Now out of reach
Discussion
It would seem that most of the classic cars that I lusted after have become unaffordable, simply out of my reach unless my lucky numbers come up.
It wasn't so long ago that the likes of Countach, Testarossa, Maserati Ghibli, etc were (with a bit of graft and saving) affordable. I mean, if you were on a tradesman's income you could graft for 2-3 years and you'd be able to afford one of these but that is no longer the case. Only a banker's bonus can get one now.
I have an edition of Car Magazine from the early 80s which featured Countach, AM Vantage, Porsche 911 Turbo and Berlinetta Boxer and they were in my sights...well I could afford at least one. The Countach was sitting at £50-£60K for some time and now it's gone ballistic.
Can this market be sustained? It's got to the stage where even if I did have £150K to purchase a classic car I think I would rather not. Instead I could buy 2-3 'modern' cars and enjoy them far more.
On Piston Heads the cheapest Countach is £225K for the undesirable Anniversary edition. Seriously, for that money I'd prefer a collection of modern (3-5 years old) cars.
It wasn't so long ago that the likes of Countach, Testarossa, Maserati Ghibli, etc were (with a bit of graft and saving) affordable. I mean, if you were on a tradesman's income you could graft for 2-3 years and you'd be able to afford one of these but that is no longer the case. Only a banker's bonus can get one now.
I have an edition of Car Magazine from the early 80s which featured Countach, AM Vantage, Porsche 911 Turbo and Berlinetta Boxer and they were in my sights...well I could afford at least one. The Countach was sitting at £50-£60K for some time and now it's gone ballistic.
Can this market be sustained? It's got to the stage where even if I did have £150K to purchase a classic car I think I would rather not. Instead I could buy 2-3 'modern' cars and enjoy them far more.
On Piston Heads the cheapest Countach is £225K for the undesirable Anniversary edition. Seriously, for that money I'd prefer a collection of modern (3-5 years old) cars.
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