My wife and I are in the process of building a house on the SW Pacific coast of Nicaragua, just a mile from some of the best surfing in the world. Although I am planning on spending a great deal of time there, my wife loves to travel, so she will be off flitting around the globe with her family and friends.

I am planning on selling my F Type and buying a Toyota Hilux, a workhorse PU, although unavailable in North America, is incredibly popular in the ROW. It is basically a Tacoma which is stripped of its luxury and beefed-up to render it as one of the most bullet-proof vehicles ever made. It's diesel engine is legendary as the first 100,000km is affectionately known as its "break-in" period. They are serious off-road vehicles in their 4x4 trim and that's what I'll need it as our house is way up high [130m] and the roads are gravel [and it seriously rains there].

A '18 [the same year as my F Type] Hilux with 150,000km in Nicaragua is MORE expensive than a '18 F Type [with just a fraction of the mileage] in NA. That's what a F Type is really worth!

The view of the Pacific Ocean from my patio.

 

Any car is worth what someone is prepared to pay for it. A Hilux isn't worth anything to me, so the F-Type wins this particular round.

 

Would it be fair to say that a brush is worth nothing to a nail, and that a hammer is worth nothing to a canvas?

 

Hardly surprising the F-Type doesn't hold its value considering the real practicality of the Hilux in Central America vs a six-year old sports car restricted to the paved roads in urban areas like Managua. Don't get me wrong, its a great car, but in a country with such a wealth gap between rich and poor, most of the wealthy people will get something brand new. Enjoy your new life.

 

What's a F Type Really Worth...

Priceless

 

Of course, but I was comparing the value of a Hilux in Central America v. the value of my F Type in California. I wouldn't think there are any F Types in Nicaragua as there are no dealers [but who knows?]. Toyota's are everywhere there [for good reason].

And thank you for the good wishes!

 

I really like my F Type a lot, as well, but when it comes to exchanging it for cash money...it is anything but priceless.

 

My work is split between Adelaide South Australia (f type) and Nhulunbuy Northern Territory (hilux). When I’m in Nhulunbuy I often miss driving my F type but when in Adelaide I never miss my hilux.

 

What year Hilux do you have and how is it holding up?

 

There is, of course, a dollar amount that would pull it away, and there are plenty of cars that are more valuable. But, for shear driving/ownership pleasure (disregarding cash value), there just isn't much I'd swap for. My son has a pair of GT3's that will certainly outrun the F-Type (and cost many times as much), but I'd rather drive the Jag.

 

Yeah I am a bit the same. Mine might be worth AUD90K tops, but the colour and configuration and RWD is exactly what I want (well I would take a later 2015/2016 build RWD R in the same colour if I could find one, no luck there). I would turf it from the garage if I was given a DBS superleggara which would cost over $500K here and in that case I wouldnt be so picky about the colour, but I wouldnt feel any desire to have and keep anything else. So I guess in one sense, the car is worth $500K to me, that being the cost of something that wouldnt have me regretting the change.

 

Hilux is work supplied. It has about 80,000km on it. Lower spec - not workmate level but not SR5 either.
it is an older shape I think about 2020?
it drives very well. Plenty of pull and no issues with it.
My work site is 30km from town on variable dirt roads and I have complete confidence in the car.

f type is a 2017 v6 with 45,000 on the clock. It loves a curve and fits a few bottles of wine with the overnight bags in the boot. It’s too much fun to drive. It’s also my daily in winter and a very comfortable place to be when in traffic,