Everyone knows that for the most part, cars are a depreciating asset. When you buy a brand new car, it loses value, although the rate at which it loses and the amount varies from car to car. For example, luxury cars have been known to devalue like crazy and that’s just one of the reasons why buying one isn’t always a good idea.
Some cars have and still have historical significance and, as a direct consequence, their values steadily increase after being sold new. In some rare cases, the value rises dramatically and they are instant investments and collectibles. With many cars this is perfectly justified, but there are some others that it is very difficult to understand why they are so expensive.
10 With good reason – McLaren F1
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In the 1990s, McLaren was a big name in motorsport, especially Formula 1 racing. They were one of the most revered names in racing and decided to take their expertise to the road. Since this is McLaren, not only would they be satisfied with a street car, they decided to build the street car instead.
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The fruit of their labor was the McLaren F1, which is often viewed as one of the greatest cars ever made. A 6.1-hp, 6.1-liter V12 powered by BMW propelled the rear wheels through a tailor-made 6-speed manual gearbox and made a wonderful noise in the process. From 1992 to 1998 only 106 F1 were produced. As is well known, it remains the fastest production car in the world with a naturally aspirated engine and reaches a speed of over 240 miles per hour. With all of this in mind, it’s easy to see why the F1 is now a $ 20 million car, or maybe more.
9 We can’t understand – Ferrari 250 GTO
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The used Ferrari market, like the cars themselves, is a mess of madness. Virtually every classic Ferrari made before the 1970s is now a valuable collector’s item, which is easy to justify given the demand and low production numbers. However, we have problems with the 250 GTO.
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For classic Ferraris, the 250 GTO is the crown jewel of the whole family and currently holds the record for the most valuable car in the world. A few years ago a 250 GTO sold for $ 70 million. We’re not sure why because it doesn’t exactly have dozen of wins to its name and it was actually out of date by the time its second year of racing came up. Sure, it’s special, we’re just not sure if it’s $ 70 million.
8th With good reason – Ford GT40
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The GT40 is a prime example of a car with an incredible history. It all started when the Ford Motor Company tried to buy a Ferrari with a lack of cash. The big man Enzo got out of business at the last second, berating the Detroit automaker.
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Henry Ford II, the then chairman, was furious with Enzo Ferrari, so he gathered his best engineers, as well as a certain Carroll Shelby and an equally certain Ken Miles, and gave them an easy target; to build a car that Ferrari will destroy in LeMans. Although it was a very rocky journey, the GT40 finally brought Ford victory over Ferrari when it took a 1-2-3 win on the LeMans 24-hour lap in 1966. It would then win the 1967, 1968 and 1969 races. Thanks to its victories and historical significance, the Ford GT40, one of the most beautiful racing cars of all time, is worth its $ 2 million dollar.
7th We can’t understand – Porsche 914
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Similar to the classic Ferrari market, the classic Porsche market is a complete mess. Serious Porsche enthusiasts are willing to pay by the nose for a car that there are thousands of, and while it is special, it is certainly worth no more than $ 100,000 in most cases. This extends to the lovable but underpowering 914.
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The 914 came on the market in the late 1960s and was sold as a Porsche entry-level model in the 1970s before the days of the twins 924, 944, 968 and Boxster / Cayman. Although the handling of the 914 was decent, it wasn’t really fast. In fact, it wasn’t fast at all, with less than 100 horsepower, even with the most powerful engine available. That didn’t stop anyone from paying $ 1 million for one, however.
6th With good reason – Lancia Delta HF Integrale Evoluzione
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The base-level Lancia Delta was a fairly conservative family hatchback with an added amount of Italian car quirks and a total lack of reliability. When the Delta was sold, Lancia was virtually unbeatable in the World Rally Championship.
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Their preferred weapon was a modified Delta called the HF Integrale Evo with bulky fender flares, all-wheel drive and plenty of power from a turbocharged 4-cylinder engine. After Lancia broke the 1983 championship with the RWD 037, everyone expected to put on a good show with the new car, built according to Group A rules, and they did. They put on a really, really good show when the Delta HF4WD won the Manufacturers Championship six times. Successively.
5 We can’t understand – old Porsche 911 models
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We are returning to the classic Porsche market. The crown jewels of this mess are old 911 models. While we can certainly understand why the original models from the 60s and early 70s are expensive, once you get into the 1980s it gets very confusing.
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As Doug DeMuro perfectly explained in one of his videos, old Porsche 911 models are just way too common to get the price they have. In the 1980s, almost everyone who was at least moderately successful owned a Porsche 911. Even so, that hasn’t stopped those classic rear-engined sports cars from soaring to hundreds of thousands of dollars, and it doesn’t look like they’re going to fall anytime soon.
4th With good reason – Koenigsegg Agera RS
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One day a man in Sweden named Christian von Koenigsegg woke up and said, “I’m going to start one of the craziest and most incredibly innovative supercar companies in history.” That’s exactly what happened, and over the past 20 years Koenigsegg has given us some really epic cars, including the Agera RS.
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The RS was the final iteration of the truly incredible Agera that replaced the CC range of cars in 2010. Before the Bugatti Chiron Super Sport 300 came onto the market, Koenigsegg set the Guinness world record for the fastest car in the world. Reached a staggering two-way average speed of 278 mph and a one-way top speed of 285 mph. The current market value estimates the Agera RS at around 10 million US dollars and is completely justified.
3 We can’t understand – Toyota Supra Mk4
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It’s the internet favorite car to rave about. It may be the only car in history that has convinced some of its biggest fans that the engine will deliver more than 1,000 horsepower from the factory when it couldn’t be further from the case. The Toyota Supra Mk4 may be a cool car, but the stats have gone absolutely insane.
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What a lot of people don’t know is that it is ultimately just a Toyota from the 90s. It had 320 horsepower in turbo form rather than 1,000 as some have led you to believe. It may be hard to swallow, but it’s true; The Supra Mk4 weighs more than the latest Camry. The only main reason the Supra has appreciated in value is the hype surrounding it and the fact that almost every Supra out there has been modified for insane power outputs. Untouched ones are well in the neighborhood of $ 100,000 and one even sold once for $ 500,000.
2 With good reason – Bugatti Chiron
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Bugatti is one of the most special, extravagant and capable automobile manufacturers of the modern age. When they were acquired by the VW Group in the late 1990s, they claimed that their next car would have 1,000 horsepower and travel over 250 mph.
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Some people were careful and some laughed outright. Then in 2006 they did it. The Chiron is Bugatti’s newest car, and it’s even more special because Bugatti has proven once again that they are practically unbeatable. A modified Chiron was the first car in history to crack 300 mph. In combination with the limited production and the technical and technical complexity of a Chiron, this is a very important car, so an increase in value is inevitable.
1 We can’t understand – Nissan Skyline GT-R (R34)
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Here’s another internet favorite car to rave about. This generation Skyline GT-R was sold from 1999 to 2002, and around 50 different versions of it were available during that time (something Gran Turismo players will surely know). Apparently a silver R34 was piloted by the late Paul Walker in 2 Fast 2 Furious, and since his death the R34 has gone insane in terms of utility value.
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Modified products cost well over $ 100,000, and standard products cost $ 300,000. The same applies to the special order colors. The less is said about the values of the Z-Tune, the better. Well, the Skyline GT-R is a special car, and it is definitely a technical masterpiece. It’s just that it doesn’t really cost $ 300,000 if you really think about it.
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Marko Sokolovski
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Marko started writing for different websites on different topics. His love for cars started early when he could see cars on the road from a young age. He prefers strange, unusual cars to luxury cargo and sports cars.
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