When the Nissan GT-R was first released to a waiting public in 2008, one of the things that took man people aback was the price.
The successor to the Skyline GT-R was expected to cost something similar to that car’s £54,000-odd. Instead, it was £65,000 – a figure that rose sharply when the first facelift came to pass in 2010 and has gone on climbing to the heady heights of £81,995 today, or more if you want anything other than the base model.
Yet those early GT-Rs’ values have sunk steadily, to the point where today they look like quite a lot of car for the cash. This 2010 example in the classifieds is on for £35,950 – around half what it would have been when it was new. It’s a rare thing in that it hasn’t been messed with, and it benefits from a full service history detailing zealous maintenance. In short, it should prove as reliable as it was the day it left the showroom.
Not to mention as balls-out fast too. Today’s GT-R is a blistering machine but even these early examples are astonishingly quick and capable of doing point-to-point like almost nothing else. They flatter their drivers with their electronics and allow even those of very limited talent to achieve a sensation of driving greatness – all backed by the soundtrack of that twin-turbo 3.8-litre V6. Like-for-like, it’s as potent as a contemporary Porsche 911 Turbo but cheaper to buy than a Carrera, and more usable and dependable than either of them. Strikes us as the sort of car that should merit your attention.
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Volkswagen Passat Estate, £14,598:
Three-year-old Volkswagen Passat Estates are starting to be offloaded by lease and company fleets now, and prices are keen. In fact, they’re barely any more money than the equivalent Ford Mondeo. This 2.0 TDI diesel in comfy SE Business trim has done just 23,000 miles. That’s a lot of car for less than £15k.
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That Rover Sterling will make a superb family car for someone, and should give great service for many years if looked after properly.
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dougflump wrote:
Given your affection for the car, do you not reckon you could temper your impulses, so that you could continue to enjoy it, after all it only goes as quickly as you want it to.
So after nearly 9 yrs the