What current Aust car would you buy and store

[ea90gl]

just thinking lately how we have had some great cars produced right here in Oz in the recent past as well as currently, cars I believe will be icons in the years to come. I was thinking imagine money wasnt an issue and things like space etc etc wasnt a problem some cars that I would buy and let sit so they can be seen in mint condition many years from now. Cars I thought of would include

BA XR6T
BA XR8
BA GTP
BF Cobra 302
BF Limited Edition GT
BF Typhoon
FG XR6T
FG XR8
G6ET
FG F6
FG GT

Monaro CV8
Holden VY R8 6.0
VE SSV 6.0
VE R8 6.0
VE GTS 6.0
W427

we go on about how good it must have been back in the old days with the monaro's, GT's and chargers etc etc but some of us forget with cars like the above around its even better than it was and most probably (I hope not) will be the best for a long time (hopefully fuel etc etc dont kill these machines).

So what would you guys buy and lock up?

[irlewy86]

BA XR6T is my choice, but that is more for emotional reasons than anything

302 Cobra is already climbing, but I think its over rated

W427 is probably going to be the most logical choice, many a Holden hardcore have attempted to recreate the GTHO situation, just take a look at how many VN Group A's are for sale at the moment with delivery k's on them

[Burnout]

'34 Ford Ute.

[T3man]

Originally Posted by Burnedout

'34 Ford Ute.

Hardly a current model ...

From the current model (FGs aren't they?) of Fords I'd have to say that maybe a Typhoon (last of the 4.0L straight sixes) would be "collectable". For the same reason (last of the BOSS modular V8s) I suppose a GT/GT-P.

However I would not ever buy a car simply to "collect" it and hope it increased in value - I like driving them too much.

[XYLINC]

The 40th anniversary GT for sure! I want one.......

[4Vman]

None... i like to drive my cars, i couldn't care less what they're worth in 20 years time..
Also im not so sure how the plastics and electronics will fare with storage, the older cars are far simpler.
Storing cars means tying up money that i cant enjoy or see benefit from now, id rather use it for better things i could enjoy now..

[swapper]

none of them will be good investments.

and even if some of them do go up in value (which i doubt) i am willing to bet that putting 50 odd grand into shares or an investment fund will do a lot better over the next 40 years than any of those cars

Cars arent investments, Yes the GT HO has done amazing, as well as a couple of old Holdens, btu there is only a few cars that if you could wind back the clock would be worth it, and most of those had racing heritage etc……none of the current crop do and aside from 1 or 2 cars in that list, they are all mass produced in large numbers. Only rare cars go up in value

[whales]

Originally Posted by 4Vman

None... i like to drive my cars, i couldn't care less what they're worth in 20 years time..
Also im not so sure how the plastics and electronics will fare with storage, the older cars are far simpler.
Storing cars means tying up money that i cant enjoy or see benefit from now, id rather use it for better things i could enjoy now..

I agree......I'm too old now to be storing cars would rather be enjoying them on the road.

[Full Noise]

Originally Posted by 4Vman

None... i like to drive my cars, i couldn't care less what they're worth in 20 years time..
Also im not so sure how the plastics and electronics will fare with storage, the older cars are far simpler.
Storing cars means tying up money that i cant enjoy or see benefit from now, id rather use it for better things i could enjoy now..

Bloody Hell. I never thought I’d see the day where I actually agree with you 100% on something. I’m shattered.

[V3RSAC3]

The New Anniversary Holden Coupe there supposed too be releasing? ... only being a limited amount being sold would be a great investment i think!

[uranium_death]

Originally Posted by V3RSAC3

The New Anniversary Holden Coupe there supposed too be releasing? ... only being a limited amount being sold would be a great investment i think!

The Coupe 60? I thought it was only a concept?

