Any modern cars that will be a classic in years to come?

[insanojackson]

vx220 (i hope)

[106Lad]

Hopefully

[NavSat]

I think most have been mentioned but here is my list -

Clio V6
Audi TT (surprisingly i think this could be. Although more a 'design classic')
Alfa 156/147 GTA
Alfa 166 3.2 V6 (already rare)
BMW Z8
Mercedes SLS
Jaguar XF + new XJ
Range Rover Evoque
VW Phaeton (more so W12)

[mrtwisty]

A clean, straight Puma is already a rare sight, a mere 9 years after they were still available new. Seeing more and more of them in the local scrappy (good old Ford monkey-metal!)

Petrol in ten years time will cost what - £5 a litre? More?

Any fun, driver focussed car that can manage 35mpg+ will be worth a bundle.

(I'm just off to measure the size of my garden and price up waxoyl and tarpaulins. Reckon I can fit about ten or twelve MX-5/Puma/106gti's back there...)

[melvster]

A couple more that i think will be classics are......


Renault Megane R26R, only 84 left in the UK.


and VW Lupo GTI.

[TomN94]

Ingenere said:

Ferrari Challenge Stradale is already moving up in price

I can completely agree, I love this car.

[D900SP]

I think it would very much depend if the parts, particularly the electrics and transmission pieces, are available to actually use the car.

Ignoring the above, my choice would be:

Ferrari F40
Porsche 996 GT3RS
2011 Range Rover
Corvette C5 ZO6
Jaguar XJR
2009 Subaru Legacy wagon.
2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee Hemi

[nobrakes]

Any new V12.

[mattnunn]

Rare doesn't equal valuable, ask the guy trying to sell a mint, concourse Montego EFi.

If you want a real shocker check this out

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewIte...

£75,000 for an old mini bus!

You have to look at the vehicle and how it effects peoples lives and how it stirs their memories and desires, value is an emotional quantity, I wouldn't buy any new car with the expectation it will go up in value in teh long term.

[varsas]

f1stoxfan said:

Affordable classics
Early boxster
Mk1 audi tt
Mk1 Mercedes slk
When launched new there was nothing like any of them on the market really, anything popular new will be desirable in a few years, good examples of either can be bought for not a lot of money at the mo

Not meaning to 'pick' on you in particular!

I don't think so. An early Boxster isn't really any different from a late one, same can be said about the SLK and TT. There's loads of them about and, because I can just go out and buy a brand new one, there isn't anything special about them. Why would an early Boxster ever be worth more then a late one?

I guess that doesn't mean they won't be 'classics' I guess it depends on your definition, but for me a car has to be special and different to what's normally about, we have a long time before they stop making cars just like the ones you have mentioned. Until then they are just too ordinary.

An E-type is valuable because you can't buy anything like that anymore (nor have you been able to for 40 years) which makes it special.

[GTASmallville]

Either of the 156/147GTAs...last of the great Busso V6 and last of a proper Alfa so to speak...the engine alone I feel will make them into a future classic oh plus they are rather rare these days!

[CDP]

SuperHangOn said:

MX-5, Puma, Fiat Barchetta, MR2, Elise... fun, simple cars which don't cost a bomb to run.

Anyone guess the fuel cost in ten years time?

That lot are already classics under the "interesting" definition. The Elise in particular was a classic the day the first lucky customer received his car.

Cost of fuel? We'll consider anything that does less than 75mpg very thirsty and prohibitive to run.

[Theoldfm]

BMW 335d - chipped?

[thrashermax]

Lotus Elise / Exige
Focus RS mk 1 - look at the old Fords!
BMW 1M
911 (996) GT3

[TomN94]

Theoldfm said:

BMW 335d - chipped?

Mapped.

[SuperVM]

BMW E46 M3 CSL
BMW 1M
Audi 8L S3 - not many good examples left, lots of tatty ones though.
Audi B5 RS4 - if not already considered one.

Agreed on the mk1 Focus RS.

[GTIR]

Mk1 Mondeo (with original bumpers)
Mk1 Subaru Justy

[LSsupercar]

Skyline R34

[Vladimir]

Theoldfm said:

BMW 335d - chipped?

I suspect unmolested would be better for the Starship Enterprise of cars.

I vote our Defender - almost unchanged in about 50 years and unlikely to change for another 5 at least!