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Don't Buy This £80,000 Modern Classic Ferrari. Buy the 599 GTB Instead.

Don't Buy This £80,000 Modern Classic Ferrari. Buy the 599 GTB Instead.

Don't Buy This £80,000 Modern Classic Ferrari. The Ferrari 575M Maranello looks, on the surface, like a compelling proposition. You are getting a front-engined V12 Ferrari — Pininfarina styled, 508 horsepower, 0–62 in 4.2 seconds, a car that cost £155,000...

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Porsche 911 996 GT2 Guard Red

Don't Spend £160,000 on a New 992.2 GTS That Will Lose You Money. Buy This Old Porsche Instead — For Less.

Don't Spend £160,000 on a New 992.2 GTS That Will Lose You Money. Buy This Old Porsche Instead — For Less. The 2026 Porsche 911 992.2 GTS starts at approximately £160,000. It is a brilliant car — 532 horsepower from...

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Rod Stewart Ferrari F50

Rod Stewart's Ferrari F50.£400,000 in 2011.Over £9,000,000 Today.

In 2011, you could have bought a Ferrari F50 on the open market for £400,000. No allocation. No dealer relationship. No waiting list. Just knowledge and a cheque. Today, investment-grade Ferrari F50s sell for over £9,000,000. The highest publicly recorded...

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Dark Green Audi RS3

Top 3 Cars I Wouldn't Buy in 2026 (And What to Buy Instead)

Not every desirable car is a smart buy. Here are three cars that, despite their appeal, are likely to lose you significant money in 2026.  1. Ferrari 296 GTB The 296 GTB is a genuinely impressive machine — hybrid V6...

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Yellow Lexus LFA

The Lexus LFA: From Unsellable to £800,000 Investment

The Lexus LFA is proof that the old saying — "all cars depreciate" — is simply wrong. In fact, for the right car, the opposite is true.  A Car Nobody Wanted (Then Everyone Did) When the LFA launched in 2010,...

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BMW E46 M3 CSL - Best Investment Cars to buy in 2026

BMW M3 Touring vs E46 CSL: Why the Old BMW Beats the New One

The BMW M3 is one of the most beloved performance car nameplates in history. But not all M3s are created equal — and the difference between the right one and the wrong one could cost you tens of thousands of...

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Why the Aston Martin DB5 Is a Terrible Investment in 2026

Why the Aston Martin DB5 Is a Terrible Investment in 2026

You might not want to hear this, but the Aston Martin DB5 — one of the most iconic cars ever made — is a poor investment. And the data doesn't lie.  DB5 Prices: A Decade of Decline In 2017, DB5...

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Ferrari F12 Green with a Tan interior

Ferrari F12 vs Purosangue: Which Ferrari Loses You More Money?

If you're choosing between the Ferrari Purosangue and the Ferrari F12 Berlinetta, you need to understand one uncomfortable truth: one of these cars is draining owners of six figures, and the other is quietly appreciating.  Ferrari Purosangue: A Depreciating SUV...

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This Over a 296 Speciale Aperta. How $400,000 Became $1,200,000

This Over a 296 Speciale Aperta. How $400,000 Became $1,200,000

The Ferrari 296 Speciale Aperta is genuinely extraordinary. 880 horsepower. Carbon fibre everywhere. Starting at approximately €462,000. It is, by every performance metric, a better car than the 488 Pista Spider. But in 2021, you could have bought a Ferrari...

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