I sold my G70 to buy a 4C at the bottom of the depreciation curve. Friends and family were against it, but I don't care because I'm a bad boy and I do whatever I want. Now the prices are going up and I'm getting the last laugh.

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How about the value of the G70?

 

Lmao they made a huge mistake. I bought the car for 38K and I traded in for 31K. Autonation being a huge company, their system valued my manual G70 just like an automatic. They could not sell it and the car was sent to auction.

 

I do like the the G70 , but yes you made the right choice to say the least . there will always be g70s

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Only one problem though. After the 4C, no other car, even those with 800 bhp will seem excitiing to you anymore. There are lots of hyper cars with more power on the market but none as raw. The 4C is throw back to a time when sports cars don't coddle their drivers. Your next stop will be motorcycle shopping...

 

Yup. Very few will let you experience the sensation of driving fast on public roads without putting your license in jeopardy.

I cannot recall who on this board, perhaps DrPyro2k, summed it up well:
"Other cars are fast. The 4C feels fast."
With its short gearing, small but highly boosted engine, light weight, and sensory overload, it's just a hugely exciting drive.
50 in the 4C feels like 150 in some Porsches or Ferraris. Perhaps I should have stated that the other way around, but you know what I'm getting at.

 

Mine hides its speed pretty well but I know your point.
My Viper didnt feel fast till about 150.

 

What's a G70, tried Google but getting some weird Hyundai

Also, as the prices are going up the only way to benefit is to sell, that won't happen for me.

If we were smart enough we would have bought up the stock cars and stored them ready to sell, +£10k per car X 10 (for eg) would've been a nice earner for 2 years wait

 

What's a G70, tried Google but getting some weird Hyundai

Also, as the prices are going up the only way to benefit is to sell, that won't happen for me.

If we were smart enough we would have bought up the stock cars and stored them ready to sell, +£10k per car X 10 (for eg) would've been a nice earner for 2 years wait

did I not say this in a previously, stating I wanted to buy them ALL and rule the world!!! Hahaaaaaaa......unfortunately, not enough funds or bank managers to agree

 

I think the 4C won't come down nearly as much as most other models that have seen big lifts since it is both limited and discontinued. A friend of mine did the same thing with his cayman, made a nice profit after a year of ownership. But that market is far from limited or discontinued so they will drop back down harder when inventories regulate again.

 

Agree. Markets are crazy right now.

I bought a used Tacoma for the company 18 months ago.
Don't need it anymore, and when it went in for a recall this week, I asked what they would give me for it.
The answer, 12,000km later, was $400 less than what I bought it for. That's for an outright sale, not a trade-in.
Waiting to see the cheque materialize, but if something as ubiquitous as a Taco does this, then you know that things are topsy-turvey.