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Can you buy an everyday car that will increase in value ?Views : 5547 Replies : 106Users Viewing This Thread : |
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Dec 19th, 2017, 17:28 | #61 | |
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The upside of the desirability of the turbos is that the humble normally aspirated bricks can be had for very little coin. My ‘91 740 is a beautiful car, mint inside and very good outside, mechanically excellent and a flawless drive, all for £400.
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Thread's getting dull with all the talk about Volvo's for small change. Could we have some imagination guys, there are a lot of nice, interesting motors out there for little money ?
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Dec 19th, 2017, 19:01 | #63 |
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Corrado VR6 would be a reasonable shout I guess.
A 911 is usable daily and the 996s that were broken for parts as you couldn't sell them seem to have slowed and now starting to creep up slowly. 9000 Aero in standard condition is now going up and is modern enough to be safe and what not without being stupidly complicated. Getting scarce now sadly. |
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Dec 19th, 2017, 19:04 | #64 |
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Well, it is a Volvo forum. Can't blame people for referring to older Volvos when they are indeed gaining in value, and make a practical, sensible, yet fun purchase.
As for non-Volvo cars that are appreciating... MX5 Mk1 (possibly Mk2) MGF and MGTF to an extent Pre-2000s Toyota MR2 unmodified Triumph Spitfire Honda S2000 Any Alfa Romeo with the Busso V6 (aside from the Brera) To name a few. There are a few issues with those, however. The Mazda MX5 Mk1 has rust issues that are as bad as (if not worse than) some of the older Volvos. The MGF and TF aren't what you'd call the most reliable cars and working on them is a righteous pain. The MR2 has the same problem, along with being a complete deathtrap if being driven badly (very unforgiving cars). Spitfires being older have their issues and can be expensive to maintain (although still reasonable compared to some). The Honda S2000 has just begun to appreciate but it never really lost a lot of value in the first place. Finding a good one can set you back over £10,000, but they are very reliable, very well-made and fun. Meanwhile Alfas have their reputation for bad reliability. I don't know much about the newer ones with the Busso (156, 147, 166, GTV etc) but they are getting expensive as well. As for whether you could call them everyday cars, that's a different matter. None except perhaps the Alfas are particularly expensive in day to day running. All that being said, I still want an 850 T5-R and a Spitfire...
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Dec 20th, 2017, 00:41 | #65 |
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A chap I race with has a Honda Integra Type-R, paid £3000 for it and is worth at least 1K on top of that now after 18mths.
He’s remapped it and done a ton of work to it engine wise, and it’s an incredible car.
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I think that Boxsters are where the value is* - and IMHO, having owned both, the significantly better car of the two. (Cue argument!) *especially for those who missed the 996 boat, and want a Porsche |
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Nissan 350Z.
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Ironically it's not being thrashed that kills them - quite the opposite. Sitting in traffic/idling is what does for a 996 because there isn't enough waterflow and the block gets hot at the top - pistons go out of shape and score the bore. If kept running hard then they're fine! Most 996s that have been broken for parts are because the engine has started knocking from scored bores. There's no spare engines! |
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350z a good shout, although I prefer 370. Owned an old school 300zx twin turbo with various mods and over 300HP, it was a manual and an absolute blast. These and more expensive supra Turbo are probably safe money. |
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Mercedes R129s are good value. Boxsters are cheap, I've never liked them. Jon. |
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