Should I be upset...?

[Dan!]

...when I let mine go for £80k


https://www.pistonheads.com/classif...hini-gallardo-v10-coupe-balboni-550-2/6978010

 

[zagatoes30]

Ouch but you can never predict the future or I would still have some of the numerous Escort Mexicos, RS2000 etc that I had back in the day

 

[StuartW]

It's crazy, isn't it? My cousin has an early (2004) Gallardo, formerly owned by Martin Brundle and every year it goes up a bit more in value. It's a manual which makes it more valuable it seems, and he can drive it for 2-3k miles per year and the increase in value more than covers it's annual maintenance costs - lucky him!

 

[GeoffCapes]

...when I let mine go for £80k


https://www.pistonheads.com/classif...hini-gallardo-v10-coupe-balboni-550-2/6978010

I'd be dangling from a tree with a length of rope round my neck!

 

[outrun]

Should I be upset that I let mine go for £36,500? And that I had two of them.

https://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/porsche/911-993/porsche-911-turbo-993/6525586

 

[dem maser]

Should I be upset that I let mine go for £36,500? And that I had two of them.

https://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/porsche/911-993/porsche-911-turbo-993/6525586

yes

 

[outrun]

Sold one of these for £15,000 too. And in far better knick that this one.

https://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/aston-martin/dbs/aston-martin-dbs/6244768

 

[StuartW]

My one of these sold for £9,500. A lovely evo 1 non cat with the water spray turbo option ...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Lancia-De...054126?hash=item25d009346e:g:VkoAAOSw3v5YrJv9

 

[allandwf]

Why? You had your fun with it, moved on to other things. I could have kept lots of my older cars, be quids in, but would have missed out on so much.

 

[midlifecrisis]

All of you above should be crying into your beer...that's one pint with numerous straws.

 

[StuartW]

Why? You had your fun with it, moved on to other things. I could have kept lots of my older cars, be quids in, but would have missed out on so much.

In my case, it was a nightmare car as it was very unreliable so the least it could have done was to have made a little profit for me but of course that's not the reason we buy cars.
When it was working well though, absolutely stunning!

 

[GeoffCapes]

At least I'm not upset that I bought an XR3i Cabriolet over one of these when I was 21. They cost the same........

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C794939

I'd still like another Cab though.

 

[conaero]

Car prices have gone mad!

The old adage: Its only worth what someone is prepare to pay for it so keep the rope in the boot for now Dan.

 

[Ewan]

That Balboni price is silly. There is a lower mileage one for sale at £170k.

 

[Contigo]

Just because it is priced like that doesn't mean it will sell in a million years!

 

[Dan!]

That Balboni price is silly. There is a lower mileage one for sale at £170k.

That makes me feel a lot better

 

[Dan!]

Car prices have gone mad!

The old adage: Its only worth what someone is prepare to pay for it so keep the rope in the boot for now Dan.

That is very true, I mean, there was no one willing to buy it for £100k back then which was the market price.

To be honest, if someone buys it for £350k then they need to have their bumps read and deserve to get ripped off.

 

[MarkMas]

Yup, and I let one of these go in about 1984 for £50: https://www.flickr.com/photos/92622665@N08/10365219726