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Post by Gareth87 » Mon Nov 09, 2020 11:41 am

Mk1 has only just taken off. If someone brought one a year or two ago they’re already quids in and will only gain more in years to come. We don’t know when cars are going to fly up but it shows that there are still cars on the market that are yet to appreciate. My mk4 r32 was worth 8k a year ago and if I sold it now it would be 14k.

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Post by bigwinn » Wed Nov 11, 2020 3:58 pm

Interesting one about these cars in general

Look at the E30's- I bought my first in 2009 for £350. Yep. The model had gone through its chav phase and was pretty much scrap. But. Then it went back up the desirability stakes.

The 325 touring I have is now easily good for £5k. There is an E30 M3 near me up for £129k.

If you look at E39 M Sports, they seem to be headed the same way with the M cars taking pole in desirability

I'm rubbish at prediction but youve got to assume that E85's and E89's will follow that curve. Jury is out I guess on models of today- like I just cant see many people getting misty eyed over an E90. But I have been wrong before.
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Post by enuff_zed » Wed Nov 11, 2020 4:29 pm

Yup. Sold my 2.8i Capri in 2016 for £6.5k, which was £500 more than I paid for it in 1989 when it was just 3 years old. I was well chuffed with that result, but if I'd kept it just 12 months more I could have got around £12k. You can never quite tell.
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Post by Mr Tidy » Wed Nov 11, 2020 8:34 pm

That made me smile - I sold my 1982 Capri 2.8i for £4,000 in 1985!

I'm sure M values will increase eventually but I'm just glad they don't seem to be dropping. :)
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Post by bigwinn » Wed Nov 11, 2020 9:06 pm

enuff_zed wrote: Wed Nov 11, 2020 4:29 pm Yup. Sold my 2.8i Capri in 2016 for £6.5k, which was £500 more than I paid for it in 1989 when it was just 3 years old. I was well chuffed with that result, but if I'd kept it just 12 months more I could have got around £12k. You can never quite tell.
Think I said this before- fastest I’ve ever been in a car was in a 280 Brooklands

Was taking the p155 out of my mates dad- Capri wasn’t retro cool then

After hitting 150 I had a bit more respect for that marque

Still think they look classy today
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Post by SiJar » Wed Nov 11, 2020 9:25 pm

Yes I owned a 2.0 S as my first car and always wanted a Tickford Capri. I hate to think what a good low mileage one of those would be worth today if you can find one.
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Post by enuff_zed » Thu Nov 12, 2020 9:07 am

bigwinn wrote: Wed Nov 11, 2020 9:06 pm
enuff_zed wrote: Wed Nov 11, 2020 4:29 pm Yup. Sold my 2.8i Capri in 2016 for £6.5k, which was £500 more than I paid for it in 1989 when it was just 3 years old. I was well chuffed with that result, but if I'd kept it just 12 months more I could have got around £12k. You can never quite tell.
Think I said this before- fastest I’ve ever been in a car was in a 280 Brooklands

Was taking the p155 out of my mates dad- Capri wasn’t retro cool then

After hitting 150 I had a bit more respect for that marque

Still think they look classy today
Had my 2.8i off the clock once as well (same car - 280 just had full leather, 15" wheels and no choice of colour).
But the speedo was notoriously inaccurate. Probably about 125-130 in reality. Still scary fast in a car of that vintage!

I had maybe 30 Capris, in differing states of repair over a span of about 30 years, ran the local owners' club, etc, etc.
Lost interest when I lost my first wife, as we'd met through the club. Didn't seem right carrying on really.
But the E89 is a perfect replacement: long bonnet, RWD, nice lines.
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Post by Ewazix » Thu Nov 12, 2020 10:00 am

Ten years ago I would have agreed with the OP's analysis (Several people did in identical threads at the time), but I can see the current crop of modern classics being caught out by green policy regulations already scheduled (in the UK).
They will not be old enough to achieve historic vehicle status and duck out of MOT, tax and emission zone regulations and will fall victim to punitive tax, fuel availability and other regulations limiting use, to the point that our older cherished cars become unusable static displays. It reminds me of the way large engined cars became unsalable in the 1970's petrol (price) crisis, but with no end in sight, just a future of electric conversions or being trailered to shows.
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Post by Zedebee » Thu Nov 12, 2020 2:07 pm

Ewazix wrote: Thu Nov 12, 2020 10:00 am Ten years ago I would have agreed with the OP's analysis (Several people did in identical threads at the time), but I can see the current crop of modern classics being caught out by green policy regulations already scheduled (in the UK).
They will not be old enough to achieve historic vehicle status and duck out of MOT, tax and emission zone regulations and will fall victim to punitive tax, fuel availability and other regulations limiting use, to the point that our older cherished cars become unusable static displays. It reminds me of the way large engined cars became unsalable in the 1970's petrol (price) crisis, but with no end in sight, just a future of electric conversions or being trailered to shows.
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Post by Benderloch » Thu Nov 12, 2020 2:51 pm

Zedebee wrote: Thu Nov 12, 2020 2:07 pm Sad, but likely to be true. Enjoy ‘em while you can.
Couldn’t agree more. Hopefully we can get out soon :thumbsup:
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