Depreciation dodging

[DM]

true, but he didnt specify it had to be a daily driver

We need more rules

 

[Berger]

Any decent Peugeot GTi from the late 80's 90's is worth around £1500-2000 if in average condition.

 

[Herminator]

Hopefully my BMW 840 Ci Sport, that is as long as you keep it good condition, in fact prices now seem to be a bit higher than when I bought it earlier this year.

 

[Janesy B]

My Fiesta, purchased in 01/09 for £900, still worth around that now. Although as Fox mentioned, it's just bottomed out and if you spent any less, you'd end up with a turd.

 

[Jamous]

Any Cosworth seems to have held their prices for years now.
I bought a Sapphire for £5k, kept it 4 years and sold it for £5k, that was 5 years ago and £5k is still the going price.

 

[Begbie]

Lotus Elise S1 is the first thing that comes to my mind. VX220 might be another?

I've been keeping my eye on VX220's for a while now. They don't seem to be dropping much anymore.

 

[MikeHiow]

I also believe the S1 Elise was in the Which? top 10 investment list!

 

[shauncr91]

I doubt a 100k Ferrari would not lose anything either.

I think he was talking more in respect to classics which are now actually rising in value.

 

[TomO]

CSL

 

[Maxeh]

Decent spec Intergrale's are a safe bet I reckon.

Maybe E30 M3s, Golf Rallyes, Clio V6?

 

[4T5]

Ford Capri.
XR2.
XR3i.
Austin Mini.

All affordable Classics that are going up in price.

 

[doofer]

Opel Manta, always been a big demand over in Ireland for them, they are just getting more and more scarce forcing the prices up, the bubble may have just burst on this now though!

 

[Jez]

355's and 360's appear to have sat at approximately the same price for a few years now. Pretty safe with either of them, not unaffordable too. Great way to own some exotica for a while.

 

[GinG]

£40 - £50k Bently Continentle, can't see them loosing much more value?

 

[daz]

355's and 360's appear to have sat at approximately the same price for a few years now.

Sure you'll dodge depreciation but not the maintenance Probably applies to most of these old/classic cars, but more so on an old Ferrari where parts are not as plentiful.

 

[Alibaba99]

I also believe the S1 Elise was in the Which? top 10 investment list!

Looks out of window at S1 111S parked on drive.

Realistically, any car which has tax and test and its only value is due to having this should hold its value unless something drastic goes wrong. Finding a non-rusty smoker in good running condition is much easier these days than it was 20 years ago when you lived in dread of the MOT welding cost heading passed £500.

 

[DM]

£40 - £50k Bently Continentle, can't see them loosing much more value?

Needs another few years i could have got a big miles 04 CGT for 30 odd grand, 30k is where the bottom feeders of them will settle i reccon.

Also remember a bad one of those is a proper disaster waiting to happen im talking 15k or more disaster.

 

[-westy-]

Peugeot 205 GTI. Can get a reasonable example now for £1200-£2000, and it'll hold that money all day long

 

[Shad]

Caterhams are (or were) one of the least depreciating cars you can buy. Buy a new Superlight for £35k and sell it on a year later for about... £35k.

I bought mine for £14k three years ago and it's now worth about £12k - can't complain really

 

[Jez]

Sure you'll dodge depreciation but not the maintenance Probably applies to most of these old/classic cars, but more so on an old Ferrari where parts are not as plentiful.

True, there is the mechanical gamble. Actual fixed running costs are actually very reasonable indeed assuming that its a garage queen.