Mad Prices - or Good Investments ?

NAB · Post by **NAB** » Wed Sep 05, 2012 2:40 pm

I guess we're all very aware of the high prices being achieved for Carrera RS's - £200k seems to be becoming the norm. I've spotted a similar thing with Aston Martin DB5s - relatively recently these were £100k - last week at Brooklands one sold for £330k... even the DB6's which aren't nearly as nice looking are now heading towards £200k and they used to be a £60k car. A DB4 Zagato would be well over £1million.

Has anyone else spotted any fast appreciating classics ?

left4dead · Post by **left4dead** » Wed Sep 05, 2012 2:52 pm

It's been many a year since a DB5 could be had for £100k. Would probably struggle to get a decent DB6 for that price these days, I think.

Would take a DB4 any day over a 5 though... especially this one (although a 'standard' DB4GT would do it, too):

http://www.fiskens.com/pages/showroom/m ... x?pid=1572

Money no object, natch.

smallspeed · Post by **smallspeed** » Wed Sep 05, 2012 2:56 pm

no where near the same scale, but bmw e46 m3 csl's are on the rise and the z3m coupe's seem to have hit bottom and started going up again too (dependant on condition of course)

hot66 · Post by **hot66** » Wed Sep 05, 2012 3:04 pm

csl seemed to have slipped a bit .. thought they were £30K not long ago ?? You see some now in the mid to low 20's ??

Frog eye's , series1 landy's , IB Porsche's ... some of the more run of the mill car's I have watched go up in value recently

Bruce M · Post by **Bruce M** » Wed Sep 05, 2012 5:24 pm

More fun than sticking it in a savings a/c and watching inflation eat it up.

squirdan · Post by **squirdan** » Wed Sep 05, 2012 7:38 pm

early 2 door range rovers are going up like rocket ships...

have seen £70k+

Vic Cohen · Post by **Vic Cohen** » Wed Sep 05, 2012 8:30 pm

Had lunch with a 70 year old yesterday who drove that Zagato new ..............................i reckon more like $5mio
anyone really know ????

Tosh · Post by **Tosh** » Wed Sep 05, 2012 9:29 pm

When I bought my Pagoda (9 years back), mid 20s was a decent price and 30 toppy. Dino's were ~50k. Try find a decent Dino for less that 110. Agree on the Astons - they were below 100 9 years back

Anything with a passport to historic racing seems to have gone mad too: Lotus Cortina, Escort (Mexico/RS2000), Mini cooper....

I can see some of the "investment" logic - Headingham was much more fun than reading the money pages of the FT - but I am so old I remember E-types north of 60k in the late 80s...

72911E · Post by **72911E** » Wed Sep 05, 2012 9:48 pm

one good thing is that alot of cars are being restored that may not have been economically viable 5-10 years ago.

I was reading recently that Jaguar are getting ready to launch their 700k C-X75 car, well I remember what happened the market when they last had a go at this .........

Mike · Post by **Mike** » Wed Sep 05, 2012 10:17 pm

left4dead wrote:Would take a DB4 any day over a 5

You just missed this one Steve....

neilbardsley · Post by **neilbardsley** » Thu Sep 06, 2012 7:38 am

How old is that ad?

Ian 2.2S · Post by **Ian 2.2S** » Thu Sep 06, 2012 7:50 am

smallspeed wrote:no where near the same scale, but bmw e46 m3 csl's are on the rise and the z3m coupe's seem to have hit bottom and started going up again too (dependant on condition of course)

I saw Hexagon Modern's ad in Octane this month 3 Z3M Coupes £19995 - £22995

smallspeed · Post by **smallspeed** » Thu Sep 06, 2012 8:02 am

yep they're going up quick.. i should have jumped 5 yrs ago

Lightweight_911 · Post by **Lightweight_911** » Thu Sep 06, 2012 8:29 am

They're all mad prices ...

- still kicking myself for turning down this DB4 for £900 (I could probably have got it for £850) !

smallspeed · Post by **smallspeed** » Thu Sep 06, 2012 8:37 am

Lightweight_911 wrote:(I could probably have got it for £850)

i love it when people just HAVE to haggle

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