Fun investment car thoughts
 

So that I don't get told off for polluting a thread again, I thought I would start a new one. I am always on the lookout for cars which are interesting to own and drive, whilst not costing a fortune, and with any luck going up in value. My personal preference is for cars from about 2005 or before, my current cars go in age from a 1989 Mercedes 300SL to a 2004 996 turbo. What are your thoughts on cars to look at. My current suggestions are:

BMW 8 series
Mercedes 190E Cosworth

Also suggested so far by nw99 have been

2009 997 turbo
Escort Cosworth
Elise S1


MC

Clio v6
Clio trophy
Renault spider
Alfa SZ
944

Love the 8 series but its not cheap to keep them running with all the Electronic gizmos.

Audi urquattro would fit your bill too

I'd scratch the S1 Elise. There are just too many of them. You won't lose money but you'll not win big either. An S1 Exige is a better bet. You can still pic them up for mid 20's if you are quick.

Trying to identify cars that haven't yet risen much in value but have engineering integrity, rarity and can actually be used is key for me:

R53 Mini GP
R129 SL600
There's also a car called an E46 M3, which I hear is very good, and looks to be terrific value.

Megan R26.R

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what budget ?

I'm convinced, if you can find a nice early Porsche 996 3.4 C2 with manual gearbox for less than £15K then it will be a safe place for your money. You see very few nice ones coming up for sale which has always been a good sign that it wil be sort after in the future

I was looking at exactly these last week.
MC

And this...

http://www.pistonheads.com/classifie...s-2008/4987160