740 values
740 values are possibly where 240 values were a few years ago. Back then less than £1000 would buy you a very creditable 240 GLT, now a good one will command 5 or 6 times that.
The 240 seems to have achieved classic status.
If the 740 goes the same way (and why would it not?) then buying one now, or looking after the one you've got would be a wise move.
850R models are already commanding very high asking prices, and I'd guess that in a couple of years time phase 1 C70s and S70s will also be appreciating.
Last year I paid £2500 for a low-mileage one owner S90. Too much? Well maybe, but it's given me a pretty much trouble free 20,000 miles so far and every reason to believe that it'll last for years to come.
If I'd bought say a £10k Focus or Astra instead I'd already have lost at least half that in depreciation.
No, I reckon that good 7-, 8-, 9- and P1 70-series cars are a good bet right now on two counts. One you'll have an excellent everyday car, secondly, it could very well become an appreciating asset over the next few years.
Jack
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