Howyoudoin wrote:It’s a lovely looking car but £200k?
If you’re gonna pose, you might as well buy a brand new Ferrari for that money.
I’d think the typical buyer for an E-type like this is very different from the buyer of a new Ferrari.
Although many Ferraris are no doubt bought by genuine enthusiasts many more are bought by people who just want to show off.
Their design compliments that desire - they are mostly quite dramatic looking and shout “look at me”. Whilst they invoke envy they also attract a lot of negativity from people who resent the conspicuous display of wealth.
So even if you’re a genuine enthusiast you need a fairly ’robust’ personality not to care about the image you’re portraying.
The E-type and similar classics are far more restrained, and although they certainly draw a lot of attention it tends to be far more appreciative - possibly helped by the fact that most people have no idea how valuable they are.
But unless bought purely as an investment I would think that people who own cars like the E-type would have to be real car enthusiasts, as there would otherwise be no explanation for paying £200k for a car that’s 60 years out of date, and in performance terms could easily be trounced by a Golf GTI!