[V3RSAC3]

Originally Posted by uranium_death

The Coupe 60? I thought it was only a concept?

well so did I ... but i've heard somehwere that apparently they are releasing a select number? unless i am mistaken :( lolz

[4Vman]

Originally Posted by V3RSAC3

well so did I ... but i've heard somehwere that apparently they are releasing a select number? unless i am mistaken :( lolz

Very much mistaken...

[ltd]

If you had of bought an F250 with a power stroke diesel 4 years ago you could sell it now with 90,000klm on it still for a 10K profit over what you paid.

[Rodp]

I can't think of a current car I could be bothered storing to be honest. I believe those days are long gone.

[uranium_death]

If I had a full license, a G6E-T or a GT-E.

Otherwise, a G6E.

[hypnodoc]

Originally Posted by ea90gl

just thinking lately how we have had some great cars produced right here in Oz in the recent past as well as currently, cars I believe will be icons in the years to come. I was thinking imagine money wasnt an issue and things like space etc etc wasnt a problem some cars that I would buy and let sit so they can be seen in mint condition many years from now. Cars I thought of would include

BA XR6T
BA XR8
BA GTP
BF Cobra 302
BF Limited Edition GT
BF Typhoon
FG XR6T
FG XR8
G6ET
FG F6
FG GT

Monaro CV8
Holden VY R8 6.0
VE SSV 6.0
VE R8 6.0
VE GTS 6.0
W427

we go on about how good it must have been back in the old days with the monaro's, GT's and chargers etc etc but some of us forget with cars like the above around its even better than it was and most probably (I hope not) will be the best for a long time (hopefully fuel etc etc dont kill these machines).

So what would you guys buy and lock up?

Hey mate. Obviously you were not around when you could buy an XW, XY GT, a Monaro, or a Charger RT with a grunty V8 and some real style about it for less than $5000.
The cost of petrol was irrevalent and if you got caught doing 100 MPH you had to be incredibly unlucky would more than likely get a lecture and told to slow down, you could spin the back wheels and not be branded a hoon, because the police did proper police work back then.
Sure we have some fantastic cars but we always have. I had an XW GT with a 351 windsor and a 36 gallon petrol tank that cost about $20 to fill and would easily wind up to 140 MPH. The new cars of today may go faster, stop quicker, handle better, and have better economy but there is very little built that will become collectable and you can't drive them how they should be driven without risking confiscation and being branded a hoon.

[ea90gl]

Originally Posted by hypnodoc

Hey mate. Obviously you were not around when you could buy an XW, XY GT, a Monaro, or a Charger RT with a grunty V8 and some real style about it for less than $5000.
The cost of petrol was irrevalent and if you got caught doing 100 MPH you had to be incredibly unlucky would more than likely get a lecture and told to slow down, you could spin the back wheels and not be branded a hoon, because the police did proper police work back then.
Sure we have some fantastic cars but we always have. I had an XW GT with a 351 windsor and a 36 gallon petrol tank that cost about $20 to fill and would easily wind up to 140 MPH. The new cars of today may go faster, stop quicker, handle better, and have better economy but there is very little built that will become collectable and you can't drive them how they should be driven without risking confiscation and being branded a hoon.

yeah good points there by no means am I saying the 70's were nothing, how I would still ove to travel back in time to see what it was like! but still we do have great cars around and it is rubbish the way petrol is going and how tough the laws are getting, thats why I say these cars might not be around as long as we think they will be. If trends do change and we are forced to buy Toyota Prius's and sit on 40Km/h imagine what the people in that day would think of what we have now. It would be very similar to what alot of us younger folks think about now, how much better it would have been growing up and buying cars in the 70's

[JMO]

Originally Posted by hypnodoc

Hey mate. Obviously you were not around when you could buy an XW, XY GT, a Monaro, or a Charger RT with a grunty V8 and some real style about it for less than $5000.
The cost of petrol was irrevalent and if you got caught doing 100 MPH you had to be incredibly unlucky would more than likely get a lecture and told to slow down, you could spin the back wheels and not be branded a hoon, because the police did proper police work back then.
Sure we have some fantastic cars but we always have. I had an XW GT with a 351 windsor and a 36 gallon petrol tank that cost about $20 to fill and would easily wind up to 140 MPH. The new cars of today may go faster, stop quicker, handle better, and have better economy but there is very little built that will become collectable and you can't drive them how they should be driven without risking confiscation and being branded a hoon.

