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      12-06-2019, 11:52 AM   #23
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You missed that boat, it was called the Ford GT.
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Not sure why this car is not fetching the money its worth, if i could i would grab it for this price...
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You will take the enjoyment out of owning a sports car if you go at it from an investment point of view. Most people get their enjoyment of owning a sports car by driving them, but if you drive them, their values will plummet. Because it's an investment, you will worry about someone banging into it everytime you take it out - one hit and the value will go to sh!t. Just get a "reasonably" priced sports car of your desire and enjoy it - stop worrying about it's resale value. If you want to invest, find something else to invest in. A car is a terrible investment.

I buy every car knowing that it would be worthless by the time I'm done with it. But then again, I have only owned 4 cars in my entire life and 3 of them are still in the garage (actually 2 are in the garage and one in the driveway).

If you go through cars like underwear, consider renting your dream cars when there's the itch to drive something exotic...much cheaper in the long run and you get to actually enjoy the car worry-free!

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You take the enjoyment out of owning a sports car if you go at it from an investment point of view. Most people get their enjoyment of owning a sports car by driving them, but if you drive them, their values will plummet. Because it's an investment, you will worry about someone banging into it everytime you take it out - one hit and the value will go to sh!t. Just get a "reasonably" priced sports car of your desire and enjoy it - stop worrying about it's resale value. If you want to invest, find something else to invest in. A car is a terrible investment.

I buy every car knowing that it would be worthless by the time I'm done with it. But then again, I have only owned 4 cars in my entire life and 3 of them are still in the garage (actually 2 are in the garage and one in the driveway).

If you go through cars like underwear, consider renting your dream cars when there's the itch to drive something exotic...much cheaper in the long run and you get to actually enjoy the car worry-free!
Agreed. Which is why pretty much all my M's are used with some mileage when I bought them. Still have yet to sell one, although I've sold 2 of my non M's before.

I know I won't lose too much money on them value wise, which is a great feeling.
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You will take the enjoyment out of owning a sports car if you go at it from an investment point of view. Most people get their enjoyment of owning a sports car by driving them, but if you drive them, their values will plummet. Because it's an investment, you will worry about someone banging into it everytime you take it out - one hit and the value will go to sh!t. Just get a "reasonably" priced sports car of your desire and enjoy it - stop worrying about it's resale value. If you want to invest, find something else to invest in. A car is a terrible investment.

I buy every car knowing that it would be worthless by the time I'm done with it. But then again, I have only owned 4 cars in my entire life and 3 of them are still in the garage (actually 2 are in the garage and one in the driveway).

If you go through cars like underwear, consider renting your dream cars when there's the itch to drive something exotic...much cheaper in the long run and you get to actually enjoy the car worry-free!
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A car as an investment is almost impossible. First of all you have to leave it at low mileage. Else deprecation is too high. Then there is inflation, maintenance, insurance, storage and if you use the car the cost of driving it. Then there is the comparison to a normal decent financial investment. Even a "safe" investment should have a yearly payback of about 2-3%. So you might get a car at 150k and sell it for 200k ten years later but it might not be an investment at all and people who are car enthusiasts tend to forget that and only look at absolute numbers.
These two posts sum up how i feel about any thread that has "cars" and "investment" in the title
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      12-06-2019, 01:12 PM   #28
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Cars 99% of the time are liabilities, not assets. Even the cars you're thinking about, while they are very unique and cool, will likely depreciate. That being said, the depreciation will be very minimal or there is a possibility you enjoy the car for a year a two, 5-10k miles and resell for your same purchase price.

Trust me, I'm all about the R8 v10 manual. I'm literally going to be looking for one this time next year probably but by no means do I think it's going to be an appreciating asset.
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As mentioned before a Z8 could fit the bill. Especially if you get an alpina one.
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As mentioned before a Z8 could fit the bill. Especially if you get an alpina one.
I'd have thought the opposite. Wasn't the Alpina less powerful with an automatic? I know Dinan got in trouble chopping up their aluminum chassis's, but didn't they have issues even stock?

Yep, Alpina was an M62 with a five speed auto. Regular was an S62 with a six speed manual. I know which one I'd pay more for.
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I'd have thought the opposite. Wasn't the Alpina less powerful with an automatic? I know Dinan got in trouble chopping up their aluminum chassis's, but didn't they have issues even stock?

Yep, Alpina was an M62 with a five speed auto. Regular was an S62 with a six speed manual. I know which one I'd pay more for.
Alpina was limited edition with 550 world wide. Worth more than a 6 speed.
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I bought a 991.1 because I love driving it, and plan on keeping it quite a while. Cars are a terrible investment - TERRIBLE - so buy the one you enjoy driving the most.

996 Turbo may have the best chance at appreciating, since they're pretty damn far down the depreciation curve.
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I think if you can buy something you really love and don't lose a ton on it when it's time to move on then you're doing well, if you want to make money there are lots of other places to put it.

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I'd have thought the opposite. Wasn't the Alpina less powerful with an automatic? I know Dinan got in trouble chopping up their aluminum chassis's, but didn't they have issues even stock?

