i think that will depend on the model

xr2's will go up in price

supersports will too

as will any properly mint and unmolested example

fwd though, so limited on appeal to the old school

did see a subaru engined rwd one a while ago, but that probably cost more to build than it is worth

 

no doubt, but that has only been realised now - the fact is that you couldn't give them away five years ago


I'm not convinced either - it's just a prediction - and find me a really old Jag that isn't worth serious money now

S-types were bangers.....

the cars (Jags) I own are all solid and mechanically sound

I paid under £10K for all five

I cannot see how they can do anything but appreciate, but time will tell

smasn - 14-19 mpg, which is what you get out of the V12's, is irrelevant when they are used as toys, which is indisputably their future

 

On paper, no doubt you're right. I just don't see people wanting to get into aged V12s in 3-4 years time, particularly if fuel continues to rise in price and the pressure from environmentalist lobbies continues.

I see "affordable" performance as per my classic GTi suggestion or ge2's suggestions as being more the place.

We shall see, and I wish you luck with it

 

308GTB/GTS

 

Chris.

 

early model TVR's probably set to rise in value

Lotus Esprit

not by much though

edit; yup forgot mainstream cars, it's been a long day

 

Not sure about the XJS either, the 6.0 monster was a nice car and the shape has got prettier with age but for me it's a future classic that sits in the same cabinet as Maestros. Metros, the SD1 and the P6. - oddly and quirky cool but a bit pipe and slippers.

It's the sort of thing I imagine James May or Clarkson to keep in a secret hangar in case the motoring press found out. The problem with British cars of that era is a love of rusting to pieces behind the scenes, especially if they get driven in our weather.

I think stuff lilke the Renault GTA is worth keeping an eye on but you won't find a nice one in your budget. On the plus side, plastic body so won't rust.

I reckon within 4 years this sort of car will be taxed / forced off the road due to ever tightening emissions regulations, the only way these will be worth anything is if the Govt Repo men forget about the ones you have. Being the only 5 left in existence might do something stellar for their value

 

No doubt there is room in air-conditioned humidity-controlled splendour in one of the Gaddafi tents. Not to mention the spare real estate doing nothing safely inside the enclave, on which to park said tent. Seems a bit sad to me. Collecting junk and sitting on it.

The cuts must be biting

 

no government will interfere with classics

too many influential people own the really valuable tackle

and the numbers on the roads are insignificant

I'n quite convinced that 13mpg won't mean a thing to an owner who might do 1500-3000 miles a year

anyone that doubts the strength of the classic car movement only needs to visit a show

Goodwood's Revival in a few weeks woild be a good start

are people saying that we are now in a new, unique era, where no classics will emerge

as they have done every decade since the car was invented?

 

Gad earlier today