If i bought a vauxhall lotus carlton for £10.000! how much would it be worth in 20 years time?

Id say that you would get your money back

If i bought a vauxhall lotus carlton for ￡10.000! how much would it be worth in 20 years time?
if you bought a vauxhall you will not even be able to give it away in two years if it survives that is.
Reply:because less than 500 were built , { insurance companies killed them off just as they with the cossie- I know , I had a Saffie cossie in `92 for a year till it was nicked and never found}, its always gonna make money for rarity value alone.

If you know a good one , buy it and put it away somewhere safe and only use it when all the plebs are fast asleep cos thats the only way to keep hold of it, and never drive home the same way.
Reply:I knew a man once who bought a brand new Morris minor, had it wax oiled and crated and left it in there for 25 years.

Presume if you did that it could be worth a little.

But i can't imagine you could buy a decent Lotus Carlton now.
Reply:A reconditioned engine gota be worth a fortune. As for the car, not much really.

I loved the car. A man in my area had one and we used to chase him through the town till the motorway and he'd vanished. 170mph Its actually capable of 250 it's the engine that's limited.

I think a reconditioned Engine ma-by ￡10000. But an overhaul is going to be ￡5000.
Reply:will be a pile of rust in 2o years time, buy a car to keep thats made of steel , not old bean cans
Reply:Don't waste your money - look at triumph, or even better, Mercedes 350SL!
Reply:I think you'd be taking a risk on this one becoming a classic car.
Reply:In 20 years time petrol will not be the main choice of fuel. It will be so expensive only a few wealthy people will be able to afford it.
Reply:I sat in a Lotus Carlton when they were brand new at a motor show, they were well talked about then (it was around 1990/91), this car was the absolute dogs bits at the time, nobody had made a 4 door saloon with so much grunt before this (Subaru and Mitsubishi obviously saw what a good idea it was.) These cars were born with classic status.. How often do you see one now? Very rare piece of motor history in my opinion. I don't know how much you would pay for a good one now but it would be a cracking investment i reckon. Cars like this don't go down in value. Just look at the Lotus Cortina.........
Reply:Will it be a 'Classic' or just an old car



Personally I had never heard of it, what makes a car a classic? I would say it has to have some kind of enduring style and effection.



Look at the Jaguar E type, still in the nations favorite top 10.

My favorite Jaguar is the 3.8 Mk10, a lovely old car but not a classic.



VWs Beetle? Ugly, guttless, poor luggage space, truly awfull. But somehow it has that enduring style and appeal that keeps it in the public eye. And dont forget uncle Hitler may have not designed it but he approved it for the German people.