Cars that have appreciated since you sold them

[blueg33]

Ginetta G33

I bought mine for £5500 and sold it 4 years later for £16000 to a German. Another 4 years on and there I'd one for sale I'm the Netherlands for 40000 euros.

I have only seen one got sale since I sold mine.

TVR Tuscan. Sold mine for £16000 reckon nearer to £20000 now

Edited by blueg33 on Monday 20th October 08:59

[sawman]

sold a citroen 2cv 12 years ago for £650, it was in great condition with no rust, great condition - probably worth £5k now

[john2443]

In the 80s Mk1 Escort, another Mk1 Escort, Sunbeam Ti, Spitfire, GT6....

All when they were around the bottom of the market, just oldish cars, sold for between £200 and £600.

[robinessex]

Mk1 Lotus Cortina, rare one in red. Now been found, and restored. And no, its' not mine now.

As found:-



On the way:-



1972 Lotus Europa TC

One of tha last 2.8i Capris made.

[CRA1G]

Probably too many to list but the two biggest are a BMW Z8 one of the very last 03 52 7,000 miles sold for £55K.....! Now £120K.....! and a Porsche 911 Turbo LE 89 G 13,000 sold for £32K.....! Now £100K......! but we can all look back..... And I was happy at the time,the Z8 gave me a little profit..... Anyway i'v got three BMW's tucked away now which I don't intend to sell, a 840 Sport individual,a Z3 M Coupe,and a M3 Evo Convertible all low mileage and ALL Dakar Yellow......!

[vtecyo]

Baryonyx said:

Small fry, but my MR2 Turbo was, IIRC £2750 or so when I bought it and sold it for £2500 or so. The condition it was in was good, and would be worth around £4000 or so now I think.

Blimey. Just checked the prices of them. They were rock bottom at one point but are climbing up a fair bit now.

[fivepointnine]

swisstoni said:

There must be some tears from a few ex-911 owners given what some are going for at the moment. Ditto 2-door Rangies.

I kick myself every day for passing up a beautiful '84 911 Carrera. This was about 2 years ago, I had the chance to pick it up for $15k US, it would have easily appreciated in value since then, instead I bought a 2002 Boxster S that depreciated like mad in the year I owned it.

[E31Shrew]

Gave the Fiat to the garage that failed its MOT
Sold the Beach Buggy for £300.00

[RDMcG]

Jag mk 2 3.8
Lancia Fulvia HF
Porsche 997.2 GT3 RS

[vixen1700]

My old 1967 Volvo 1800S, sold in 1995 for £3k.

[Ren Esis]

My dad scrapped a Ford Capri in 2000 (approx £60?) as it had sat in the garden behind the garage for 10 years. Nothing wrong with it, as grandad emigrated and gave it to my dad who didn't want it - but didn't want to upset him as it was his pride and joy. Just needed all fluids and filters changing and would of been fine I reckon.

Looking at the prices now on eBay, I'm glad he doesn't use the internet.

Edited by Ren Esis on Monday 20th October 13:33

[LordHaveMurci]

civicduty said:

Biggest regret in my motoring life, selling an BMW E30 M3 in 2002 for not very much money.

Came very close to buying one 8-9yrs ago for £8500, possibly a bad decision

Sold my mint Mk2 Escort 7yrs ago for £1100, was an estate but still be worth much more now I would think. The young lad that bought it rolled it & wrote it off I found out recently

[willfinch36]

vtecyo said:

Baryonyx said:

Small fry, but my MR2 Turbo was, IIRC £2750 or so when I bought it and sold it for £2500 or so. The condition it was in was good, and would be worth around £4000 or so now I think.

Blimey. Just checked the prices of them. They were rock bottom at one point but are climbing up a fair bit now.

Also been having a look at them earlier.

Bought mine for £4500 in 2009 and sold it end of last year for £4500! Gone up even more in a year!

[fredbrad]

I sold a mini pickup for £300, about 20 years ago. How much are they going for now??

[gnc]

in over 40 years of owning cars, nearly every one, spitfires, gt6,sunbeam alpine. stingray. honda s800. frog eye sprite.mk 1 range rover, GP vw beach buggy, mini cooper, even my escort van.etc they were just old cars when i passed them on. geof

[ArmaghMan]

Mk1 golf gti 1600
Mk2 golf gti 8v
Mercedes c36 AMG
Subaru Imprezza turbo

[AvonRise]

You have to be careful to differentiate between appreciation and keeping pace with inflation.

Many old cars now look like they've made money - but in real terms, the price has been stable.

[rfoster]

Certainly 2 of my 5 Lotuses:

'90 Esprit NA, sold for £7k. £8-£9k now?
'98 S1 Super 160 (Bell & Colvill Conversion rather than factory 160) - sold for £8k. Probably £9-£10k to the right buyer now/

[V8 FOU]

BMW 3.0 CSL sold for 12K about 10 years ago...now?? £45K I guess.
Vincent Rapide (yes a bike) sold to my best mate for £12K in '96 - now worth £40K +
Range Rover CSK sold for £10K, now ? £20K I guess
More Mk2 Cortinas than you can shake a mig welder at sold for peanuts
TR6 bought for £250, sold for £900 in '75 thought that was good.....
TR3A sold for £1800 about 20 years ago

1961 Mini 850 sold for £75 in 1975 - immaculate too.

New build Cooper S 1071 sold in '76 for £2000

Even a 'orrible BMC J4 van, sold for £60 is worth a lot now. Lord knows why.
'72 Lotus Europa. Bought for £5K in '98. Still got that.

Sooo many MkII Jags sold for under a grand.

I'm feeling depressed.

Nurse!!! My Medication...

[LotusOmega375D]

Not sure what they're worth nowadays, but I made a few quid on them anyway, so mustn't grumble.