If you don't use it should you sell it?
Discussion
Been pondering is it worth keeping cars you just don't drive?
I appreciate them as art and love the styling but if your not driving them is there any point, I mean for the normal ethuisast not the extremely wealthy or super rich.
I own 3 cars but don't really use any ...and with new child and 4 others don't really have time to enjoy as enjoyment is more kid focused .... ever since I was a child had a dream of owning a Lamborghini and since had 3, but feel maybe my time is now or should I keep the cars anyone else been through this who can give pros and cons and if you did get rid ..do you feel it was the right or wrong and for what reasons
I appreciate them as art and love the styling but if your not driving them is there any point, I mean for the normal ethuisast not the extremely wealthy or super rich.
I own 3 cars but don't really use any ...and with new child and 4 others don't really have time to enjoy as enjoyment is more kid focused .... ever since I was a child had a dream of owning a Lamborghini and since had 3, but feel maybe my time is now or should I keep the cars anyone else been through this who can give pros and cons and if you did get rid ..do you feel it was the right or wrong and for what reasons
I fall on the other side of the fence from Leg.
I love my cars but time with the kids is far more precious. If I were you, I'd keep the Lambo and sell the two others and get one other 'relatively' sensible family car.
Even if you only drive it once every month (or even less), the Lambo will still bring huge fun and satisfaction - also, I don't know how old your kids are but if/when they get older, they will love that you have it!
I suspect others will disagree with my priorities though!
I love my cars but time with the kids is far more precious. If I were you, I'd keep the Lambo and sell the two others and get one other 'relatively' sensible family car.
Even if you only drive it once every month (or even less), the Lambo will still bring huge fun and satisfaction - also, I don't know how old your kids are but if/when they get older, they will love that you have it!
I suspect others will disagree with my priorities though!
550man said:
I fall on the other side of the fence from Leg.
I love my cars but time with the kids is far more precious. If I were you, I'd keep the Lambo and sell the two others and get one other 'relatively' sensible family car.
Even if you only drive it once every month (or even less), the Lambo will still bring huge fun and satisfaction - also, I don't know how old your kids are but if/when they get older, they will love that you have it!
I suspect others will disagree with my priorities though!
Who mentioned kids?I love my cars but time with the kids is far more precious. If I were you, I'd keep the Lambo and sell the two others and get one other 'relatively' sensible family car.
Even if you only drive it once every month (or even less), the Lambo will still bring huge fun and satisfaction - also, I don't know how old your kids are but if/when they get older, they will love that you have it!
I suspect others will disagree with my priorities though!
It's working or worrying about work that sucks up most people's time. That's the bit to wind down so you can spend more time with your family and passions.
550man said:
I fall on the other side of the fence from Leg.
I love my cars but time with the kids is far more precious. If I were you, I'd keep the Lambo and sell the two others and get one other 'relatively' sensible family car.
Even if you only drive it once every month (or even less), the Lambo will still bring huge fun and satisfaction - also, I don't know how old your kids are but if/when they get older, they will love that you have it!
I suspect others will disagree with my priorities though!
Agree, keep one, the lambo.. Do things with the lambo involving the kids, one of mine comes to every meet and most drive outs..I love my cars but time with the kids is far more precious. If I were you, I'd keep the Lambo and sell the two others and get one other 'relatively' sensible family car.
Even if you only drive it once every month (or even less), the Lambo will still bring huge fun and satisfaction - also, I don't know how old your kids are but if/when they get older, they will love that you have it!
I suspect others will disagree with my priorities though!
I have a few cars and as above, I hardly drive any, I haven't driven the lambo for a few months now but I have it as a duel purpose vehicle.
1) I drive it when I get the itch.
2) I look at it when I'm feeling down.
That may sound "nerdy" but for as long as "nerdy" works for me, I will continue
1) I drive it when I get the itch.
2) I look at it when I'm feeling down.
That may sound "nerdy" but for as long as "nerdy" works for me, I will continue
In summary, Don't sell, as you will immediately buy another.
In 99 I had a 355GTS quickly followed by Child 1 (2000) Child 2 (2002). As you can imagine, 355 didn't get as much attention as I had planned. Odd Eurotrip and track day aside. Depreciation existed for these back then so cost me about 16K for the 3 years and sold it.
What happened then for me....
Within 6 months I bought a 308GTB with a GTO body from San Diego, after a fun few months viewing them around the world, great weekend trips by the way. Rationale was I had removed depreciation from the equation so if I didn't use it, it didn't really matter. Unfortunately I retained that logic and added another 9 cars over the years, including race cars (which although don't depreciate they do cost a lot to run).
Outcome, I use each car less per car than I did with the parked up 355. They are 'horses for courses' e.g. race cars live in Kent as I got sick of trailering them up and down the country for no benefit as all the racing is 'down south'.
