I've had a few, so will go in price order ... they were so cheap at one point
RB 182 Cup Packed. £9850 (12 months old)
182 Trophy £6850
172 Cup £4850
ITB'd 182 Black Gold £2995
182 ShedTrophy £2675
182 Trophy £2650
182 Cup Packed Silver £880
182 Cup Packed Black Gold £800
Ph1 172 Silver £500
Ph2 172 Silver £565
Ph2 172 Monaco £750
Ph2 172 Monaco £535
Ph1 172 Exclusive £375
ShedTrophy was the best by far
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That's some crazy depreciation. Did they depreciate that fast back in the day?Will also add this.
Not my cheapest, but I bought my RB 182 when it was 4.5 years old for £3900, imagine being able to buy a sub 5 year old hot hatch for that now, mad.
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It was cheap even at the time, but some of the other posts here have similar levels of depreciation so not that uncommon.That's some crazy depreciation. Did they depreciate that fast back in the day?
With the fog brake ducts?Not the cheapest one I’ve bought, but I bought a 2005 Inferno that had a load of tasty mods on it.
Guy gave me all the standard bits too.
Paid £2k for the car.
Spent a weekend putting it back to standard.
Sold all the mods for £2k
Did 2 track days in it then Sold it for £3795. And I think (??) @jenic bought it.
Bosh.
It was a proper tidy car that. The last time I looked for it, it was still going too.With the fog brake ducts?
I sold that on after 6 months for what I paid for it minus the tax so I don't feel too hard done by 🤣
It had had a cage in at some point, the carpet was cut and there were mounts or holes for a cage iirc. Tbf it was a lovely car that.
No point in thinking about that. My father in law sold his Lotus Cortina for £80 scrap back in the day.Does make me sick when I see current prices
182 trophy in 2014 - £2000
172 in 2016 - £300
172 cup in 2016 - £2500 (should’ve kept this one)
That’s true mate, still stings🤣🤣No point in thinking about that. My father in law sold his Lotus Cortina for £80 scrap back in the day.
For arguments sake let’s say it was 1984. 40 years ago.
How much would he have spent on storage? At £50 per month that’s £20-odd grand alone. Then Mechanical upkeep? Cosmetic upkeep? Insurance, tax, fuel… yes it has gone up in value a load, but if he’d have kept it - he’d probably be worse off.
I must say, this is only a few of yours. I know you would fill this thread up!!£400 iirc
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paid £700 odd for a 172 cup too
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Agreed to buy this for £1000, drive 5 miles home to get someone to come with me and collect it and the guy phoned me back saying he needed more money for it, What you looking for i asked.... £1050 haha
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