dgmx5
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I have spent my life not buying cars that I would not now spend the money on they have risen to, but which back in the day, once they were languishing in the doldrums and were in hindsight, cheap as chips, I should have availed myself of the opportunity
The sub-£15k Clio V6, the sub-£5k RX-7, the sub-£20k 996 Turbo, the sub-£10k Elise, the sub-£20k Exige S1. the sub-£10k Focus RS Mk1 all come to mind... NSXs, Venturi Atlantiques, Marcos Mantaras, Toyota Supras have also been through the dip and now command prices I would no longer, or could no longer afford to, pay.
So, at today's prices what would be a car that would hit that sweet spot of something special at a price that will probably not be repeated?
These are not cars to speculate on in the hope that in time the prices will balloon, but they are cars that simply represent as good a value as you could ever hope to find for what they offer in the current market. I think the crash in car prices from Covid-19 has not arrived and may never do so..
I suspect the answer to this question might be a 4200 or, more particularly given some recent sales, a GS so those are not permitted in the game below.
And one other criteria, your suggestions can be either for the sub-£5k, sub-£10k or sub-£20k categories.
For those with deep pockets, you may nominate sub-£50k cars too, and they may indeed be the best value at that price that they will ever be, but I still cannot afford that.
Let the games begin.
The sub-£15k Clio V6, the sub-£5k RX-7, the sub-£20k 996 Turbo, the sub-£10k Elise, the sub-£20k Exige S1. the sub-£10k Focus RS Mk1 all come to mind... NSXs, Venturi Atlantiques, Marcos Mantaras, Toyota Supras have also been through the dip and now command prices I would no longer, or could no longer afford to, pay.
So, at today's prices what would be a car that would hit that sweet spot of something special at a price that will probably not be repeated?
These are not cars to speculate on in the hope that in time the prices will balloon, but they are cars that simply represent as good a value as you could ever hope to find for what they offer in the current market. I think the crash in car prices from Covid-19 has not arrived and may never do so..
I suspect the answer to this question might be a 4200 or, more particularly given some recent sales, a GS so those are not permitted in the game below.
And one other criteria, your suggestions can be either for the sub-£5k, sub-£10k or sub-£20k categories.
For those with deep pockets, you may nominate sub-£50k cars too, and they may indeed be the best value at that price that they will ever be, but I still cannot afford that.
Let the games begin.
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