Depreciation of the Granturismo

rockits

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Even more reason to keep your Maserati's long term boys. They'll stick look good as art standing still if you can't use them in the road in the future.

You'll just have to trailer them to the track using your electric truck.
 

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My personal feelings are yes, V8's are in decline and yes small capacity turbos are current trend.

But spin on 10-20 years when we are all sick to death of non combustion engines, pilotless vehicles and zero emissions...what do you think will become the plaything of choice???

The thing is the next generation will have no interest in our sort of cars. In a decade solid state batteries will allow a £60-75k two seater to do 0-60 in 2.5s, have a range of 400 miles and hardly need servicing - our stuff will be viewed as archaic.
 

rockits

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The thing is the next generation will have no interest in our sort of cars. In a decade solid state batteries will allow a £60-75k two seater to do 0-60 in 2.5s, have a range of 400 miles and hardly need servicing - our stuff will be viewed as archaic.
However they won't sound like a V6, V8, V10 or V12!
 

bigbob

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However they won't sound like a V6, V8, V10 or V12!

Yep but an electric car will make any sound you want through it's speakers to suit the new kids.

PS I agree with you and love my V8 but we are all out of date and are not the future in this regard. Will keep a Maser type thing as a fun weekend car but for daily use a car that emits exhaust gases will be seen as socially responsible in a decade as smoking in public is now.
 

Andyk

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My personal feelings are yes, V8's are in decline and yes small capacity turbos are current trend.

But spin on 10-20 years when we are all sick to death of non combustion engines, pilotless vehicles and zero emissions...what do you think will become the plaything of choice???

But will you have the fuel to go in them and even if we do what price will it be. There will come a time when they will be so heavily taxed...fuel and car that it will become hard to justify probably.
 
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Strad

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Cheer up guys, we’ll be fine!! They won’t suddenly start taxing classic cars and for the amount we’ll use them, the fuel cost will be irrelevant.

Young people don’t like fine art and other objects of beauty but most of them grow older, their tastes change and they want collectibles and more exclusive things. Modern box houses are cheaper to buy (mostly), cheaper to run but on balance, old and beautiful houses cost more down to demand. For some the purchase will be about logic, efficiency and cost but for most, they will want uniqueness, something that makes them smile and will pay for that privilege.

The very fact these cars have V8, V12 etc engines will make them rare and thus desirable. How many Stradales did they make..........???
 

Andyk

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They are all very desirable I get all that but this isn't about desire and they are desirable to us but as they become more socially unacceptable then the market will be very small indeed. It's about will you be able to run them in 20 years times and also where can you take them as I bet most places you will not be able to take petrol/diesel car ....If you believe the government and in 20 years there will be no fossil fuel vehicles being made then this type of fuel will become rare and probably expensive surely. I would do what Adam says drive them now and enjoy.....and let others enjoy. It may be many years off but 20 years comes around fast these days and I'm not sure the 18 year olds of today will really care for our big V8/V12 cars and they will be the buyers of the future.
 

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Well Mercedes leave DTM this year after 30 years to concentrate on E racing.......
My Mrs went out to the Formula E testing at Valencia, all the manufacturers are interested now, Moto E starts next year on a simmilar basis and we've had the Electric TT at the Isle of Man since 2010. The fastest lap in the first race was equal to the 1953 lap record, nowadays the lap record is equal to the 1990 lap record, so they're catching up
 
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Ewan

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The government won't kill off petrol cars completely - but possibly they will eventually stop the production/sale of new ones. The classic car market is already too big for a total ban on all petrol cars. So I'll be driving my V12 Ferraris and V8 Maseratis for a good while yet, as, hopefully, will my children (in due course).
 

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Bearing in mind they miss every target date they set, in 20 years I'll be 70, maybe!! So I'll enjoy mine while I can and let someone else worry about it!
 

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They are all very desirable I get all that but this isn't about desire and they are desirable to us but as they become more socially unacceptable then the market will be very small indeed. It's about will you be able to run them in 20 years times and also where can you take them as I bet most places you will not be able to take petrol/diesel car ....If you believe the government and in 20 years there will be no fossil fuel vehicles being made then this type of fuel will become rare and probably expensive surely. I would do what Adam says drive them now and enjoy.....and let others enjoy. It may be many years off but 20 years comes around fast these days and I'm not sure the 18 year olds of today will really care for our big V8/V12 cars and they will be the buyers of the future.

I have read your posts AndyK and whislt they may read pessimistic, I'm pretty sure you have it spot on. My kids (eldest 18) have little interest in cars. Uber, and other crowdsharing apps etc remove ownership from the equation, and a very strong point you mention: where will we be able to by 97 petrol in 20 years time? It will of course always be available, and old cars will always be alowed on most roads. The question is, really, by then, who will care for these noisy, crude beasts?