- If you're anything like me
then your biggest fear as a car enthusiast,
is buying a car that's going to depreciate.
Not only is depreciation a complete
and utter waste of money,
it can slow your progression
of upgrading cars throughout your life.
So how does one exactly avoid depreciation without buying
some sort of expensive classic or exotic car?
Well, it may not be as hard as you think,
simply stick to cars that have come past
their depreciation curve
and are starting to see an uptick in value
or even just desire.
But how do you know what those cars are?
Well, let's talk about it.
This is my list of the top five best cars to buy right now
that are starting to go up in value.
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because you're not going to believe what it is.
The early two thousands was a real good
and really weird time for enthusiast cars.
The sport compact segment was booming,
especially for non domestic manufacturers.
For young enthusiastic, pop culture icons,
like the fast movies and tuner magazines
really took brands like Honda
and put them on a pedestal.
I specifically remember sitting in the car
with my dad and I was like 13.
And I told him the serious face
that I wanted an EM1 Civic Si
because the black ones with green under low
in the first fast movie had me obsessed with tuning culture.
Now, when I actually started educating myself
on cars in general,
and found out that these cars
were just slightly more performance oriented economy cars,
things kind of changed.
However, we all seemingly have a place in our heart
for cars of that era.
And now that us who were influenced
by those automotive pop culture movements get older,
the demand for these cars and the nostalgia
that they bring us is rising.
And so following that is the pricing.
We wouldn't be doing this list any justice,
if we didn't start it off with Honda S2000.
The Honda S 2000 pretty well perfected the modern Roadster.
It was lightweight, it was nimble,
it made a very decent power for its time.
This concoction made it a near perfect driver's car,
sprinkle that with Hondas reliability
and the fact that it was nicer to look at
with quality and performance that was
greater than or equal to its German rivals for less money.
It's no wonder the Honda S2000 is now holding its value
more than its Z3m and Boxster S counterparts.
In fact, these cars have actually started
rising in value over the last couple of years.
It won't be long until this car starts
snowballing up in value.
So if you have the opportunity to buy one
or have been thinking about getting one, do it now
before it's too late.
The next one that's starting to see an uptick
in value and demand that nobody wants to talk about ,
is the Mark four Volkswagen R32.
The Mark four R32 is one of those cars
that never particularly performed super well
nor hasn't had any of that pop culture fame
outside of the Volkswagen scene.
In fact, it accelerates about the same
as the 180 horsepower 1.8 liter GPI,
even though it has a 240 horsepower 3.2 liter V6
and all wheel drive,
but it's not about numbers or all out performance here.
When you get inside of one of these cars,
it's like stepping into a different world.
The makes really decent torque
anywhere in its rev range .
And the way this car gives you
feedback through the steering,
gives you the utmost feeling of confidence.
Despite the Volkswagen golf getting bigger
and heavier over each generation,
this R32 is arguably the best Volkswagen
ever made at the time.
And they really haven't made anything to date
that sparks this much joy in a driving experience.
So while its performance specs don't really align
with what people are actually paying for these cars,
it really comes down to what these cars
provide owners and enthusiasts
from a pure driving pleasure standpoint.
I always talk myself out of buying one of these
because I can't bring myself to spend $12,000
on a 240 horsepower, 3,400 pound car
but every time I get in one
I completely fall in love and every time I see one,
I freak out like a little kid seeing a supercar.
It's the weirdest thing.
Anyway, these cars are on the up and over,
200,000 mile examples are fetching 10 to $14,000
and super low mile examples
are getting into the 50 and $60,000 range.
Do not underestimate the values of these cars.
If you've ever considered one of these, get into it now
and i guarantee you
you're going to be able to stack miles on it
and not lose any money,
especially if you get into one of the good colors.
Now, we all know that cars like the Mark 4 supra,
the FTR7, your skylines and even the 300 ZX twin turbo
has skyrocketed in value in the last five years
but one car that was on par with them at the time
in performance and Leads ahead in tech
was the Mitsubishi 3000 GT VR4,
and the dark stealth RT twin turbo.
This 320 horsepower three liter could hold its own
in an all out brawl against these cars,
however, it's weight did hold it back on track.
But where the car did shine
was in its comfort and it's technology .
