You also have to be able to afford affordable bread-and-butter classics
When the desire for a classic car arises, people often aspire to the dream cars of their youth. The vehicles that you used to want are then particularly popular as classic cars (or youngtimers) in your garage at home. Over the years, the wishes sometimes become more demanding and the cars often more expensive.
At some point, you might remember your father's or grandfather's car, the simpler cars you grew up with. They are often referred to as bread-and-butter cars. And the desire to own such a car (again) grows.
This came to mind when we were working on the article about Jay Leno's "Garage". In the interview, the American show star mentioned his Fiat 1100 and that he loves driving it. Leno owns over 150 cars (and the same number of motorcycles). He has a large garage, his own workshop and people to help him.
We simpler people usually only have a double garage, if that. And even if a Renault 4CV, an Alfasud or a Mazda Xedos 6 could be obtained for comparatively little money, owning such an everyday car from the past still incurs considerable costs. You have to pay the same amount for a garage space, for example, whether it is a classic Porsche or a Fiat 500. Taxes and insurance also have to be paid and maintenance should not be neglected, even for simple vehicles. In many cases, you will need outside help, and even if the hourly rates charged by specialists for "simple" cars are often cheaper, you are still talking about sometimes considerable sums of money.
If you then sell the car after three or seven years, even a considerable increase in value can hardly compensate for the costs incurred during this time. And if you have also invested in restoration, then hardly anyone will pay the corresponding surcharge for these long-term expenses.
Yes, as mentioned above, even (supposedly) inexpensive bread-and-butter classics have to be affordable for the first time.
