Brewster's Millions... but...
Discussion
Without millions... and also without Brewster... but with a decade of dry storage. 
Let's say you were given a budget of £20,000 and you had to buy two cars only.
Both cars are to be sealed up in dry storage for exactly 10 years, whereupon they will be unsealed and released to be returned to you.
The challenges:
Car 1 > Is to lose the maximum possible amount of money from your initial investment.
Car 2 > Is to gain the maximum possible amount of money from the original investment.
What two cars would you pick and why?
Let's say you were given a budget of £20,000 and you had to buy two cars only.
Both cars are to be sealed up in dry storage for exactly 10 years, whereupon they will be unsealed and released to be returned to you.
The challenges:
Car 1 > Is to lose the maximum possible amount of money from your initial investment.
Car 2 > Is to gain the maximum possible amount of money from the original investment.
What two cars would you pick and why?
£10k on a mercedes r129 500SL for the most, and this for the least: http://www2.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...
Diesel SUVs will be hopelessly out of fashion in 10 years.
Diesel SUVs will be hopelessly out of fashion in 10 years.
£12K on a Lotus Elise S1 ... They're already going up in value and in 4 years time, the US can then begin to import them. Not a huge amount on the road, so I'm hoping prices will increase similar to that of the R32 GTR.
I'd spend the rest on an Insignia ... or a high mileage Jaguar XF?
I'd spend the rest on an Insignia ... or a high mileage Jaguar XF?
0a said:
this for the least: http://www2.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...
I'm thinking that might lose the whole £9500... 
Sterillium said:
0a said:
this for the least: http://www2.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...
I'm thinking that might lose the whole £9500... carreauchompeur said:
Sterillium said:
0a said:
this for the least: http://www2.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...
I'm thinking that might lose the whole £9500... Hopefully they will all be covered by the scrappage scheme, even if they are hybrid
I agree with Akemi's Elise idea :
Gainer : £14,000 on an Elise S2 111S. S1's are already collectible, K-series S2's will follow. Not so much the Toyota cars yet 'cos they have namby-pamby stuff like a brake servo
Loser : £6,000 on a Robin Hood kitcar. Without knocking kitcars, age does nothing for their values, particularly budget examples.
Gainer : £14,000 on an Elise S2 111S. S1's are already collectible, K-series S2's will follow. Not so much the Toyota cars yet 'cos they have namby-pamby stuff like a brake servo
Loser : £6,000 on a Robin Hood kitcar. Without knocking kitcars, age does nothing for their values, particularly budget examples.
Two from BMW:
The gainer: BMW Z3M Coupe £21,950 - I'd negotiate hard
but if that is disqualified, BMW E39 M5 for £16,995. Naturally aspirated, manual cars that will be even more desirable in 10 years time.
The loser: BMW i3 2015 for £19,495 - there is no way this will be worth anything in 10 years, the cables won't exist to charge it any more and the batteries will be shot that it'll have no range.
EDIT: Ah, I spent twice the budget
... and a bit more !
I'll stick with the E39 as the gainer, and put in this heap for the loser:
Ssangyong Rexton 2.7 RX 270 S 5dr with 110k on the clock it's sure to be worth zero
The gainer: BMW Z3M Coupe £21,950 - I'd negotiate hard
but if that is disqualified, BMW E39 M5 for £16,995. Naturally aspirated, manual cars that will be even more desirable in 10 years time.The loser: BMW i3 2015 for £19,495 - there is no way this will be worth anything in 10 years, the cables won't exist to charge it any more and the batteries will be shot that it'll have no range.
EDIT: Ah, I spent twice the budget
... and a bit more !I'll stick with the E39 as the gainer, and put in this heap for the loser:
Ssangyong Rexton 2.7 RX 270 S 5dr with 110k on the clock it's sure to be worth zero
Edited by MisterJD on Sunday 19th February 18:42
MisterJD said:
Two from BMW:
The gainer: BMW Z3M Coupe £21,950 - I'd negotiate hard but if that is disqualified, BMW E39 M5 for £16,995. Naturally aspirated, manual cars that will be even more desirable in 10 years time.
The loser: BMW i3 2015 for £19,495 - there is no way this will be worth anything in 10 years, the cables won't exist to charge it any more and the batteries will be shot that it'll have no range.
You've spent £41,455 from a budget of £20,000.The gainer: BMW Z3M Coupe £21,950 - I'd negotiate hard
but if that is disqualified, BMW E39 M5 for £16,995. Naturally aspirated, manual cars that will be even more desirable in 10 years time.The loser: BMW i3 2015 for £19,495 - there is no way this will be worth anything in 10 years, the cables won't exist to charge it any more and the batteries will be shot that it'll have no range.
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