COOL CLASSIC CAR SPOTTERS POST!!! Vol 2
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Dr Interceptor said:
Yup... At least 15. It's a Merc, so it will get down to near-shed money, then start to go up again - at which point it's a future classic. Then when it get's to the point where they are cooler than anything in the current line-up, they've made it.
Should be less than 15 years then, because the current line-up is nasty, from top to bottom.And I've owned at least half a dozen Mercedes in the past.
Dr Interceptor said:
Blown2CV said:
maybe 15!
Yup... At least 15. It's a Merc, so it will get down to near-shed money, then start to go up again - at which point it's a future classic. Then when it get's to the point where they are cooler than anything in the current line-up, they've made it.
I was in Monaco the other day, as is my wont at this time of year and driving my friend's Pug 106 out of Casino Square along the Boulevard d'Italie, bemoaning the fact that you never see anything interesting there these days. When you've seen one Bentley Continental, Aston, Rolls-Royce Phantom on Russian plates or one of those ugly great Maserati 4-door barges then you've seen them all.
Then, as if in a vision, from a garage under one of the attractive old apartment blocks, appeared in front of me a Ferrari 250GT SWB California Spyder, a thing of extreme beauty and driven by a guy who looked to be in his fifties. I let him out, he thanked me and drove away in the other direction with no drama, leaving me wiping up my drool and wondering if I had dreamed it.
Then, as if in a vision, from a garage under one of the attractive old apartment blocks, appeared in front of me a Ferrari 250GT SWB California Spyder, a thing of extreme beauty and driven by a guy who looked to be in his fifties. I let him out, he thanked me and drove away in the other direction with no drama, leaving me wiping up my drool and wondering if I had dreamed it.
Doofus said:
Given that Ferraris and the like will only return their investment value if the owner doesn't drive them, I don't see why a lack of petrol will change much.
That's a bit of an over simplification to say the least!Whilst low mileage Ferraris more often than not carry a premium over cars with higher mileage, improving their investment potential, often, not driving the cars at all can actually make them harder to sell and decrease their investment potential.
Cars that have been left in storage for decades and never driven for example, can be worth a lot less than cars that have been driven regularly, as prospective buyers can be put off by the additional costs of recommissioning the car, and the enhanced risk of something failing.
One thing Ferraris do not take kindly to, is not being used on a regular basis - They need regular exercise to stop seals drying out, causing severe oil leaks, and parts seizing up, becoming brittle, corroded etc., etc.
A big part of Ferrari's reputation for being unreliable is based on the experiences of owners who didn't use their cars often enough, and that can have a massive impact on their investment potential!
4rephill said:
That's a bit of an over simplification to say the least!
Whilst low mileage Ferraris more often than not carry a premium over cars with higher mileage, improving their investment potential, often, not driving the cars at all can actually make them harder to sell and decrease their investment potential.
Cars that have been left in storage for decades and never driven for example, can be worth a lot less than cars that have been driven regularly, as prospective buyers can be put off by the additional costs of recommissioning the car, and the enhanced risk of something failing.
One thing Ferraris do not take kindly to, is not being used on a regular basis - They need regular exercise to stop seals drying out, causing severe oil leaks, and parts seizing up, becoming brittle, corroded etc., etc.
A big part of Ferrari's reputation for being unreliable is based on the experiences of owners who didn't use their cars often enough, and that can have a massive impact on their investment potential!
Yes, I know. Thank you. Whilst low mileage Ferraris more often than not carry a premium over cars with higher mileage, improving their investment potential, often, not driving the cars at all can actually make them harder to sell and decrease their investment potential.
Cars that have been left in storage for decades and never driven for example, can be worth a lot less than cars that have been driven regularly, as prospective buyers can be put off by the additional costs of recommissioning the car, and the enhanced risk of something failing.
One thing Ferraris do not take kindly to, is not being used on a regular basis - They need regular exercise to stop seals drying out, causing severe oil leaks, and parts seizing up, becoming brittle, corroded etc., etc.
A big part of Ferrari's reputation for being unreliable is based on the experiences of owners who didn't use their cars often enough, and that can have a massive impact on their investment potential!
Trevithick said:
Butter Face said:
Spotted this lovely Interceptor SP parked up a side road near me. Very special car!!
Well I'll be it's my old banger. Yep full power SP and still running well. 
Hello, T. How's things?
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