Yep, Alpina was an M62 with a five speed auto. Regular was an S62 with a six speed manual. I know which one I'd pay more for.
Alpina was limited edition with 550 world wide. Worth more than a 6 speed.
There are fewer non M Coupes than M Coupes. Doesn't make them worth more. I admit that I hated the Alpina though, so bias and all that.
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What about a first gen Acura NSX.
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I think if you can buy something you really love and don't lose a ton on it when it's time to move on then you're doing well, if you want to make money there are lots of other places rot put it.
Same here. I would never look at a car as an investment unless I had Jay Leno money.

But I have bought cars in the past that I got so much pleaseure from while owning them, kept them 3+ years, and then sold them within a couple grand of what I paid.

So the best I was getting was basically owning and driving the car for almost free.
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I bought a 991.1 because I love driving it, and plan on keeping it quite a while. Cars are a terrible investment - TERRIBLE - so buy the one you enjoy driving the most.

996 Turbo may have the best chance at appreciating, since they're pretty damn far down the depreciation curve.
except for the fried egg head lights, I had a 996 about 10 years ago, I could never get over the look of the headlights, and the dash pod always seemed a bit off to me. The reason I bought the 996 was I couldn't afford a 993 at the time. I now have one and I paid about twice as much as I would have if I had bought it instead of the 996. And FTR, I agree cars aren't an investment although I have done ok in that I have usually about broken even on the buy sell end of things. Insurance and maintenance not factored in. My 993 has gone up in value from what I can tell since I bought it.

The other car you might want to consider is a Z4MC, the limited production numbers and the timeless good looks I'd say a safe bet that they'll go up in value, I'd say the same for a 2001 or 2002 Z3MC.

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Don't even look at an AM. Everything I've seen from long-term owners has them pegged as a POS. I drove a DB9 Volante' - it was a joke. The build quality seemed like a bad kit car at best. Compared to a Gallardo, it was horrible.

Cars are truly bad "investments" unless you got in on the ground floor (like the 1M or the original Ford GT from the 2000's).

That being said, it looks like you're more interested in something that could hold onto its value and retain the most value - and a bonus would be an increase in value long-term.
R8 with a manual - the later cars with the V10 and a manual would be stellar for sure.
Gallardo with a manual - not as bad as you'd think for maintenance - again, plenty of sources out there to figure out what years are good.
Viper can be a fun car, however, I'm not sure they'll go up in value. I think it'll level off at best. They just didn't sell well to start with so it tells you something right away. Not that many people wanted them.
964 or 993 - have been holding steady with prices, but they're pretty high. Not sure if they're moving or not at those elevated prices
997 - I think you missed the boat. The prices have gone up quite a bit and are holding pretty high (a nice car is around $60K!)
997 GT3 I would think is the best of the bunch. You can get them for under $100K and it will last. It has a manual transmission to boot.
yes I think my post was not the most aptly titled, I realize the likelihood of actually making some kinda of return on my money when you factor in the costs of ownership is very low indeed

I am really looking for an NA manual car in the 150k to 200k range that will best hold its value and maybe even appreciate so that the costs of ownership are minimal

some good suggestions so far

but I think the r8 v10 manual is still leading the pack
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You want to own the R8 V10? And you want it to not lose value, possibly it will appreciate, and you want it to not have high maintenance costs. And you want to drive it with some regularity. Did I get that right?

I think you are barking up the wrong tree.

Buy the R8 and enjoy it. And pay the money for maintenance, and sell it when you have had enough fun.
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Whichever one you lock in a barn for 25 years.
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Cars aren't financial investments.
this.

i'm so glad i don't live a life where this kind of mindset controls me; would never want to decide things like this based on 'investment' criteria.

buy what you love and drive the shit out of it. Screw investing in cars.
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Beautiful car and has been very, very trouble-free. Just be ready to get attention wherever you go.

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this.

i'm so glad i don't live a life where this kind of mindset controls me; would never want to decide things like this based on 'investment' criteria.

buy what you love and drive the shit out of it. Screw investing in cars.
it sounds cool to say money ain't a thing when it comes to cars but of course it is

the question I am facing is if I am going to do what I've really wanted to do and drop some serious coin on a cool car that is normally aspirated and has a manual transmission, which car will deliver the most in smiles per mile and offer the least hurt on the pocketbook in terms of depreciation and repairs/maintenance.

I definitely didn't title the thread properly for what I was looking for input on (I've edited it now)

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As said, cars aren't an "investment" until you get into the next level money stuff.

For me, the "investment" is which cool car can I get into and have a good time for as close to free as possible. When I go to sell a vehicle, a good investment is seen when I realize I got to drive a vehicle for X time for Y cost and came out thinking, "yeah, I definitely had at least Y worth of fun."

I think of my E90 M3 (of which I never intended to get rid of) that was totaled by someone else. The insurance check was about $3k less than I bought it for two years and ~20k miles prior. Getting to own and drive that car with the experiences I had and the people I met was worth a lot more than $3k for me. Good investment.

Of course, insert insurance, gas, maintenance, blah blah disclaimer. It's a necessity regardless if I drove an appliance.

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