In 99 I had a 355GTS quickly followed by Child 1 (2000) Child 2 (2002). As you can imagine, 355 didn't get as much attention as I had planned. Odd Eurotrip and track day aside. Depreciation existed for these back then so cost me about 16K for the 3 years and sold it.
What happened then for me....
Within 6 months I bought a 308GTB with a GTO body from San Diego, after a fun few months viewing them around the world, great weekend trips by the way. Rationale was I had removed depreciation from the equation so if I didn't use it, it didn't really matter. Unfortunately I retained that logic and added another 9 cars over the years, including race cars (which although don't depreciate they do cost a lot to run).
Outcome, I use each car less per car than I did with the parked up 355. They are 'horses for courses' e.g. race cars live in Kent as I got sick of trailering them up and down the country for no benefit as all the racing is 'down south'.
Hi mark
Not a dig, but do you need the money?, if you sold any, what would you do with the money?
If you have a variety of cars,you can choose what to drive and when
Can't imagine the lambo will be depreciating much, if at all?
Just keep them,treat them as works of art, bit like an expensive painting, only you can use a car!
Not a dig, but do you need the money?, if you sold any, what would you do with the money?
If you have a variety of cars,you can choose what to drive and when
Can't imagine the lambo will be depreciating much, if at all?
Just keep them,treat them as works of art, bit like an expensive painting, only you can use a car!
Hi mark
Not a dig, but do you need the money?, if you sold any, what would you do with the money?
If you have a variety of cars,you can choose what to drive and when
Can't imagine the lambo will be depreciating much, if at all?
Just keep them,treat them as works of art, bit like an expensive painting, only you can use a car!
Not a dig, but do you need the money?, if you sold any, what would you do with the money?
If you have a variety of cars,you can choose what to drive and when
Can't imagine the lambo will be depreciating much, if at all?
Just keep them,treat them as works of art, bit like an expensive painting, only you can use a car!
will smith said:
Hi mark
Not a dig, but do you need the money?, if you sold any, what would you do with the money?
If you have a variety of cars,you can choose what to drive and when
Can't imagine the lambo will be depreciating much, if at all?
Just keep them,treat them as works of art, bit like an expensive painting, only you can use a car!
I think the most valid point Will has made here is "do you need the money" ? If not, then keep them. The painting analogy is excellent.. I have a few cars and obviously I can only drive one at a time, but I don't view that as a "problem" at all, I just consider myself lucky to be in such a position.. Not a dig, but do you need the money?, if you sold any, what would you do with the money?
If you have a variety of cars,you can choose what to drive and when
Can't imagine the lambo will be depreciating much, if at all?
Just keep them,treat them as works of art, bit like an expensive painting, only you can use a car!
If you parted with them, how long until the itch returns to replace them - by which time, the market may well have moved on considerably ..
hi mark,
I would say don't sell that arancio murcie roadster !!!!
your's was the only one I seriously considered before taking the plunge
I looked far and wide over an extended period (I felt that there was absolutely no rush to buy , just to finally get the correct car) , and there are so few of these cars with a genuine full documented main dealer service history
in fact of all the many cars I looked at here( and briefly abroad), mine was the only roadster with a bright exterior colour that had the full 10 main dealer stamps (now 11) , a low mileage (10k), and a pretty perfect interior and exterior
and I know that your's is pretty much the same
and are you going to find that car again (should you want to ) , if you sell it now ?
so many of these cars have a hidden story to them , and you need a do a lot of detective work to find out what has actually gone on previously
and if not a murcie , what else would do it for you ?
for me , the next (and really only ) upgrade would be a zonda (barring an F1), but that is a leap into another universe , and I haven't learnt to bend space and time yet
I would say don't sell that arancio murcie roadster !!!!
your's was the only one I seriously considered before taking the plunge
I looked far and wide over an extended period (I felt that there was absolutely no rush to buy , just to finally get the correct car) , and there are so few of these cars with a genuine full documented main dealer service history
in fact of all the many cars I looked at here( and briefly abroad), mine was the only roadster with a bright exterior colour that had the full 10 main dealer stamps (now 11) , a low mileage (10k), and a pretty perfect interior and exterior
and I know that your's is pretty much the same
and are you going to find that car again (should you want to ) , if you sell it now ?
so many of these cars have a hidden story to them , and you need a do a lot of detective work to find out what has actually gone on previously
and if not a murcie , what else would do it for you ?
for me , the next (and really only ) upgrade would be a zonda (barring an F1), but that is a leap into another universe , and I haven't learnt to bend space and time yet
and also, there are so many other levels on which to enjoy a car (any car , but maybe especially, a relatively hand-built car with the murcie's heritage )other than just the driving aspect
sometimes when reading PH , one gets the impression that you have to constantly drive a car to enjoy it ---well, what I would say is that its quality time and mileage with your car that counts---what's the fun sitting in a traffic jam or at 70 mph on the motorway
sometimes when reading PH , one gets the impression that you have to constantly drive a car to enjoy it ---well, what I would say is that its quality time and mileage with your car that counts---what's the fun sitting in a traffic jam or at 70 mph on the motorway
NeilH said:
I think the most valid point Will has made here is "do you need the money" ? If not, then keep them. The painting analogy is excellent.. I have a few cars and obviously I can only drive one at a time, but I don't view that as a "problem" at all, I just consider myself lucky to be in such a position..