Close your eyes for a minute and pretend
it's the year 1989 in the 1990 Mitsubishi, 3000 GT VR4
just came out and you see a commercial
on the TV boasting about the cars full time,
all wheel drive system ,six speed manual transmission,
twin turbo, three liter engine, four wheel steering,
selectable electronic adaptive damping suspension,
active arrow and even variable exhaust.
Frigging 1990, guys, this is the stuff
you don't even see outside of high end cars to date.
Essentially what I'm getting at is this is
the last Japanese super touring car
to not explode in value.
We saw this happen with the 300 ZX turbo recently as well.
These cars are the last of their kind
and the prices of these have started to mature
in the last couple of years.
I'm absolutely convinced that these are going to explode
into a bubble of unobtainable pricing
in the next five years; don't sleep on these.
Next up is another German icon,
for the 2000 model year,
the U.S finally got the B5 Audi S4.
The 2.7 liter twin turbo V6 boasting just 250 horsepower,
but this car's performance was less about peak numbers
and what it actually did with what it had.
These cars have a tremendous power bank,
a fantastic Sound Quatro all wheel drive,
and a six speed manual transmission.
But much like the Volkswagen R32,
the cars Popularity came from providing
an engaging driving experience
rather than some pop culture movements
or large marketing strategies.
The styling of these cars has seemed to age incredibly well
and the sizing of these cars is something of perfection.
But what sets this car apart from the R32
is the two KO three turbos strapped to these very things.
Making these cars extremely tuneable.
With factory boost came factory forced internals
and our transmission that can handle all the extra power.
These cars are pretty well engineered
and are a great platform to make some decent power
without even having to open up the engine.
Couple that with the practicality of a sedan
and even a station wagon with luxurious build quality
and great color options,
you have yourself a future classic.
In fact, the bright colored versions of these cars
are very quickly demanding increasingly large prices.
This is another one of those cars
that is on the verge of exploding in value
that you need to get on before they're gone.
And last but not least,
we're gonna close this list out with none other than
a Mustang, more specifically in SN95 Mustang
but even more specific than that ,
a Mustang created by the madman over at SVT.
The 2003, 2004 SVP Cobra dub the Terminator ,
is possibly one of the best of worst cars
you can invest in for under $20,000.
So what the (bleep) do I even mean
by the best worst car?
Well, at the end of the day,
it is a 2000 era Mustang,
which means cheap plastics and interior design
that's been used since 1994
and a crooked to the left steering wheel angle.
Try on seeing that next time you get
in any Ford from this era.
But you do get is a dual overhead cam iron block 4.6 liter
with forced internals and a big old blower
strapped to the top.
The Terminator Cobra is quite literally
the domestic super of it's time,
slap a bigger blower and some basic bolt-ons to these cars
and you're gonna be looking at a 700 wheel horsepower car
without opening the engine.
But the upgrades don't stop there,
these cars got a T 56, six speed transmission.
Like the ones you find in Vipers,
Aston Martins, Corvettes and CTSV.
So with that,
the Cobra actually has independent rear suspension,
larger brakes and seats that actually have bolstering
as opposed to the 1960s inspired seats
in your other base models.
But what makes this car a contender for appreciation?
Well, you get that super stout drive train
that's easy to make power,
but you also have a pop culture connection.
And that connection came straight from YouTube.
The cars themselves are just a couple of years old
when YouTube started gaining a lot of popularity
and these cars quickly took over the street racing,
and automotive hooning,
subsection of YouTube Supercars terminated Corvettes,
terminated supras, terminated tires,
you guessed it terminated.
This goes on and on Terminator cobras
are the definition of supercharger whine
and oh God that exhaust note give me that .
Its (bleep)terrifying and I need it now.
Now this is personally one of my dream cars
but that's not why this car made the list.
It made the list because the market for these cars,
is making some big movements as of late.
These cars in fair examples
barely depreciate enough to dip $20,000.
With your desirable colors not even going lower than 20,000.
These days we're seeing 50,000 mile examples
in the 27, $30,000 range and selling super fast
for fricking 2000 Mustang,that's crazy.
These cars are on their way up
and if you get one now you're surely set
to be able to drive one of these cars
for free and potentially even make a little cash
when it comes to selling it as well.
So if you've ever wanted to terminate a Cobra ,
now is the time to get one.
And those are my predictions of what cars are gonna be
on the up and up in value that are affordable right now.
Let me know in the comments
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