XR6T or G6E - Potential Future Desirability

[au2000]

I have to admit if I was to go down the turbo path my first choice would be back into a G6ET as a FG II or go a ex NSW highway patrol XR6T only for the factory brembos

[Polyal]

Originally Posted by jstanovic

Just keep in mind the cost of keeping the car. If you keep it registered and insured for the next 15 years, say $1200/year so $18k + maintenance/repairs + storage.

Ignore the above if you like the car and enjoy it, then the $$$ don’t matter!

THIS, love this post, people seem to gloss over this just like property!

Hence why getting something +20years and on club rego is good, I think my holding costs would be no more than $450/year (+maintenance, not much) for the ZF.

Originally Posted by au2000

I have to admit if I was to go down the turbo path my first choice would be back into a G6ET as a FG II or go a ex NSW highway patrol XR6T only for the factory brembos

True, but at the end of the day its still a used police car, I dont get the allure. Pop some brembo's on yourself and its no different other than potentially not being spanked.

[DJM83]

Originally Posted by Polyal

THIS, love this post, people seem to gloss over this just like property!

Hence why getting something +20years and on club rego is good, I think my holding costs would be no more than $450/year (+maintenance, not much) for the ZF.



True, but at the end of the day its still a used police car, I dont get the allure. Pop some brembo's on yourself and its no different other than potentially not being spanked.

Nothing wrong with wanting to have something desirable in the garage.

I purchased my Ute with no intention of it going up in value, so far it's held its own compared to what I paid (yeah yeah I know rego, maintenance etc)
I still drive it but not much really.

I'd hate to be looking for another.
Not only that, insurance premium went up 5.5k, so read into that what you want.

[Polyal]

Originally Posted by DJM83

Nothing wrong with wanting to have something desirable in the garage.

I purchased my Ute with no intention of it going up in value, so far it's held its own compared to what I paid (yeah yeah I know rego, maintenance etc)
I still drive it but not much really.

I'd hate to be looking for another.
Not only that, insurance premium went up 5.5k, so read into that what you want.

Thats why we are all here

No issue if its an accepted thing, everyone's motivations different, its just interesting when people rattle off "profit" they have made when they flip but dont tell you what costs are incurred along the way.

[whynot]

This topic pops up from time to time in the forum. For a hard headed look at the topic from a pure money making exercise, may I point you to a response I wrote back in 2013.

http://www.fordforums.com.au/showthr...st#post4748061


I think the core issue for the OP is to decide if the purchase is an investment or a passion for a nice bit of motoring history.

If it is the later, go right ahead and buy a G6E or XRT6. Drive it. Enjoy it.

However, if it is for a financial investment, then may I suggest getting some solid financial advice from a professional before sinking hard earned dollars into a car.

[rare ss]

I've got no interest in making money on a vehicle, I'm just happy to enjoy driving our cars, it's a bonus that they might not drop in value too much when the time comes to sell, if I was smart I'd sell off the cars and clear the home loan but I'm just a dumb tradie who likes cars haha

[Polyal]

Originally Posted by rare ss

I've got no interest in making money on a vehicle, I'm just happy to enjoy driving our cars, it's a bonus that they might not drop in value too much when the time comes to sell, if I was smart I'd sell off the cars and clear the home loan but I'm just a dumb tradie who likes cars haha

Essentially that is what I do/have done previously with my dailies before going family car mode.

Buy an interesting mode that is fun, look after it, and if anything "break even" on the capital value after a couple of years.

[FTE217]

Re the OP question, I guess the XR6T would be the one more pref to buyers purely on the base's a base model (bang for buck) and alot more made than G6E's I expect.
Thats a hunch for someone like me, the G6ET is farfar more desirable, again comes down to what you can afford.

Were on a Enthusiasts sit yer, can anyone in here tell me you consider the rego/insurance running costs when buying Falcons over all your years ? new or 2nd hand.
Are these things your real concerns when buying ? and more so if your fortunate to have more than 1 Falcon ?
Life is to live your a long time dead.
Be it you have 1 car or more, the annual costs imo are like putting undies and BO deoderant on everyday.
IDGAF about that annual cost its already in my head its a given same as property the mention.
You can't avoid those incurring costs just work and live with it, it is what it is.
It comes down to what you can afford, your priorites, lifes Uturns yaddayaddayadda.
The general money makers on cars are high end and LE's like HO's etc, the other factor these people are making or made awesum income in the first place.
Were talking about day to day volume product that goes through highs lows and alot of luck IF your thinking might make a buck one day, forget it get on with life.
Live long and prosper fellas, I hardly see a excited bean counter and I'd prefer being an Enthusiast having my pride and joys costing X amount of annual dollars for the privelidge.

[Bossxr8]

Originally Posted by rare ss

I've got no interest in making money on a vehicle, I'm just happy to enjoy driving our cars, it's a bonus that they might not drop in value too much when the time comes to sell, if I was smart I'd sell off the cars and clear the home loan but I'm just a dumb tradie who likes cars haha

Yeah i'm not holding onto my 50th for it's future value. It's my daily driver.

But it's nice to know it's worth a fair chunk more than I paid for it, and it's value isn't sinking through the floor.

[whynot]

Originally Posted by FTE217

Re the OP question, I guess the XR6T would be the one more pref to buyers purely on the base's a base model (bang for buck) and alot more made than G6E's I expect.
Thats a hunch for someone like me, the G6ET is farfar more desirable, again comes down to what you can afford.

Yeah, I agree. Without oracle powers, I suspect that G6ET would hold its value the best, followed by the XR6T, and the plain G6E the least.

But, to be honest, it is just a guess.

More importantly, I think how well the vehicle is looked after is a more important factor in future resale value. Not only general maintenance (like oil changes) but care for the interior and exterior. Further, modifications, particularly performance modifications, can be a real turn off to future buyers.

I have told this story before ... but it is worth telling again. One of my apprentices had a XC 302 Cobra. It was converted to run on LPG by its previous owner due to fuel costs. The apprentice bought it for $8K and offloaded it a few years later for $5K around 1986 (running costs was too much). The apprentice has gone on to become a successful businessman, and occasionally kicks himself for letting the Cobra go.

These days, a nice 302 Cobra is around $130K, and it has lots of street cred. But, take out 35 years of comprehensive car insurance on a V8 performance car and 35 years of rego, the equations don't look so sweet.

Own it to enjoy driving it.

[rare ss]

Originally Posted by Bossxr8

Yeah i'm not holding onto my 50th for it's future value. It's my daily driver.

But it's nice to know it's worth a fair chunk more than I paid for it, and it's value isn't sinking through the floor.

That's the one thing that's putting me off updating the wifes car, I'd like a X5 BMW or Audi SQ7 but I can't handle the massive drop in value

Other option is a cough up the dollars for a low km FGX XR8