Maserati 3200 for £10k

[Twin Turbo]

Well, that's what Autocar reckons they'll be worth in 5 years time

They've done an article on cars you can own now for around £100/week (purchase price around £25-30k -although that doesn't include running costs). There's the usual suspects: 911, DB7, Corvette, Esprit etc. They give a value for the cars in 5 yrs time and whilst most of the other drop down to £15-20k, the 3200 drops like a stone to £10k!!! Admittedly that's based on a '98 model.

Now, I hope that's a typo otherwise I'm going shopping for a 3200 in 2010

What's probably more worrying is that as the value drops the cars will fall outside the dealer servicing network as those that can afford a £10k Masser probably won't be able to afford dealer servicing costs. Avoiding the dogs could be interesting then.

The alternative will be 5.7 litres of Aussie muscle in the shape of a 6 yr old Monaro for £9k

[sco]

That's not too bad! 25K purchase in 2005, sell for 10K in 2010, a loss of 3K pa. That is the same depreciation hit I took on a 911 and less than an XK8 I owned. I also think a good 3200 will find a level a bit higher than 10K - but its only money.

[rubystone]

that makes using one as an everyday car an attractive proposition - caveats apply as you say - buy one that someone has cherished and pay a little more for it.

As always, it's the value of the dogs that goes a long way to determining the value of the diamonds.