3Krecent comps
List$38.8Kroom to negotiate
Stretch$42.1Kexceptional
🎯 Buying guide
Strong deal below $16.8K · Fair $16.8K–$21.6K · careful above $35.9K

Due to a thin data state, this market outlook for Pontiac Bonneville is low-confidence. A potential downward trend is signaled with a 0.52 probability over 6, 12, and 24 months in a volatile regime, while the market shows an undervaluation score of 66.59 and depreciation risk of 55.65. The High-Yield Bond Spread is identified as a leading indicator with a correlation of 0.65.

What It's Actually Worth

Blended value of a standard 63 yr, 44k mi example, ~$19.3K now. The green line weighs confirmed auction sales most heavily (the amber dots — what cars actually hammered for), blends in fast-selling "just-missed" listings, and lightly smooths out month-to-month composition noise.

2006-01 2026-09 $242K $1.8K
━ blended true value ● confirmed auction sales (dot size = volume)
◫ 783 confirmed sales (781 auction · 2 other)·1000 sales tracked·249 months tracked·since 2006-01·1388 active listings

Did our model work? 68% direction calls right

Each faint amber line is a forecast we would have made at that point in the past (12-mo horizon), drawn against what actually happened (blue). Over 120 scored forecasts: 68% got the direction right, median value error ±32%.

2003-08 2026-09 $290K $4.1K
━ actual ╱ past predictions (ghosts)

Walk-forward: each ghost uses only data available at that date — no hindsight. Data-backed market intelligence, not a guaranteed prediction. Figures are modeled estimates from asking prices, sold comps, and public economic indicators; they can be wrong. Not financial advice.

Auction Scorecard gavel in range 6 in 10

We replayed 163 past auctions in this market — predicting each hammer price from market data before the sale (no hindsight). Typical miss: ±47%; the gavel landed inside our predicted range 6 in 10 of the time, and we lean slightly high on average.

SoldCarOur rangeHammer
2026-09-18 1977 · 86k mi $10.3K–$37.9K $4.1K ✗
2026-09-03 1967 · 91k mi $9.9K–$36.2K $13.0K ✓
2026-08-06 1966 · 68k mi $10.6K–$57.3K $50.4K ✓
2026-08-06 1966 · 68k mi $12.4K–$45.6K $50.4K ✗
2026-07-31 1964 · 59k mi $14.1K–$51.9K $15.0K ✓
2026-07-30 1960 · 59k mi $14.1K–$51.7K $16.5K ✓
2026-07-22 2002 · 179k mi $5.7K–$21.0K $8.0K ✓
2026-07-21 2005 · 76k mi $13.0K–$47.7K $5.9K ✗

Live now — calling it before the gavel

We're currently tracking 8 open auctions in this market. Here's our predicted hammer range for each — check back after they close.

ClosesCarSourceOur predicted range
open 1964 · 62k mi ebay $9.3K–$50.3K ($21.6K)
open 1963 · 100k mi ebay $6.5K–$35.2K ($15.1K)
open 1963 · 100k mi ebay $6.5K–$35.6K ($15.3K)
open 1963 · 100k mi ebay $6.7K–$36.1K ($15.5K)
open 1966 · 1000k mi ebay $6.4K–$34.7K ($14.9K)
open 1963 · 100k mi ebay $6.7K–$36.1K ($15.5K)
open 1958 ebay $8.2K–$44.6K ($19.2K)
open 1960 · 76k mi hemmings $8.8K–$47.9K ($20.6K)

No-lookahead: predictions are made before each auction closes; the scorecard grades confirmed sold auctions only (no-sales excluded). A modeled estimate, not a guarantee. Data-backed market intelligence, not a guaranteed prediction. Figures are modeled estimates from asking prices, sold comps, and public economic indicators; they can be wrong. Not financial advice.

Where We Think It's Headed

Probability and range, not a single number. Wider = less certain (not bigger gains).

2006-01 now +24mo $429K $654
HorizonDirectionProbabilityConfidencePast accuracy
6 mo UP 48% Low 67%
12 mo DOWN 52% Low 68%
24 mo DOWN 52% Low 57%

Data-backed market intelligence, not a guaranteed prediction. Figures are modeled estimates from asking prices, sold comps, and public economic indicators; they can be wrong. Not financial advice.

Lead Indicator Forecast

Some indicators move before this market does. High-Yield Bond Spread has historically led it by about 11 months — so its recent move implies where prices head next (dashed). The solid green line is actual value through today; the shaded path is what the lead implies.

$19.2K now +11mo 2006-01 $76.0K $15.0K
BECAUSE credit spreads rose 3%. THEREFORE, given its usual 11-month head start, we lean DOWN — about −1% (≈ −$98) over the next 11 months. Confidence: Moderate (correlation -0.57, 18 months overlap).

If You’d Bought in 2006

$100K invested 2006-01 → today (20.7 yrs), this car vs where else you could've put the money. Rebased to 100 at the start; the dashed line is inflation (break-even).

$33.8K$865K$765K$1288K$186K 2006 2026 2270 100
━ This car $33.8K━ S&P 500 $865K━ Gold $765K━ Luxury $1288K━ Housing $186K
Lost ground to inflation. The Pontiac Bonneville roughly 0.3×'d your money (a real 80% LOSS to inflation). It LAGGED the stock market by about 96% — the same money in the S&P 500 would be larger. It trailed housing (-82%). (Price only — a real round-trip also loses ~10–20% to buy/sell fees and carrying costs.)
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What This Market Follows

Specialty-car prices don't move in a vacuum. These economic indicators have historically led this market — tap one to see it shifted forward by its lead time, overlaid on the value line.

High-Yield Bond Spread leads by about 20 months (moves with this market, correlation 0.65). Shown shifted forward 20 months so its turns line up with the market's.

━ Pontiac Bonneville ┄ High-Yield Bond Spread, shifted +20mo
2024-11 2026-09

Why We Think This

Appreciation Momentum
50
Undervaluation
66
Liquidity
48
Speculation Opportunity
53
Depreciation Risk
57
Overvaluation
30
asking -42% vs historic sold asking vs historic spread
-24% vs 2-yr avg pct vs trailing 24mo
-29% vs 3-yr trend pct vs trailing 36mo
asking trend +0.4%/mo median asking trend slope
-15% vs 12-mo avg pct vs trailing 12mo
sale prices -0.9%/mo median sale trend slope
sell-through 67% sell through rate
43 days on market median days on market

Current Inventory Snapshot

Active priced listings1388
Median fair value$18,048
Avg deal score55/100

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Recent Signals & Alerts

Data-backed market intelligence, not a guaranteed prediction. Figures are modeled estimates from asking prices, sold comps, and public economic indicators; they can be wrong. Not financial advice.