0 depreciation new ride...

[OK3]

How???
Watch gm when they shut down a car maker they buy or own.. Pontiac G8 a clean low milage one ??? Holden Commodore aka chevy ss ?? 20% off after 4 month sales hold, 8 total cars on east coast,,, A stick shift 2017 model is now selling for MORE than cost in oct 17...A great ride for 0 depreciation after 8 years./.
Look for future collector cars, usually performance models..

 

[JeffKeryk]

How???
Watch gm when they shut down a car maker they buy or own.. Pontiac G8 a clean low milage one ??? Holden Commodore aka chevy ss ?? 20% off after 4 month sales hold, 8 total cars on east coast,,, A stick shift 2017 model is now selling for MORE than cost in oct 17...A great ride for 0 depreciation after 8 years./.
Look for future collector cars, usually performance models..

Collector cars cost a lot to own. You gotta house 'em, insure them, etc. My old Vette is worth a lot; maybe even half of what I have in it.

 

[wings&wheels]

Collector cars cost a lot to own. You gotta house 'em, insure them, etc. My old Vette is worth a lot; maybe even half of what I have in it.

This.

Except for current super rarities or cars that just have crazy followings (e.g. Porsche GT(x)), collector cars are for enjoyment, not an investment and few if any "common" cars will ever reach investment potential. For the vast majority of us, just buy what you want to drive.

 

[JeffKeryk]

This.

Except for current super rarities or cars that just have crazy followings (e.g. Porsche GT(x)), collector cars are for enjoyment, not an investment and few if any "common" cars will ever reach investment potential. For the vast majority of us, just buy what you want to drive.

Yeah, especially because a garage is for tools and assorted useless junk. Forget that collector...

 

[RooflessVW]

How???
Watch gm when they shut down a car maker they buy or own.. Pontiac G8 a clean low milage one ??? Holden Commodore aka chevy ss ?? 20% off after 4 month sales hold, 8 total cars on east coast,,, A stick shift 2017 model is now selling for MORE than cost in oct 17...A great ride for 0 depreciation after 8 years./.
Look for future collector cars, usually performance models..

What

 

[ls1mike]

How???
Watch gm when they shut down a car maker they buy or own.. Pontiac G8 a clean low milage one ??? Holden Commodore aka chevy ss ?? 20% off after 4 month sales hold, 8 total cars on east coast,,, A stick shift 2017 model is now selling for MORE than cost in oct 17...A great ride for 0 depreciation after 8 years./.
Look for future collector cars, usually performance models..

It is those cars specifically. Try buying a clapped out Caprice PPV. 9 grand easy with big miles. I have seen rollers sell for 5000 to 6000.
Clean ones can sell for more than I paid for my 2014 never in police service Caprice with 12,000 miles on it back in 2016 at 20,000.
It is because they are RWD, LS powered, 4 door sedans. Not too many of those around in the past 20 years.

 

[Chris142]

Our fj cruiser is saught after

 

[RooflessVW]

Our fj cruiser is saught after

Some are. The engine in yours is on its way out because of that Donaldson oil filter.

 

[Vercingetorix]

Best bet is to buy a new car, put it in the garage and take the bus.

 

[OVERKILL]

Some vehicles just hold their value stupidly well. Anything "Hellcat" of course, but my SRT Grand Cherokee is worth more than I paid for it 6 years ago now.

 

[The_Jeff]

My Prius Prime held its value for probably its first 80k miles. There were all sorts of incentives, coming from every direction, to buy that car. VW (dieselgate) even chipped in a grand!

Saw a few on FBM with 1000 miles, obviously having taken advantage of said incentives.

 

[SC Maintenance]

If its the same price as it was new 8 years ago, in real terms thats still 30% depreciation. Now don't get me wrong, only loosing 30% in 8 years is great, but inflation is a real thing.

 

[Legs4Arms]

My 1993 Mustang LX 5.0 5spd coupe has tripled in value in 32yrs

 

[Chris142]

Some are. The engine in yours is on its way out because of that Donaldson oil filter.

That fits my jeep

 

[MCompact]

My Club Sport is likely worth a few thousand more than I paid for it but I could not care less; I bought it to drive and enjoy- not for any possible investment value.

 

[xspeedy]

I think most anything with a manual transmission should hold value over time. They keep getting rarer.

 

[fantastic]

$0 depreciation, for me, is the car I keep until it quits permanently or costs way too much to repair something major & overall condition is poor. I still get transmissions rebuilt etc. This sort of post is like for a classic car dealer interest level but they already know what to buy.

 

[ATex7239]

You shouldn’t buy a new car if you aren’t able to comfortably eat the immediate depreciation. That’s how people end up with negative equity and car payments they can’t afford on mediocre vehicles.

 

[Aichiguy]

I had a '23 Maverick. I drove it a year and made a little coin.

 

[kschachn]

What

This. I can’t tell if it’s a rant against GM or just a plain rant about something else.

You never can tell what a new person‘s first post is going to be.