Comfort sells poorly
Sometimes you start to wonder about the value of classic cars. A Jaguar saloon from the nineties in five-meter format and equipped with (almost) all amenities and beautiful materials (as in our recently published report) can be bought for a four-digit or perhaps very low five-digit sum in good condition. For a late-model Citroën 2 CV or VW Beetle, you're likely to pay at least as much, if not significantly more, in most cases, if the condition is similarly good.
As a new car, on the other hand, the Jaguar cost ten times as much as the French Ente or the German Volkswagen.
Why are people prepared to pay so much, i.e. twice the new price or even more, for such a small car after 30 or 40 years? Why do classic car buyers not value the luxury and comfort of luxurious cars from the 1980s or 1990s more highly?
One reason is probably that people buy a classic for must-have hours full of emotion, and of course the 2CV and 1303 can easily deliver, especially as they are usually equipped with open roof hatches. The task of a Jaguar or even an S-Class at the time, on the other hand, was to shield the occupants from their surroundings and make driving as effortless as possible. And this is precisely what later became the car's downfall as a classic.
Comfort criteria don't really seem to count in the classic environment, otherwise Isetta, Messerschmitt and the like wouldn't change hands for EUR 20,000, 30,000 and even more.
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