Might be buying, couple of questions

[Jules360]

RamboLambo said:

Yipper said:

Plenty of pre-manual-era Rollers, Bentleys, Mercedes, etc. from the 1880-1930 period are still selling for £100k to >£1m, even though no buyers today grew up with them. The market is sustained and supported by a mix of car, antique and art enthusiasts:

http://www.vintagerollsroycecars.com/sales/

The post-manual era from 2010-2100 will follow a same route. Good manual cars from cherished brands with good history will always find buyers.

I agree and I disagree. Those cars are real collector items not massed produced and todays buyers are still sentimental rich old farts.
The newer generation are not the same these days and we have become a disposable society. If an old 1900 Roller cost £1000 and its worth say £100k is a £175k mass produced Gallardo going to be worth £17,500,000 in 100 years.
I know its crystal ball time but I suspect not and I don't care as I wont be around to find out if I'm right

If UK inflation in the next 116 years is that same as the previous 116, then yes. GBP1000 in 1900 is the equivalent of GBP117,000 in 2016.

[Ferruccio]

RamboLambo said:

I think the manual purple patch for a supercar has a max 25 year lifespan and then they will be consigned to museums.

Do you think you'll be able to buy petrol in 25 years?
I'd be 50/50.

[LeMaven]

Ferruccio said:

Do you think you'll be able to buy petrol in 25 years?
I'd be 50/50.

That is certainly food for thought.

[Yipper]

Ferruccio said:

RamboLambo said:

I think the manual purple patch for a supercar has a max 25 year lifespan and then they will be consigned to museums.

Do you think you'll be able to buy petrol in 25 years?
I'd be 50/50.

Something like 30% of all the vehicles on UK roads will still be using petrol by 2040, so it will still be around. Electric today in 2017 is still only 1% of the UK installed vehicle base, so there is a long way to go to de-petrolise. And the UK armed forces (what remains of them) will still be running plenty of fossil-fuel vehicles by the 2040s (they have to make stock last).