Just bought a Cupra

[thermalp4]

Exactly.

Nice car by the way CupraTgirl. Best colour Black i think.

Got any close-up shots of you too? Only jokin.

 

[CupraTgirl]

You need to remember that the market doesn't work as simple as that mate, Some people buy cars like 25th anniversary Golfs to lock them up in storage in the knowledge that 10 years after it's been released it's still going to be worth shed loads!

This guy has got himself a standard cupra with low miles if he keeps it standard and does weekend mileage (say 2/3k per year I'd imagine in 3 years time whean 95% of cupras are chipped and modified with 80k on the clock and he has a standard cupra with 37k on the clock - it'll still be worth quite a bit.

This isn't going to apply to a 1.4 ibiza, and people with cupra R's seem to think that their cars are already worth a 2k+ premium over the cupra ... I am sure in 5/6 years time they will be extreamly rare standard and being a limited edition 10 year old car these will be worth a lot more than your average 10 year old mk3 ibiza.

Make sense?

Like thermalp4 said about the VR6 ... yehh a VR6 is a good find with below 80k / standard and no rust but if you do find one they're not cheap! and the highline is worth more again

I still see 2001 106 GTi's with 20k on the clock going for well over the parkers guide - but they are selling! ... hardly a classic on a 2001 plate but in 20 years time I am sure people will look back and say that the 106 GTi was a brilliant car as they do about the 205GTi and Mk1 Golf GTi's now.

Alpha

Yeah if i was buying another cupra i would get something standard...i suppose it depends how much money you have but if your going to spend the money getting the engine all done up then you have to keep some aside in case it breaks down...i struggle to pay for mine if it breaks down and its standard i dont know how some people afford to fix theirs when its all done up...but dont get me wrong i still enjoy seeing and hearing about what people have done

I suppose it does come down to money as if i was a millionaire then i would get every mod for my cupra

I paid £10,500 for my first cupra...an X reg bought it 2003...they have dropped so much in price but if i was to sell mine i would still like to think i could get £5,500 for it

I think its really only the cupras and the cupra Rs that can hold their money now as the people who buy these cars know about them specifically and would know what they are looking for so would pay more money...you know what i mean?

 

[thermalp4]

I paid 7.5k last year for a Cupra R with 21k on the clock.

The car on the outside was spotless, but the inside was full of mud and dirt. I got it valeted and you would never have known it was in such a state. Not even a mark on the seats.

 

[RobertW]

i used to have 106 gti.loved it,the handling was awesome and it went a good bit too with a few mods