I have this since 15 years (it used to be my daily for five years but now it's a garage queen: I drive less than 1000 miles per year on average with it):
That Porsche (I already posted it in the other car thread) was "fully depreciated, under appreciated" when I bought it. It is worth today easily 2x what I paid it (more like 2.5x). The old air-cooled Porsche market seems to go crazy at the moment. In Europe they're getting so expensive that many european buyers are now buying U.S. ones and having them shipped "back home"
And now I plan to buy a second garage queen in the next two months or so (yes, it's going to be black, not red... But the following picture is not a picture of the actual I plan to buy, mine would have grey leather seats):
Because I think that model is "fully depreciated, under appreciated" too and looks plain gorgeous. I also think that the criticism about that particular car when it came out makes absolutely zero sense whatsoever today and that people are beginning to realize this (basically when it came out it was criticized for having only 300 hp and tricky handling): very few people still buy these to "race". So I'm pretty sure it will follow the path of the 308 and 328: the 348 shall very probably go up in value. I found a very nice one from one of the most renowned garage in Europe coming with a huge warranty (gearbox, engine, clutch, ...) and as I don't plan to use it a lot (about 1000 miles per year too), maintenance costs should stay low (besides the cam belt, which is a bit pricy and needs to be done about every four years no matter if you drive a lot or not). They're also way more reliable than the 355 (and IMHO better looking than the 355). I know how to take care of one garage queen, so I hope I'll be able to deal with two of them
My daily driver and my girlfriend's daily driver are used BMWs (with small engines, so fuel consumption stays in check), which we buy when they're 6 or 7 years old and then resell after approximately three years. Like Geroximo I also have a BMW Z3 roadster (mine has the tiny 1.9 liter engine, only 118 hp) from 2001 which I use when the weather is sunny.
Perfs are obviously not my thing (I still did take my Porsche to the track, just for fun): otherwise I'd buy a high-end Corvette or a GT-R.
My preference obviously goes to german rear-wheel drive cars and now I'll "jump ship" and try an italian one and see if that diva is as unreliable as many say (but once again, if I'm buying a 348, I'm buying one which comes with a really huge warranty)
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EDIT: oops, forgot about bikes... A long time ago I used to have a dirt bike: a YZ 250 (still with the 2-stroke engine). It was too powerfull for me (a 125 would have been better) but I still have lots of fun on the dirt bikes tracks with it. Had a few Vespa and an Honda XR 350 too. I don't drive any motorbike anymore.
