£10kish depreciation beating V8

[Matt600]

Tell me I'm a moron

£10kish can be had very cheaply over 5 years at the moment.

Put aside £6k to spend on servicing/repairs. Sell for the same £10kish minimum 2 years later and that's £3k/year to spend in an E39 M5 for example...

I guess you'd want to get it insured for the purchase price in the event of a write off. £6k servicing seems fair considering I can do a lot of the work myself, allows some room for mild borkage. Ideally you'd sell for a profit to cover the running costs.

Any other V8 suggestions?

[foxmeister]

C5 RS6, find one with gearbox repair and some decent suspension, can only see them creeping back up in price soon

[Deebeezee]

10k will get you a half decent TVR Chimaera and I guarantee for smiles per mile you can’t get better!

Buy a good one and you will only need a small fraction of your 6k and it should easily be worth every penny of the purchase price in 2 years, if not more!

Oh and insurance is as cheap as it comes! £100-200 pa

[996Keef]

Maserati 3200

[bigvanfan]

Alpina B10 v8

[rsbmw]

E55 AMG

[sjc]

X350 XJR.
I’ve just bought a 2007 4.2 V8 non supercharged for a lot less than your budget ... with a massive resto all done .
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[Honestherbert]

If you want a manual then my money would be e39 m5 as you mentioned or possibly a vauxhall monaro if you like a lazier low down torque v8. If your happy with an automatic then either a jaguar xj/xjr. There are an abundance of merc/bmw/lexus saloons in auto within budget but doubt they will hold their value as well as the others.

[Croutons]

Yours was the exception sjc, absolutely all other X350’s are overpriced or won’t be anywhere as good as yours.

However, 2 door Jag V8’s are available, and dare I say the marmite S type V8 (yes heavier than the XJ) is a relative bargain.

Also, in an unloved British heavyweight stylee...

http://retrorides.proboards.com/thread/198932/rare...

[jr502]

Audi A6 (C6, 4.2v8). Not many around, especially the later FSI ones. They seem to come up cheaper than the V6, and certainly a nice drive.

[OnTheSauce]

My 650i is for sale. Less Bork factor and nicer than a £6k shed.

https://m.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C1023447

[300bhp/ton]

Pretty much any American import. C4 Corvette's can still be had around this price, C5's a bit more. They all hold their money well.

Fbody, Mustang or may a pickup truck. Might even get a slightly less popular 70's muscle in budget too.

[ZX10R NIN]

My pick is the C55/CLK55 AMG prices are firm on these & you won't be spending 3k a year on one & you should be able to sell for similar money as long as the market remains stable.

CLK55

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...

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This one is very cheap so you could end up with a bargain where you sell for a tidy profit.

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...

C55 AMG

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...

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