CountachQV

Well, the real question is why not? one appreciates, the other depreciates...

I am surprised by the $100K claim repair. The car is is great cosmetic shape. Much more than the black one for $600K... but an engine out and suspension repairs to change some bushings and gasket cannot be $100K or am i living with old pricing? Droopping mirror is typical in any countach. Sometimes it is just the adjustment. the leather quality tells me the car was cared for

I noticed the car is from the department I am from. What town?

the onlyy issue i ever had with my car have all been related to the lousy marelli ignition. Weird stuff occured. sometimes it would start or not randomly. I would lose power while driving just like if i was starving gas, etc... I had a long discussion with a local Shop tech. Guy was an expert on old ignitions. They had an old machine to test them. Basically these things are crap new and worst crap old. They are just good for thoses who look at the car, rave about how fast they are but dont drive them. MSD does not fix anything because you still have the rotor and all that crap. If you drive the car, move to electromotive ignition. Since I did, no more weird electrical things occuring. Starts everytime. I never understood why the MSD is so popular as it does not fix the distributor weaknesses. My only issue is when the car gets very very hot, the starter needs to cool off abouot 20mn before I can start again but that is very consistent and a known issue on these car due to the exhaust proximity.

I had the chance to drive the 2008 R8 V8 manual shift from a friend multiple times on the street. That car is awsome. May be the engine is light for the track but frankly, why take a $100K car to the track when you can get a 700hp rice rocket for way cheaper?. This is more of a DD or frequent driver. I tried on the hiway but the best drive was on curvyback roads. The car is light and on rails. For the price i think the V8 is a better value than the v10 but I would have to drive the v10 to be sure. That said, for me, I can do enough damage to my license with a V8 and you dont have to deal with a lambo engine for every day use. so 1 year later what did the Op chose?

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you need to redo this with all the ads. You show too much or too little!... Forbes car ad, and a page full of now vintage lambo ads. This is cool to look back on. Even in the best times now you get for 4-6 cars for sales at one time.

now that is quite funny!!

Another "Nostradamus" pseudo politico-news blaming Obama for a possible asset price collapse. We never know, just in case... I hope you simply read this for entertainement not actual fact. lol What would be not cool is to tie this trash piece to Countach prices too.

more like it. 300K today is way behind the curve for that car. 25th are going for $350K now. My guess closer to $500K given the work that has been done

Hey Steve, yes you are right. I recall very well the era where nobody wanted them or wanted them at $50K or less. I even heard "why do you want to buy a countach? they are just museum piece. go and buy a real car.." That was one of the advices... Now they are out of touch for many making less than $400K /year. Never understood the Dino fanaticism: a pretty 6 cyl glorified Fiat... The trick today is to find car with a similar countach profile that is easy to find and will appreciate that way 10 years from now.

Well I still drive it as a middle aged crisis man... but I am rowing all right.... I am trying to convince myself it is all in the mind. If something happens I'll have a junk car I wont be able to replace, at least for a while until things cool off. FYI, I hear from jag owners that Jags type E are now selling in the $300K and more... nutty world.. they must be also experiencing these jitters.

don't be cheap, round that up to $20K you cheapo you!.. lol So QVs injected are asked for $1/2 mil now and 25th are $400K ... cool... means my DD just took on another $100K somehow over the past month (yawn!).. So may be we are close to $800K for a carb car?

Given they built 2000 or a bit less Countach, it only takes 2000 or a bit more people willing to ownership with crazy money to make a crazy market. But I think the entire Exotic saga we are witnessing in an offshoot of a world awash with money with no parking spot. So a lot land in car assets. That too shall pass. The trick to riches is to time when it turns and why it will... That may last a while more. This said, I truly believe $300K is built in the base price of a countach. Also the best sample will keep up. The projects or botched cars however, will crash back down.

it is too nice to drive around! you got a current day value of $500K -$600K right there being a carb 5000S.

this car is discounted by a $100K. DD are going for well over $500K now. And 25th are said to reach the $400K. Not sure if that is true but as long as we stay awashed in cheap money this will go on. Beware when the faucet turns off thou... Most people buying these now are not "enthusiasts" but rather art and car collectors with very deep pockets. 1MM is nothing to them. People like us will lose these cars as time go. I still drive the car as a "sports car" but I know I should not and it is unwise as my insurance only covers a fraction of its value now. Recently there was a large mahem about fraudulent expensive art to the point where expert are now reluctant to do expertise and have their name on it (famous ones got burned) . I wonder how much that has to do with them turning to cars.

yes. In this instance I think what really matter is an exact cheap replica for the form but trying to preserve the leather type and style.

that is what I think. Having money and being smart are 2 different things. Some dumb fat cat may enjoy being fleeced all day long to pretend to be rich. Other, smarter, will try to avoid it when they can. This is where 3 D printing may help for small production. All that is needed is a good example to spec the parts. I am sure using new technology, a decent prototype could be done. Too bad 3D is not my field. I think everyone with a Ct should have a cheap exact repro of a shift knob.

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at these prices, there ought to be someone who could make exact replicas. Could be that hard. This a knob for heavens's sake!

dont joke about these things! I am sure you saw the POS Alpine radio for a CT at $2500 on eBay!! I mean soon dogdung squashed by a CT willbe worst gold! lol...

that is what a bubble looks like but again these cars were way undervalued for a long time. The real bother now is that in 1 year span the cars are selling at$300K-$500K in 1 day. A yellow carb in France just got scopped upin 24h. You dont even have time tosee the add if you are not already plugged in deep. They have a stunning $500K QVDD that wont last verylong.. Last may the Emlia auction QV DD at $320K looks a real bargain now,despite many poopoo-ing it at the time.. this are times when you want to stay out of the market. Just wait a bit more, at least until Putin shoot the 2nd plane out of nowhere...

don't feel bad, its an easy confusion. These 2 cars are real close and look alike. I had to think about it too

you guys are talking about 2 different cars. The heritage is not the auctioned car