If you do not like your 280Z, by all means sell it to someone else who may desire it enough to restore it. No point in holding onto a vehicle if you know you will never do anything with it....

 

The value of high end cars often tanks after purchase and then slowly rises. I think the pre-06 body style will begin to rise in value before too long. The trick is to keep the miles down and the condition excellent. I have the sticker for my XKR, it was over $87K in 06. I bought it in 09 still under warranty for $26K. That's a big loss, but it is still losing, so I am waiting to see when it starts to go back up.

 

Such a nice car.

 

Thanks.
I am getting ready to take the car to my 50th high school reunion. When I was in high school, I had a 63 E Type Coupe. My old buddies should get a kick out of this!

 

oldmots,

I drove my 2000 XKR Coupe to my 50th Class reunion back in the Fall of 2005 and had a "Blast".....Only problem, all those good looking Gals had grown 50 years older....abit disheartening to say the least! But, that wasn't as bad as it was in 2015, when I drove my 2005 XKR Coupe to my 60th Class Reunion....The problem then was only about half the Class was still alive and those old Gals that were still with us were 10 more years older.....guess I'm pretty darn lucky to be able to drive at all...Doubt us having a 65th...?

Billy Clyde in Houston.

 

 

I think, as a universal rule, it is better to be outlived than to outlive. At least for things that you like.

 

I hear you buddy...guess you wish you were 36 still.....I do and i'm 74...even dividing by 2 I am still over the top LOL
It becomes reality when you look in the mirror....or you try to chat up a young woman....lifes a bitch, but it is better than the alternative HAHA
I am still enjoying my XKR so it's not all bad )
Have fun!!!

 

It is definitely better to be outlived by your Jag.
I hope to pass it along to my son so that he can pass it along to his son (none yet) so that someday it will start to appreciate.

When that happens, perhaps, they will stop calling me that crazy old man for owning Jaguars.
If only I had bought an E-type when they were dirt cheap.

 

I did.....paid £11k, sold for £32.5k was worth a lot more at one point

 

I'm fairly confident that if I had bought an E-type when they were dirt cheap, then they would still be dirt cheap now!

 

 

I bought 2 e types when they were well under $10,000 in the late '70's / early '80's.

I know I paid $8,500 for my '70 and just over $7,000 for the '67. Both convertibles. I had them both for about 10 years and did very well with both of them, especially considering I drove them coast to coast roundtrip several times each. They were my daily drivers with no back ups. So when I wasn't driving, I was doing preventative maintenance.

But it's human nature to want what you don't have. I sold them both to buy Shelby's, and drove the wheels off of those as well for about 15 years.

So, no regrets.









Z

 

I think even the early (97-99) X100s have aged better than the contemporaneous DB7. I've seen them creep into five digits on bring a trailer. Saw one xkr with 103k miles that sold for something like $13k I think.

Here's hoping.

 

@Z,
I see you're a cat person through and through. Love the Mustang

I remember as teenagers we looked in envy across the pond back in the late 60s and early 70s

 

Im not sure whether mine being modified will be as collectable when the prices rise! I didnt have it modified by the way. Although it may be an acquired taste I do really like the rear end as Ive never been 100% convinced by the standard rear bumper. I am considering replacing the modified front nose with the original item as I think the factory nose looks better. The last photo is before modification!

 

At this point the x100s are going to appreciate, every car will appreciate once it hits bottom and the X100 is close if not there already. That said I don't think the car is particularly collectible and I don't think it will appreciate fast enough to make it a good investment. If you are looking to make money better to sell now and head to wall street, or even a bank,

The X100 has a lot of things going against it as far as being collectible.
It is a 4-seat sports car, the 4 seaters typically do horrible as investments, even from names like Ferrari. The XKR is underpowered and slow for a sports car by today's standards, and yet it is too modern to really be compared with things from the 70s and 80s where it would be really fast. The looks are great, but then there are a ton of good looking cars. As newer, faster, vehicles age they will keep the value of the X100 low in my opinion.

I think these are a great bargain in terms of what you get for what you pay, but I think they will be a similar bargain for the guy you sell it to.

 

 

A member here aptly called it 'reptilian'

Not an XKR, although may be an indicator, may be not - I've just had my car revalued as I run value-agreed insurance, and the assessor has upped the figure by over 30% from 3 years ago. Unexpected, but he's in the classic car business and I trust his judgement.

Won't make me rich, mind, but resale value was never a factor.


@Allan - interesting plate

 

You have done the right thing using Agreed Value insurance. I recently did an insurance check to see what a 'normal' would pay out if my car was written off. £4,500. You cannot pick up a decent, non sat nav, XKR with all the right bits for three times that. But if your car gets written off that is all you get! Do not find out the hard way if your reading this and have 'normal' insurance. I do have to limit my mileage, so its not much good if your commuting etc everyday, but if your like me and its your hobby/weekend car its quite reasonable. If your in the UK and want to know your annual mileage take a look at your MOT's. They record the mileage. I do just short of 3,000 a year and my insurance, full comp, legal cover, breakdown, was £193. Obviously it depends on your circumstances, age etc but I did not think that was too bad.

Oh I may ruffle some feathers saying this but I think the X100 is a much better looking car than the E Type, much better and safer to drive too.