And opinions are like arseholes right?Andyboy wrote:I don't entirely agree. But that's just my opinion!
The ONLY Z3 that will be worth any money in years to come will be the M Coupe with the Roadster a distant second. A bit like a 300SL Gullwing versus the roadster that replaced it - a better car, but without the mad gulling doors it doesn't have the same appeal. Regular Z3's will just die out and or become cheap sports cars like the MGB. They weren't very highly regarded when new but they sold a huge number of them - a lose/lose combination.
Z4M? Maybe, but they sold so few and they're not well known.
V10 M5? They will just become too difficult and expensive to keep going. The parts prices are just insane and they will become donors. The E39 M5 however will overtake it in value quite soon.
Not sure about the Rice but I like the 300ZX, a great looking car that went like the clappers. Once the council drift crew have destroyed 98% of them, maybe.
Mark 1 RS Focus - they're already on the rise. Like the Jap stuff, too many have been murdered by knuckledragger boost morons so a mint standard one is already getting rare. They are a superb car as well. A nice well cared for ST170 is worth stashing now.
I would be buying a sub 50'000 mile E46 M3* in a funky colour (Laguna Seca or Phoenix yellow) as they were the last of the proper M3's with both the looks and manageable running costs. The E92 V8 is a great car like the V10, they're bit fragile and the parts costs are just silly. Ditto F10 and current M3/M4 stuff.
* A rare and desirable CS with Park Lane service history will be the most valuable I reckon.
It depends what level of "money" we are talking here, your right the only Z3s that will be worth big money are the coupes, the others will be £30k for the z3m and the 6 pot cars where E30 sports are now. The 4 pots will never be worth anything, they are just too bland.
When looking for the 2.8 I picked up recently I was looking at it from the point of view of buying a sub 5k car that I can use and not loose any money, from the looking I did they have risen.
An equivalent car 3-5 years ago was ~3k, now there asking 5k. (I didn't pay 5k
).However your right I do only see them picking up to E30 sport money, the coupe is the one that will see the 40k+ prices.
It's worth noting for the early wide body cars there was only 30k produced world wide with most staying in the US. The bodies for these are unique, only sharing the bonnet clamshell and mid wings with the 4 pots and the rear arches with the Z3M.
I think the media's mauling of it's handling hurt the sales a lot, even though in reality they are just fine, handle pretty well and certainly better than an e30 or e36 for the same price.
Z4M - The rarity and it's purity as an M car is what's going to see them pick up value.
I was going to mention the ST170 but again I only see those hitting E30 sport prices.
There a good drive but not really "special" and not exactly fast.
300zx twin turbo short wheel base cars are rare as feck now the drift monkeys have had at them.
here are some at different price points that I think have a fair chance :
