I know the prices are going up but . ..

geneandbolly · 09-03-15, 10:27 AM

http://www.classiccarsforsale.co.uk/..._cars_for_sale

missfire · 09-03-15, 11:19 AM

Prices/value aren't going up. It's (ir)rational exuberance, making and worshiping money.

The car has no value. It's all about the breeding of money, not the fertility of the classic car market. It can't last forever because the motivation is wrong, the money has more value than the car. Collectors are the only ones fueling this, and they won't be happy until they have squeezed every last cent out of these things. Wish them luck..

Nice though!

theschmallfella · 09-03-15, 11:46 AM

Nice rare motor, is she a genuine swb? I only ask because they are so rare and most of them must be in museums and stored in some Arab sheik's warehouses in the Emirates.

I agree with missfire on this, that's a disgusting amount of money regardless of the rarity or pedigree, I think 'collectors' have an awful lot to answer for. And I'm also of the belief that motors like this should see the light of day more than once in a blue moon, and should be in the hands of real enthusiast, not people who just see the pound signs instead of what it really is. It annoys me to think about all the warehouses around the world where 'collections' of rare cars just sit there with no other purpose than being an investment like art.

Opinions on the interior????

kosoh · 09-03-15, 12:28 PM

This is an SWB advertised out of New York - was on e-bay... modified interior, white instruments, chocolate seating, I personally dont like the white on white and prefer the LWB models. Thats 2 that have popped up over here in last couple of months. Pretty expensive for a DD...

spink · 09-03-15, 01:11 PM

£194k? That's peanuts,there is/was one forsale at £495k only recently

Hanuman · 09-03-15, 01:34 PM

...And to think I considered buying one when prices were much lower!

vorsprung durch technik · 09-03-15, 01:59 PM

The short wheel base quattros are ugly to look at compared to the original.The original is a true classic to look at from any angle..

Regarding values,you guys are right they are fueled by greedy speculators who see the car as an investment like a piece of artwork. Put it away and sell it 5 years down the line for a made up figure that could only come out of the screwed up head of the greedy seller.

One crumb of comfort chaps i will divulge with you as most on here might remember. During the late 80's and into 1990/91 the very best E type Jags were being advertised at £100,000 pounds and some would have sold for that. Withing a few years values had halved showing that greed doesn't always pay and that as prices go up they also can come down catching out greedy owners with a nice healthy dose of the real world.

geneandbolly · 09-03-15, 03:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vorsprung durch technik

The short wheel base quattros are ugly to look at compared to the original.The original is a true classic to look at from any angle..

i couldn't agree more, mark - they look like a toy pedal car..

ChrisG · 09-03-15, 04:08 PM

yep I agree with you two - they look like a toy, proportions are wrong , but they were made only
( in desperation ??) for one purpose.....and Audi needed 200 on the road to do that.

MSL · 09-03-15, 04:13 PM

Classic Audis are actually quite cheap....
These were £100k not all that long ago.

http://www.pistonheads.com/classifie...omfort/2264777

09-03-15, 01:34 PM	#6
Hanuman Trickster Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Heckling from the cheap seats, Phnom Penh, KoW Posts: 7,018	...And to think I considered buying one when prices were much lower! __________________ I wish they would keep the damned Chinese away now that I can go home, so that I can enjoy Fish amok and a draught Angkor

09-03-15, 11:19 AM	#2
missfire making wooden things Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: cow land Posts: 8,156	Prices/value aren't going up. It's (ir)rational exuberance, making and worshiping money. The car has no value. It's all about the breeding of money, not the fertility of the classic car market. It can't last forever because the motivation is wrong, the money has more value than the car. Collectors are the only ones fueling this, and they won't be happy until they have squeezed every last cent out of these things. Wish them luck.. Nice though!

09-03-15, 11:46 AM	#3
theschmallfella Grown up member Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Back in the Emerald Isle Posts: 772	Nice rare motor, is she a genuine swb? I only ask because they are so rare and most of them must be in museums and stored in some Arab sheik's warehouses in the Emirates. I agree with missfire on this, that's a disgusting amount of money regardless of the rarity or pedigree, I think 'collectors' have an awful lot to answer for. And I'm also of the belief that motors like this should see the light of day more than once in a blue moon, and should be in the hands of real enthusiast, not people who just see the pound signs instead of what it really is. It annoys me to think about all the warehouses around the world where 'collections' of rare cars just sit there with no other purpose than being an investment like art. Opinions on the interior????

09-03-15, 12:28 PM	#4
kosoh Grown up member Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 108	This is an SWB advertised out of New York - was on e-bay... modified interior, white instruments, chocolate seating, I personally dont like the white on white and prefer the LWB models. Thats 2 that have popped up over here in last couple of months. Pretty expensive for a DD...

09-03-15, 01:11 PM	#5
spink Senior Member Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: yorkshire Posts: 1,525	£194k? That's peanuts,there is/was one forsale at £495k only recently

09-03-15, 01:59 PM	#7
vorsprung durch technik 4 ring whore! Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Near Watford. Posts: 7,758	The short wheel base quattros are *ugly* to look at compared to the original.The original is a true classic to look at from any angle.. Regarding values,you guys are right they are fueled by greedy speculators who see the car as an investment like a piece of artwork. Put it away and sell it 5 years down the line for a made up figure that could only come out of the screwed up head of the greedy seller. One crumb of comfort chaps i will divulge with you as most on here might remember. During the late 80's and into 1990/91 the very best E type Jags were being advertised at £100,000 pounds and some would have sold for that. Withing a few years values had halved showing that greed doesn't always pay and that as prices go up they also can come down catching out greedy owners with a nice healthy dose of the real world.

09-03-15, 04:08 PM	#9
ChrisG Senior Member Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Bracknell, Berks. Posts: 1,465	yep I agree with you two - they look like a toy, proportions are wrong , but they were made only ( in desperation ??) for one purpose.....and Audi needed 200 on the road to do that.

09-03-15, 04:13 PM	#10
MSL Grown up member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 240	Classic Audis are actually quite cheap.... These were £100k not all that long ago. http://www.pistonheads.com/classifie...omfort/2264777