I think a lot of people here are aware of and/or watch the Youtube videos from Harry Metcalf, former editor for Evo magazine. His latest video is interesting for a couple reasons - first, he talks about the Zonda he used to own and why he sold it, and secondly he goes on for quite a while about what kind of enthusiast car is the best bang for the buck. Granted, he tends to deal with cars that are on a whole other plane than most of us (while he does have some inexpensive cars, his garage is dominated by Lamborghinis, Ferraris and other exotics) but his reasoning for what kind of car to buy applies to all price levels. It's well worth a watch. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4epQvqkmvBk
I absolutely love his Jaguar XJ12C, Espada and Rolls Royce.
Really wish that old Lotus and Chaterhams were as inexpensive and easy to find here in the states!
Harry has managed to make me fall in love with cars I never gave two E36 M3s about before.
Every time I start to lose my faith in humanity after watching that berktard bounce the Gembella off a Toyota Sienna in NYC and then drive off, I watch Harry. Faith in rich dudes restored.
Truly funny think that a Countach would be so so much cheaper to operate, insure and maintain than a Pagani, but who better to know.
nderwater said:
Really wish that old Lotus and Chaterhams were as inexpensive and easy to find here in the states!
Old Lotii are easier to find and somewhat cheaper, but the Caterhams aren't that much cheaper, neither old nor new. Unless the exchange rate has tanked completely, the GBP15-16k are pretty close to the $23k-$25k a decent used one costs here the last time I looked.
<Wanders off, comes back> Actually the exchange rate seems to have tanked even worse than I thought. GBP15k is a little less than $19k these days.
The UK used car market is a little weird even compared to the rest of Europe, inasmuch as older cars and even the more entry-level collectible ones are noticeably cheaper compared to the rest of Europe and especially compared to the US.