Would've loved to be around at the time... Life would have been so much simpler...

None of the above. Todays cars have none of the character or individuality that cars 20+ years ago had.

In fact most look like they were designed by Pixar !

There isn't enough chrome on today's cars

[Steffo]

FPV GT Cobra
FPV GT 40th Anniversary Edition
Ford TE50 AUIII

[gtfpv]

There Is Only One Car That I Would Buy And Store Away Undriven . If I Had The Cash. And That Is The Cobra 302.

[ea90gl]

I forgot to mention in the first post Im basing the list regardless of future value more so just to have and show off in many years to come. for instance something like the VC Brock isnt worth heaps and heaps but If you have a mint condition example these days it will stand out and be envied by many.

[GT0132]

The XE ESP will be the next collectible IMO if not already.

Difficult to say about the current era GT's...Nobody in 1970 would have thought a new XW GTHO would be worth half a mill 38 years later when they cost less than 5 grand new back then

[4Vman]

Originally Posted by ozmale42

The XE ESP will be the next collectible IMO if not already.

Difficult to say about the current era GT's...Nobody in 1970 would have thought a new XW GTHO would be worth half a mill 38 years later when they cost less than 5 grand new back then

Yep, and anyone who did or could afford one is probably about to check in by now anyway..

[GasoLane]

Originally Posted by ozmale42

.Nobody in 1970 would have thought a new XW GTHO would be worth half a mill 38 years later when they cost less than 5 grand new back then

One motoring writer did. I remember an article back then saying that if he had the money he'd buy 10 of them and lock them away for 15 years or so

[dave289]

FG TYPHOON will be the closet modern ford in terms of collectability since the gt's of the 70's in years to come.

SUBARU 2 door STI.the first shape in the blue.

MONARO CV8 in certain colour combinations.as well as hsv GTS 2 DOOR and one biggy should be the 6.0 litre HSV GTO 2 DOOR.

and i guess the W427.

[capriv8]

I would think the computer/ electronics in any modern car would have a finite life (maybe thirty fourty years) No new cars are collectable, in thirty years will there still be petrol? How many battery cars will there be on the road and how much of a stigma will be attached to people that still run ancient combustion engines? Will the Goverment simply tax petrol burning cars higher and higher to make them costly to run and own? My thoughts are try and find desirable electric cars maybe the first one that can do 160 kilometers an hour or the first one with four wheel drive. Or number one off the production line, the first model to win a race in motorsport, the advances over the next thirty years in battery powered cars will be phenominal, but everyone will look back at what they evolved from. History repeats

[Silversurfer]

Originally Posted by capriv8

I would think the computer/ electronics in any modern car would have a finite life (maybe thirty fourty years) No new cars are collectable, in thirty years will there still be petrol? How many battery cars will there be on the road and how much of a stigma will be attached to people that still run ancient combustion engines? Will the Goverment simply tax petrol burning cars higher and higher to make them costly to run and own? My thoughts are try and find desirable electric cars maybe the first one that can do 160 kilometers an hour or the first one with four wheel drive. Or number one off the production line, the first model to win a race in motorsport, the advances over the next thirty years in battery powered cars will be phenominal, but everyone will look back at what they evolved from. History repeats

good point man this throws a spanner in all the comments flying around here.

[Ives]

Last batches of FG XR6T and F6 with the Barra 6T.

[GasoLane]

None of the above. Todays cars have none of the character or individuality that cars 20+ years ago had.

In fact most look like they were designed by Pixar !