Under valued cars out there? Opinions?

As long as the 928's are in good shape they can be cheap fun but some repairs are a nightmare to do and can cost a small fortune in parts and labor.

 

2002 Maserati spyder's
Lotus Esprit's 94-03
Ferrari 550
Noble's
porsche 911 996

 

VW Phaeton

 

Are you talking about new cars that I would consider best bang for the buck? or cars that loose there value very quickly and can be had used for very cheap but are still cool cars?

I'd say best bang for buck cars are probably underpriced.
Cars that significantly drop there value only after a few years are probably overpriced.

Is that what you're asking?

 

Infiniti M35 Premium ($60k new, $30k two years later)

 

There not $60k cars. more like $45k

 

I will offer two or three -

The Lexus SC300 with manual transmission (if you can find one that has not been riced out)

Any early skinny tire 911 that is not totally dissolved in rust

AND, believe it or not - the turbocharged 1960s Chevrolet Corvair - rare and wonderful for very little cash. So cheap that you can easily buy the very best one known to man and have some money left over. It will live long after Ralph Nader has gone to the great beyond and nobody will even remember his run for President or that stupid book.

 

A fully restored, rust free, 240 Z

Dale

 

Mid-year C5 Corvette's - 99-2001... CHEAP fun, and LOTS of performance. Can be had for ~$20k
240z's
early 996's

 

A lightly used lotus elise for under 30K
In a year of so a 550 maranello for 75K
Possibly a 456 at 50k.

 

Looked at a 2002 CTS-V this AM. Blk with grey at 8K mi. $27K and I think they would take $24.

Last week a 2001 CLK430 with the AMG sport pack, 42K mi. $14.9. I would have bought it but it was the wrong color.

Saw a 2001 Boxster S with 38K mi. go for $16 with a dent in the fender.

There are some good bargins out there right now.

 

Aston Martin DB7 for under $50k

 

Bentley Arnage may be the fastest depreciating car of all time. Low mileage cars just a few years old can be had under 100K. new over 260K.

 

I'm with you on this one. I would say any older Maser coupe or spyder offers a great value.

 

Be sure and negotiate for an extra transmission or two...

 

Ferrari 400/412
Toyota Supra
Nissan 300ZX (I like them WAY more than the current 350 too!)

Good suggestions everyone.

As a 928 owner (X8, still have 6 in the garage now) I can tell you they are REALLY good fun for the money! Consider they were 50% more than a 911 of the same model year and they were faster and quicker than said 911 and are now 10% cheaper...DANG! Also you don't see them on every corner.

Oh, mentioned earlier the Boxsters are a really good value now.

James
Austin, TX

 

928 expensive to run?

 

Go buy a porsche 914 right now! They will be the next 356 . Easy as hell to work on, parts dirt cheap, helluva lot of fun...and a (convertible) targa. I can't believe how many articles I have seen in SCM about them lately!

Parts:

1) Used 1.7 motor...300$
2) New wheels/tires...$700
3) Most parts...dirt cheap, VW sourced...

These cars get a lot of attention. Thye made a bazzillion of them, but I only seem to see one on the road about every 10 years, if that...

 

71 Pantera...original cond.

 

Supras underpriced? Have you seen the price of one lately.

 

Porsche 914/4, 914/6
Ferrari 308/328
Lotus Esprit V8 (the later ones, that actually run)

 

Not sure, I think there are thousands of them on the market, and it wasn't a much loved car either aesthetically or mechanically.

The market has given them a proper bruising, IMO.

 

Both of mine were very economical to run - but I turned my own wrenches. The 928 S4 even got decent gas mileage. The 1983 euro 928 S? not so much

 

Not everyone's cup of tea but a Crossfire SRT-8 fills the bill. Yzee's CTS-V is a good one. For something older, TR8's are neat.