Purely as an investment...

[Ewan]

Following from the thread discussing the Alfa 4C, using investment (i.e. financial gain) as the only criteria, what car would you buy with a budget of £45k? Let’s set the time frame as 10 to 20 years.

In the spirit of the forum, I’ll kick off with:
Ghibli Cup
But outside of Maserati,
Porsche 911 (996) 40 Jahre

 

[davy83]

Renault Alpine

 

[whereskeith]

997 C4s

 

[Phil H]

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[conaero]

Strad

 

[Guy]

Early R8 V8 or best of Gransport

 

[Nayf]

Anything limited production numbers (less than 150, or cars remaining).
Ideally at least two of the following - naturally aspirated, hydraulic steering, manual gearbox.

 

[Guy]

Anything limited production numbers (less than 150, or cars remaining).
Ideally at least two of the following - naturally aspirated, hydraulic steering, manual gearbox.

so an Evora 410?

 

[gb-gta]

Maybe numbers made are too high, but for 45k I think a nice r107 SL or a manual 4.7 vantage is a pretty safe bet over 10-20 years. Citroen DS still a way to go maybe?

For less money, maybe a bentley Arnage and an R53 cooper S. Hopefully a GR86 too!

 

[Nibby]

Porsche 911 (996) 40 Jahre

Even on Porscheheads they’re saying that thing looks a munter,

 

[DLax69]

Anything limited production numbers (less than 150, or cars remaining).
Ideally at least two of the following - naturally aspirated, hydraulic steering, manual gearbox.

All three of those, actually.

My real money is on @Ewan 's Lambo tractor.

 

[philw696]

Ferrari 456 GT.

 

[ofenomeno99]

BMW 1M

 

[DLax69]

Ferrari 456 GT.

Where to find one in that price range...? I did a quick AutoTrader scan in the US and the cheapest F car I found is...well, one that is known to me.

 

[philw696]

Where to find one in that price range...? I did a quick AutoTrader scan in the US and the cheapest F car I found is...well, one that is known to me.

Ewan started the thread with good old English pounds and if you look on UK sites you could be surprised Den.

 

[Ewan]

The 456 fits into the budget, just, as would a passable example of a 400i. The only other Ferrari options at this price would be a Mondial or 308 GT4.
For obvious personal reasons, I hope the 400i does the best out of that list.

 

[Ewan]

Strad

Does that mean I can buy yours for £45k?? Please!!!

 

[MikeyMaser]

Alfa Romeo 4C.

It is the only car I've owned which has appreciated considerably in value even taking running costs into account.

 

[dickygrace]

Anything I don’t like; Fords, Nissans, Mitsubishis, Subarus, anything early 90’s, fairly rare, and quick.

 

[MarkMas]

All three of those, actually.

My real money is on @Ewan 's Lambo tractor.

Anything limited production numbers (less than 150, or cars remaining).
Ideally at least two of the following - naturally aspirated, hydraulic steering, manual gearbox.

I had a quick look on 'How Many Left" and the first thing that caught my eye was an Applied Sweeper 414 RS.
266 made and only 58 left. And you could buy up around 5 of them for the budget

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