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The photos of RC Tod's are the same position as my 2001 XK8 and this was certainly NOT on the maximum curvature of the door where they would protect against dings.
Graham
I don't think it so unusual, stringline touches down on strip before anything else and looks to be positioned normally
If you've bought an X100 and are worried about resale value, you've made a serious error in judgment. Do to the car what makes you happy, this isn't a car where you'll be worrying about the return on investment anytime soon.
Exactly. If you want to think about X100s and investing, you pay so relatively little for the car you can invest other cash into actual investments.
When someone buys a car, puts no miles on it and then eventually sells it for more money, they are in a VERY unlikely situation. Most times even with high end mopars and vintage Italians, you would have been better off just investing in an index fund. It's also not my idea of fun to worry about if this and that fastener is factory original. Worrying about if the orange peel and over spray on the paint is correct. I'd much rather be peeling rubber bits off my rear quarter panel after a weekend of hijinks.
Money wise, these cars are a good choice to have cheap fun, and be relatively done with depreciation. If you do your own work, they can be run in a shoestring budget. They won't make you money, but they'll make you happy for old Corolla buy in prices.
Exactly. If you want to think about X100s and investing, you pay so relatively little for the car you can invest other cash into actual investments.
When someone buys a car, puts no miles on it and then eventually sells it for more money, they are in a VERY unlikely situation. Most times even with high end mopars and vintage Italians, you would have been better off just investing in an index fund........".
Im not the brightest person, nevertheless I'm been able to double or triple my money (purchase price + repairs + maintenance = my cost) on every vintage car held 5 years or more. Never had an Italian or Mopar anything, just English and American classics with a healthy following. I don't buy garage queens, just quality drivers. That way I can drive the wheels off, have a blast for a decade, then when I'm ready for a change, sell to someone who's like minded. For example, I bought my last Shelby for $40,000 in 1999. Drove it 85,000 miles over the next 12 years, and sold it for $120,000. After repairs and maintenance, I still more than doubled my total cost.
The X100 series survivors are going to increase in value, do doubt about that . But only those that are well sorted. And that comes fromdriving them, not keeping them under wraps.
Changing to an OEM set of alloys can increase the value, I had an XKR staggered set of 18" 'double fives' on mine, also I had a leaper albeit not the ugly (IMO) bonnet leaper.
Also had a straight through performance exhaust, LPG conversion (meaning in monetary terms it did 55mpg on motorway runs) and complete interior retrim, last year was offered £9k by another enthusiast, which is almost treble what the market expects for a 96 car here in the UK.
