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I've been running around in my little Puma for a couple of years now and fancy a change, but I have only been offered £800 trade in against it and could probably sell it privately for about £1250 as this seems to be the rough price that similar examples sell for.
For this little amount of money i'm tempted to tuck it away in a barn somewhere and hope it might increase in value as the number of good examples on the road thins out. Similar small performance heroes eg: 106 gti's, 205 gti's seem to all go for good money nowadays and have bounced back up for the point of most depreciation.
The car has done just over 70,000 miles, is a limited edition with leather Recaro seats, is in above average condition and, importantly, has not got a spot of rust on it (unlike 80% of examples now which seem to have wheelarch herpes).
So I guess the question i'm asking is does anyone think a tidy example of a Puma would be worth more in a few years time than it is now?
For this little amount of money i'm tempted to tuck it away in a barn somewhere and hope it might increase in value as the number of good examples on the road thins out. Similar small performance heroes eg: 106 gti's, 205 gti's seem to all go for good money nowadays and have bounced back up for the point of most depreciation.
The car has done just over 70,000 miles, is a limited edition with leather Recaro seats, is in above average condition and, importantly, has not got a spot of rust on it (unlike 80% of examples now which seem to have wheelarch herpes).
So I guess the question i'm asking is does anyone think a tidy example of a Puma would be worth more in a few years time than it is now?
In a few more years (5-6) no, but almost defiantly in 25-30 years it will be worth more than £1200, even if just as a function of inflation.
That said, for it to be a viable car in 25-30 it will cost you a hell of a lot in up keep, almost defiantly more than the return.
Just enjoy cars, and then bin them when there is no more enjoyment to be had. Watching a mundane car stagnate in a shed in the hope it will gain a few quid is a cold thing.
That said, for it to be a viable car in 25-30 it will cost you a hell of a lot in up keep, almost defiantly more than the return.
Just enjoy cars, and then bin them when there is no more enjoyment to be had. Watching a mundane car stagnate in a shed in the hope it will gain a few quid is a cold thing.
Prehaps the reason why I don't want to let it go for that little is that there is still loads of fun to be had out of driving it, but it no longer really suits what I need from a car at the moment.
My other thought would be strip it out, sell what I can and turn it into a toy/trackday car.
I could get £400 out of the seats and interior without much problem so if I could get £800 total out of it by selling bits then it would pay for itself in my eyes. But at the same time it strikes me a shame to do that to such a nice example..
My other thought would be strip it out, sell what I can and turn it into a toy/trackday car.
I could get £400 out of the seats and interior without much problem so if I could get £800 total out of it by selling bits then it would pay for itself in my eyes. But at the same time it strikes me a shame to do that to such a nice example..
every dog has its day. but i think you'll be waiting an awfully long time before a standard puma is worth a decent amount. racing puma then fair enough but not a standard one.
look at the mk1 escort as mentioned, you're talking cars that are 40 years old. if your puma follows the same you're going to have to store it & most imprtantly keep it in good running order for another 25-30 years!
that is going to wipe out any profit in my humble.
you then need to look at why the old escorts are worth a lot of money, & purely & simply it's because they are cars that can either:
a/ bring a middle aged buyer back to his youth
b/ be good fun to drive in a rwd sort of way
c/ be turned into competition cars easily
the standard ford puma however?:
a/ is a ford puma ever going to be the most fun car someone ever owned before they settled down to have kids etc?
b/ will never be a middle aged hero's sideways bit of weekend fun
c/ isn't the wide arch rally car that the racing puma was (& yes i know they were maxi kit cars)
if you can afford to keep it of the road for a good few months you'd be better off marketing it as "the best puma 1.7 available", with close up pictures of the no rust areas, the recaro seats, the reams of paperwork etc & ask £500 more than what its worth & hope there's someone out there who really really wants a bog standard puma in that condition.
look at the mk1 escort as mentioned, you're talking cars that are 40 years old. if your puma follows the same you're going to have to store it & most imprtantly keep it in good running order for another 25-30 years!
that is going to wipe out any profit in my humble.
you then need to look at why the old escorts are worth a lot of money, & purely & simply it's because they are cars that can either:
a/ bring a middle aged buyer back to his youth
b/ be good fun to drive in a rwd sort of way
c/ be turned into competition cars easily
the standard ford puma however?:
a/ is a ford puma ever going to be the most fun car someone ever owned before they settled down to have kids etc?
b/ will never be a middle aged hero's sideways bit of weekend fun
c/ isn't the wide arch rally car that the racing puma was (& yes i know they were maxi kit cars)
if you can afford to keep it of the road for a good few months you'd be better off marketing it as "the best puma 1.7 available", with close up pictures of the no rust areas, the recaro seats, the reams of paperwork etc & ask £500 more than what its worth & hope there's someone out there who really really wants a bog standard puma in that condition.
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