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Post by michael on Oct 17, 2017 10:55:14 GMT
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Post by Tim on Oct 17, 2017 11:02:20 GMT
It'll go for really silly money, although I suspect the seller has missed the peak of the market by about 12 months which might shave a £million or 2 off the final total!
As you say if it ever gets the covering removed and does a few miles that'll, relatively, cripple the price in the future.
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Post by michael on Oct 17, 2017 11:48:53 GMT
It's not a problem I'm going to face anytime soon but there comes a point where you've got to ask what you're buying. It's not a car when you can't drive it, it's struggling as an object of art because the interior at least is coated in packaging material so you can't see it. This is pretty much a historical artefact and they're best kept in a museum; complete waste of an F1.
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Post by Tim on Oct 17, 2017 12:50:45 GMT
You'd be better off comparing it to owning some gold bars - they have no practical purpose but are simply an investment that if bought well should gain value.
This is probably slightly riskier than gold as there's not really a very long term precedent for cars as blue chip investments.
At some point, maybe 30, 50 years in the future, the F1 will lose its current lustre because its actual achievements as a car will have faded to a distant memory and the people investing won't have any particular attachment to cars as investments.
Added to which the current sentiment to move away from cars in general may have an impact on that too.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 17, 2017 13:05:52 GMT
A person who would buy but not drive such a fine automobile is utterly undeserving of it.
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Post by michael on Oct 17, 2017 13:11:24 GMT
That's the thing, you'd have to be wealthy to buy it but considerably more so to drive it.
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Post by Martin on Oct 17, 2017 13:29:19 GMT
Such a waste.
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Post by Ben on Oct 17, 2017 16:12:59 GMT
I can understand keeping the mileage down, but to keep the plastic wrapping still is ridiculous.
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Post by Andy C on Oct 17, 2017 16:18:43 GMT
Let's just hope the new owner uses it like Gavin does with his. I've seen this at a couple of events and it's pretty spectacular He also spent a fortune, £9m was it?  |
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Post by Andy C on Oct 17, 2017 21:02:46 GMT
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Post by Martin on Oct 17, 2017 21:16:34 GMT
Interesting bit of information about the previous owner.
“The F1 isn’t a car that was left in a barn or bought as an investment, this is a car that the owner started and ran up regular, detailed to an inch of its life and would visit his quaint garage every week and get his enjoyment from looking at her like a piece of art”
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Post by michael on Oct 18, 2017 6:11:47 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Oct 18, 2017 15:38:29 GMT
Interesting bit of information about the previous owner. “The F1 isn’t a car that was left in a barn or bought as an investment, this is a car that the owner started and ran up regular, detailed to an inch of its life and would visit his quaint garage every week and get his enjoyment from looking at her like a piece of art”I wonder why they chose such a horrible colour? |
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Post by Blarno on Oct 19, 2017 15:49:17 GMT
A person who would buy but not drive such a fine automobile is utterly undeserving of it. This. It's a machine built for the purpose of driving, so drive it. |
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Post by scouse on Oct 26, 2017 15:30:29 GMT
Wonder how much McLaren will want to re-commission it? IIRC a normal service was £20k.
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