Abarth Esseesse 500

[FatManJim]

Evening

I have a very clean and original Abarth Esseesse 2011, I’m trying to work out in my head if these will ever be worth more in the future - modern classic... its the real deal in every detail so kinda rare as most have been bodge, bazzed up or just have the sticker on the back

I put it up in the classified ads yesterday but unsure whether just to leave it in storage for a few years and see what happens...

I’m not a huge follower of the Abarth brand but I know it has quite I big community following on FB etc - I guess I’m trying to work out if it’s going to be the next Renault 5 Turbo or Mk1 Focus Rs In terms of increasing values...

I purchased it for the wife to use, she now uses my Touareg as I have purchased something else so will never get used.

It’s low mileage, original in every way, lovely little car even has the certificate of conformity proving what it is.

Sell or keep it 🤔

First post be kind 😂

[Guybrush]

If you aren't going to use it, can afford to keep it and mothball it somewhere dry, then that's what I'd do. I reckon a clean original Abarth will be worth keeping as there aren't too many relatively modern small, light fast cars made now which aren't loaded with electronic nannies or weighed down with batteries (many are hybird or going that way). Plus, all new cars from next year will be even more strangled with electronic big brother speed control.

[FatManJim]

Cheers for your reply, difficult to make my mind up on this one.

Cheers

Jim

[RLE]

Must admit I’m in a very similar predicament.

I have one of the early “roll out” (2009] editions that came fully specced with the pearl white paint, red leather, electronic climate, interscope system etc. Had it seven years now and relatively low mileage at 34000 with impeccable service history and documented invoices.

I toyed with selling it a few times. Every year it goes in to the Abarth main dealer they comment on what a great example it is, best colour blah, blah, blah. It has also been to a few specialists who likewise comment how they just don’t see the original models any more and for them it is the quintessential variant.

Values on decent examples have been static for some time. I personally don’t see them increasing in value akin to RS models etc but then again, I doubt I’ve lost too much, if anything, in depreciation since I first considered selling it four or five years ago. The Essessee will IMO carry a premium though and as the other poster suggested, if you can store it and don’t need the funds for other things, sit on it.