Let’s face it, most of the time when you buy a car, its value is likely to depreciate over the years. That means that if you look to sell it on, chances are you’ll make much less than what you originally paid for it. However, there are a number of cars out there where their value has gone in the other direction, and they’re worth much more than they were when they went on sale! But trust us, this isn’t just exclusively for supercars – some everyday family cars have increased, too!. So here’s my list of the cars you wish you’d never sold.
- Citroen 2cv
The Citroen 2CV is an old car, Like really really old. It was built in the 1940s to be the perfect car for French farmers. So it was simple to build, easy to fix and it was amazingly cheap. Back in the day you could buy a brand new one for 35,935.30 rupees (350 pounds). This meant they ended up being really really popular. Citroen actually built 3.8 million of these and you could still buy a brand new one in 1990. So if you needed a cheap car and you only had 35,935 rupees (350 pounds)you can buy a second hand 2cv. All changed now though, loads of them ended up getting scrapped. So they aren’t actually many left, and the ones that are could be worth big money. You’ll need about 5,13,414 rupees (5 thousand pounds) to get a 2cv in good condition these days. But if you want a really really early 1950’s car in perfect condition it could cost you 20,53,553.rupees (20 thousand pounds). That’s bonkers!, for a car that people used to nickname the Tin Snail.
2) Lancia Delta Integrale Evo 2
Lancia used to make the coolest rally cars ever, especially the Delta Integrale. These Delta would race in the world rally championship in the 1980s and the 1990s against Subaru Legacies and Toyota Celicas and they’d win. The most extreme version was the Delta Integrale Evo 2 from 1993. It had 4-wheel drive, massive flared arches and a turbocharged 2 liter engine with 215 horsepower, which was a lot back then. But Lancia had a problem, they had a reputation for rusting really really badly. So it didn’t matter how many rallies the car won, because not many people wanted to folk out 25,65,320 rupees (25 thousand pounds) for a car that might dissolve in the rain. But if you’re one of the brave people who bought one back in the day you’d be onto a winner. Because Evo2 models in good condition can be worth more than 51,30,285 rupees (50 thousand pounds) today. Just make sure you have a garage to park your Lancia in, otherwise it would just rot to pieces.
3) VW T1/T2 Campervan
You’d need to be a bit of a Petrol-Head to appreciate most of the cars on this list. But not my next choice, it’s the VW Campervan. These came out in the 1950s and became massively popular in the 60s. You could buy one brand new for less than 3,07,837 rupees (3000 pounds). But they got seriously cheap in the 80s and 90s. You could actually pick up a second campervan back then for around 51,306 rupees ( 500 pounds). Loads of these Campervan ended up rusting away or being sold off for scrap. This means that the ones that are left are worth more than ever before. Even a standard campervan will set you back 10,25,941 rupees (10,000 pounds) today. Meanwhile low mileage versions that are pristine and kitted out with interiors could end up costing between 41,04,632.and 51,30,790 rupees (40,000 to 50,000 pounds)
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