If you parted with them, how long until the itch returns to replace them - by which time, the market may well have moved on considerably ..
All good points but a painting does not need a service every year and will not break.If you parted with them, how long until the itch returns to replace them - by which time, the market may well have moved on considerably ..
will smith said:
Hi mark
Not a dig, but do you need the money?, if you sold any, what would you do with the money?
If you have a variety of cars,you can choose what to drive and when
Can't imagine the lambo will be depreciating much, if at all?
Just keep them,treat them as works of art, bit like an expensive painting, only you can use a car!
Hi Will Not a dig, but do you need the money?, if you sold any, what would you do with the money?
If you have a variety of cars,you can choose what to drive and when
Can't imagine the lambo will be depreciating much, if at all?
Just keep them,treat them as works of art, bit like an expensive painting, only you can use a car!
I don't need to sell or need the money for anything specific, I look and think the money could be in a better place earning me money and as I have no regular driving enjoyment I keep thinking it may be time to sell. The road's are not as fun as they used to be....
Carspath, I am really pleased you continued with your Roadster purchase perfect colour choice
you made a really good point about replacing the car as there isn't anything out there of the bright colour range without a dubious past to say the least. I was approached by Tom Hartley's last season to buy it back as they had a buyer looking but I pulled out and when spoke I said also that I wasn't too sure if I would even sell as I didn't want to mess you around in case I got cold feet... it's a tough decision which was why I was asking on here to see if some have done this move, and did you get out of cars for a while or was you itching to get back in as soon as it was gone... (I suspect this will be the case, missing it when it's gone) If you have done this move, did you try to buy the same car/brand back or did you upgrade/downgrade.hi mark..i had to sell the 355 to be able to afford the murcie roadster, and I am already missing the 355
I've only had 1 run in the murcie roadster so far, and while that was a 200 run from the dealership back home, I just sat at 70, and took every corner very carefully, so no useful comparison can be made---but I still miss ''my''355
the difference is that there are many 355s available , and while there appear to a almost as many murcies in the PH classifieds, some of them have been there for a very long time and for very good reasons---you know that as you alerted me to half of them !!
if you do sell, and then want to get back into an equivalent supercar , I would make 2 points :
- 1)you are going to find it difficult getting another bright coloured roadster , which is low mileage , and in very good nick , and has a full MD service history (although a known to you , good indie will be every bit as good )----I know for sure ..I've looked
2)what do you replace it with
we previously discussed the aventador , and while some might scoff, the bizzarrini engine and the spaceframe mean a huge amount to me
and if not the aventador, what else?
there is a lot of hot air spoken about DRIVING supercars, but really nothing vaguely affordable will give you the same road driving thrills as a really light=weight car (550kg) without a windscreen
but as that is not what we are discussing here, you are then talking about a lot ,lot more money to ''upgrade'' from a murcie--- CCX, ZONDA
and while i enjoy the older supercars, they too have their issues----countach, 512tr,959---and are no longer cheap either
replacing the murcie, should you choose to, might not be quick , easy or cheap
I suspect you'll miss it very quickly
I've only had 1 run in the murcie roadster so far, and while that was a 200 run from the dealership back home, I just sat at 70, and took every corner very carefully, so no useful comparison can be made---but I still miss ''my''355
the difference is that there are many 355s available , and while there appear to a almost as many murcies in the PH classifieds, some of them have been there for a very long time and for very good reasons---you know that as you alerted me to half of them !!
if you do sell, and then want to get back into an equivalent supercar , I would make 2 points :
- 1)you are going to find it difficult getting another bright coloured roadster , which is low mileage , and in very good nick , and has a full MD service history (although a known to you , good indie will be every bit as good )----I know for sure ..I've looked
2)what do you replace it with
we previously discussed the aventador , and while some might scoff, the bizzarrini engine and the spaceframe mean a huge amount to me
and if not the aventador, what else?
there is a lot of hot air spoken about DRIVING supercars, but really nothing vaguely affordable will give you the same road driving thrills as a really light=weight car (550kg) without a windscreen
but as that is not what we are discussing here, you are then talking about a lot ,lot more money to ''upgrade'' from a murcie--- CCX, ZONDA
and while i enjoy the older supercars, they too have their issues----countach, 512tr,959---and are no longer cheap either
replacing the murcie, should you choose to, might not be quick , easy or cheap
I suspect you'll miss it very quickly
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