List some inflation busting investment cars
List some inflation busting investment cars
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LotusOmega375D

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9,414 posts

184 months

Wednesday 11th September 2013
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Which cars have a value today genuinely in excess of their original cost, even when inflation is taken into account?

Here's an example:

Ferrari 288GTO. Cost new 73k in 1984. Type those numbers into an inflation calculator like this one:

http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/bills/article-1...

and you get an equivalent cost today of 199k.

The going rate for a 288GTO today is at least 750k, so a clear investment winner if you had been lucky enough to have bought one new, kept it and sold it today, even if you factor in running costs, insurance etc.

Anymore for any more? I imagine there are quite a few desirable Ferraris to add, but does anyone have any examples of other marques as well?

markmullen

15,877 posts

265 months

Wednesday 11th September 2013
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Porsche 993 GT2.

Cost when new (approx) £110k

Equivalent with inflation £185k

Price now (RHD) £325k+