RE: Future proof: PH Blog

[anonymous-user]

I'm going to be keeping a very close eye on BMW i3 prices over the next couple of years!

[Dale487]

£6k Manual Porsche Cayman (any time would be great)
Manual 911 50th Anniversary - nice if they could be affordable by 2022
Audi S1 Sportback
Skoda yeti Monte Carlo (not even released yet but looked great in the motorshow pictures - Skoda please put some more powerful petrol engines it with a manual gearbox than the 105 1.2TSI)

[Mr. Potato Head]

Dan Trent said:

Ha! Funnily enough at a previous workplace there was a photographer who announced his arrival by doing exactly that.

Dan

If ever a post was worthless without pics then this is one.

[5RedLights]

Current Fiesta ST is going to be very appealing used in a few years, especially when you think you can get the ST150 for £2k now after 9 years.

[Type R Tom]

I've always wondered if modern cars will be economically viable to run in 10 – 15 years’ time, bit like the £100k+ Merc v12’s you can pick up now quite reasonably.

With MOT’s probably getting stricter, will all the electronic gizmos keep working or be cheap enough to repair keep todays cars on the road

[kambites]

It's not out yet, but I think the Tesla Model-III will be a very interesting car for when the wife's Octavia needs replacing.

[ghibbett]

Someone's going to be getting a cracking C63 Estate when mine goes back next month

[ecs0set]

Type R Tom said:

I've always wondered if modern cars will be economically viable to run in 10 – 15 years’ time, bit like the £100k+ Merc v12’s you can pick up now quite reasonably.

With MOT’s probably getting stricter, will all the electronic gizmos keep working or be cheap enough to repair keep todays cars on the road

IMHO, post 2000 £100k+ Merc V12s are not economically viable to run at any time. I was really interested in a CL65 but realistically, there is too much potential bork even if you can look past the 2nd mortgage for petrol costs. I read somewhere recently that the later AMG models are not significantly better.

Sadly, I feel that active suspension, ultra-sophisticated gearboxes and turbo-charged engines covered in sensors spell the end of running older performance cars on a budget. It takes long enough for the main dealers to work out what's gone wrong during the warranty period, even with factory backing. I think the local specialist will need to up their game considerably if they are going to keep uber-modern machinery going.

PS. I'm not talking about sat navs or seats or other things you can ignore. I'm thinking of a lot of complicated stuff that needs to work properly for the thing to move under its own power.

[bozzy101]

A Renault Sport Clio 200 when they are £2000 like their 172/182 predecessors.

[TNH]

Axionknight said:

The C63 is on mine, an estate would be my main choice. I fancy one early next year when my current lease is up but I doubt my boss lady would let me, lol

Just tell her its a C Class and pretend its a diesel

[Dave G fsi]

I will be buying a Mk3 Focus ST estate in the future for sure....

[SuperVM]

A C63 Estate with LSD is definitely on my list, as is a Nissan GTR and M135i.

[Lil'RedGTO]

ecs0set said:

Sadly, I feel that active suspension, ultra-sophisticated gearboxes and turbo-charged engines covered in sensors spell the end of running older performance cars on a budget.

I agree. Arguably even more mainstream stuff will also be a challenge, due to the amount of electronic stuff to go wrong. Most cars will simply be scrapped. Trying to run a 10 year old C63 in 2024 is likely to be nigh on impossible.

[JsyM3]

Lil'RedGTO said:

Trying to run a 10 year old C63 in 2024 is likely to be nigh on impossible.

You've just ruined my day

[FivePotTurbo]

Dan/anyone, can you fit a mountain bike in a Megane Trophy wìth the back seats down and front wheel off?

[TristPerrin]

M235i or 228i

Much like my current 130i, after few years depreciation and these two should be very tempting!

I just hope that they don't have any of the turbo related issues that put me off the last gen 135i...

[Lil'RedGTO]

JsyM3 said:

Lil'RedGTO said:

Trying to run a 10 year old C63 in 2024 is likely to be nigh on impossible.

You've just ruined my day

Sorry! Maybe I was too harsh. Not impossible, but pricey, as you'll just have to replace entire electronic systems when things break. I just get annoyed that manufacturers have to load their cars up with so much electronic cr*p. Why can't someone make a basic, fast, fun and ultra-reliable car using proven technology, without all the unecessary toys? GT-86 was a step in the right direction, at least.

[ajmcampbell]

F31 330d/335d Xdrive. Rapid, economical performance.
W221 S Class: luxurious and (seemingly) reliable so far.
Late XKR: falling in value pretty fast, looks like a lot of car for the money.
Last gen Maser QP: much prettier than its replacement, if flawed.

[EricE]

4C is a guaranteed classic in my eyes.

Mixed reviews, good performance, quite unpractical car, limited sales because demand is not huge but even so they can’t keep up with production. I’m sure the ones with the ugly bug eye headlights will command a premium in the future just because they were "special". (I think the Spyder headlights look miles better!)

C63 estate with LSD is definitely on my list but I wish I had a magic crystal ball to see where the values are going. Seems to me that so far they hold their value better than similar AMG cars?

[Krikkit]

Lil'RedGTO said:

JsyM3 said:

Lil'RedGTO said:

Trying to run a 10 year old C63 in 2024 is likely to be nigh on impossible.

You've just ruined my day

Sorry! Maybe I was too harsh. Not impossible, but pricey, as you'll just have to replace entire electronic systems when things break. I just get annoyed that manufacturers have to load their cars up with so much electronic cr*p. Why can't someone make a basic, fast, fun and ultra-reliable car using proven technology, without all the unecessary toys? GT-86 was a step in the right direction, at least.

I think you have more of a chance with the C63 - NA V8 and torque converter auto... There's been plenty of those around for years, and esc/dsc systems are mostly quite mature by now.

It's something like the current M5 that would give me the heebie jeebies.