Cheap now, but going to be worth a mint

[m44kts]

Tyre Smoke said:

Yes, how many do you see?

Same goes for the Audi A2 actually.

Audi A2 I can understand, they're quite a quirky alternative, but I still don't see how a low spec C2 will be any different to say, a low spec Saxo/106/Fiesta/Corsa/Clio etc.

They're just pretty much disposable cars, it's only the likes of the warm versions that will hold on to any residual values and be worth anything in years to come.

[jon-]

These: http://www.pistonheads.com/doc.asp?c=162&i=245...

... i hope

[Dogwatch]

deltashad said:

These are still cheap... dont think they'll stay that way

Maybe, but one of the elements of owning a 'classic' is that you want to drive it and many of the older cars only take leaded petrol - if you can find it - or require expensive work to convert them to unleaded. If the expense is too great the car will probably be scrapped and this will continue until the rarity value makes conversion economic.

I wonder if the current and future changes in petrol (increasing biofuel percentage etc) will mean that eventually many of the 90's and earlier cars simply won't run on the slosh that comes out of a petrol pump.

[Foofighter]

Ford Mondeo Mk1 4x4

[SambaS]

106 Rallye, 205 GTI, MK3 XR3, Saph Cossie up and up and up. Yes 80s early 90s Saab 900s they already demand close to 10k for the rarer ones

[windy1]

Anything simple, light weight and easy to work on will be going up in value.

Fuel economy, complexity and weight will become even more hot topics in motoring than just now. Anything old that fits into this category will become valuable.

I think some Saabs already fall into that category, but the 9-3 and new 9-5 certainly don't.

Edited by windy1 on Monday 27th February 17:46

[SambaS]

Astra GTE 16v, Isuzu Piazza, Manta, Monza, decent 80s MGs, Mitsubishi Sapporo?

SambaS said:

106 Rallye, 205 GTI, MK3 XR3, Saph Cossie up and up and up. Yes 80s early 90s Saab 900s they already demand close to 10k for the rarer ones

[Baryonyx]

grayze said:

unblemished

TT's

As in Audi TT's? I'm not sure they'll ever be big value as they've been such a blowaway success over their lifetime. You can pick them up used easily enough now, although they seem to be maintaining their value well after all these years you do get a very good GT coupe for your money. They're well made though and I doubt they'll ever be scarce unless we're looking a long way into the future!

That said, I'm sure in 20 years people will look back at the mk1 TT Coupe and talk about how cool it was and how stunning it looked. Especially when you consider it was almost unchanged from the concept model presented in 1995. In a way, it has a shaped modern car design and many of the aesthetic touches that were so groundbreaking on the TT are commonplace elsewhere now (though I can think of few 'new' cars that have come out looking as good as the TT).

Imagine looking at this in 1995, compared to the other cars Audi was making at the time!

[A9XXC]

What was thought of as good fun / has the right image for a 21 years old will be worth good money when that 21 year old is 55 and has some money again.

[mrdelmonti]

I think the Smart Roadster will eventually appreciate in value.

[pingu393]

mrdelmonti said:

I think the Smart Roadster will eventually appreciate in value.

Original forTwo and the roadsters already hold their value. I bought my Smart Pulse 5 years ago and have only lost £100/year in depreciation . It's value has started to rise, but only by a few quid a month.

I think that anything funky/quirky will appreciate.

Smart (original shape)
Nissan Figaro
Fiat Seicento - the yellow sporting ones
Mini (original shape)
VW Golf Mk1 [edit: you probably can't get one cheap enough now]

Edited by pingu393 on Monday 27th February 18:15

[kiwifraser]

SWoll said:

I can't see anything Vauxhall being sought after in the future TBH

How about the original 2004 Monaro VXR? Only 50 sold, and a few have been known as written off already.

[Crafty_]

SWoll said:

I can't see anything Vauxhall being sought after in the future TBH

Nova GTE, Astra GTE, Calibra Turbo, Tigra. All average car's when new and other than in vauxhall fanboy circles I'd imagine they'll remain that way. Just not interesting/special enough.

Mint Fiat Coupe 20v Turbo/Alfa GTV 3.0 Cup cars I can see going up in value as they have a certain "something" about them.

Like Firenzas and Chevette HSRs you mean ? Were relatively cheap at one time. Go look for a decent Astra GTE, you'll already pay a fair whack for one.

Find any Mk1 Cortina 2 door and its worth a good wedge of cash.

Anyway.. I'd say any Ford RS, unmolested R32 Golfs, as others have said Saabs are a good shout and the Monaro too, not many of them about. Maybe the special edition VXR8 too (the 500).

[paranoid airbag]

Avantime? Rare and interesting at least.

[nagsheadwarrior]

lescombes said:

OP, your right...but then as a mechanic who works on Classic motors and modern classics...I would say that...
Seriously though...How many Lada's do you see, Seincento's as you say.....
I know many good motors got scrapped under Labour's scrappage scheme which is shameful and some of my garage business colleagues have priced car repairs out of reach for some and made some repairs "uneconomical" so decent motors get binned for a couple of hours of work by a Willing spanner man.....
Many garages get reluctant to fettle cars and spend time on minor repairs....all they want is max profits rather than work turnover...(slight rant over)
As OP says worth getting a car as a "toy" for the future.....

I have a '93 Cinquecento I picked up, a 900 cc one, I picked up 5 yrs ago off an elderly chap....

Think on and an example....How many Fiat Stilo do you see...already many have gone...

Early Tigra, Suzuki Alto (many get binned, rear brakes cost ££ if you don't look after) and Mazda Demio are my tip.... Any one else..

My daily snotters an Alto, never realised anything on it would be expensive, the brakes weld themselves on every time I lay it up despite leaving the handbrake off so better be more carefull, I love it more than a man should love a brown 1.0ltr car but it'll never be a classic surely?

[nagsheadwarrior]

XJ40 said:

Jaguar XJS, particularly the rarer variants like manuals and nice V12's. The values of the XJRS and rag tops are already quite robust, I can see the others getting stronger too once many of the rot boxes have died off.

Amazed no one said that before, sooo cheap at the mo but in 20yrs these will be like E Types today, we should all be filling barns with them!

On a similar note I dont think early MX5's can get much cheaper and the decent ones are starting to creap up already.

[All that jazz]

SWoll said:

I can't see anything Vauxhall being sought after in the future TBH

Nova GTE, Astra GTE, Calibra Turbo, Tigra. All average car's when new and other than in vauxhall fanboy circles I'd imagine they'll remain that way. Just not interesting/special enough.

Mint Fiat Coupe 20v Turbo/Alfa GTV 3.0 Cup cars I can see going up in value as they have a certain "something" about them.

I bet that's what people said a decade ago about the 70s/80s Cortina, Escort, Fiesta too, but look at how much even bog standard ones go for now. The Vauxhall's you mention will go the same way, guaranteed. It's already ultra rare to find any unmolested and unrotted Nova GTE or Astra GTE.

[Baryonyx]

nagsheadwarrior said:

On a similar note I dont think early MX5's can get much cheaper and the decent ones are starting to creap up already.

In years to come people will hunt out the early mk1 and mk2 models, no doubt. I don't think they'll feel the same enthusiasm for the lacklustre mk3 model.

[Vladimir]

Nothing.

Our economy is doomed and all cars will soon be worthless.

He said, cheerfully.

After last night's TG, maybe the Saab 99 Turbo?

[Hugo a Gogo]

924 and 944