A classic the 225/r26 etc etc will be if there are some on the road? A mate of my Dads is a collector of old classics and an advisor to many for 50 years now and after a evening in the pub with him you may be surprised on his thoughts on which one probably in 30 years time will be the most sort after
Probably the original 225 trophy... or one of the rarer coloured r26s.. saying that a rare colour r26r will hold its value well..
Obviously it will be the .R, Any one who says other wise is bonkers. Look at prices of them now, I can't see them dropping in value much, especially the ones in the rarer colours and Ti exhaust
I reckon an arctic blue ph1 225 will be worth the most, if anyone wants to give me £20,000 for it now you will make your money back in 2044
Just tried to look on the piston heads site, what a load of crap it must be costing them customers, I couldn't find 1 R on their for sale
Thirty years is a long time and so 40 years for a Standard Megane. His answer was a bog standard no frills 225 or even bog standard in general in a rare colour although not really an issue. The reason being is that many who have a trophy or a R26 will tend to keep them as they will know they are a money spinner but your bog standard goes to the scrap yard as owners think that it won’t be worth anything. So the result is that a bog standard becomes very scarce and more so than say a Trophy. In 30 years time there might be 15 trophies left but a good condition standard Megane and it can be of non sport original there might be just one and in good condition will be worth much more. I remember searching for my first car which was an old bog standard MK3 cortina, loads of them made in fact probably millions but try finding one now in mint condition and yet quite a few GLX’s and other fancy one’s. I am talking 40 years here not 5 or 25 years. I had a boring Citroen BX once and now you will be lucky to find one or a few in the whole world and i am only talking mid eighties. It does make sense not in every case but the most produced usually become the least to survive.
The V6 I think will end up being the most sought after RS. Problem with Renault is they bring out so many 'limited edition' models that they're worthless, the only exception being the R26.R and maybe the new R.
None who would collect renault meganes they're wank now never mind in 30 years time Good for cheap track slags that's all
Your confusing Wank now and what is wank in 40 years time. You are not getting the point. So they are wamk now so everybody sends them into scrap but then in 40 years time because of that very reason they become sort after as there are none left where the owners of the R26's have kept theirs so many more around even if it's only 10 more. It would have to be in good condition though
Lets be brutally honest, A Renault Megane is not going to be a classic, regardless of how rare they are in 30 years or whatever, Doubt there will even be any left in that time.
Ask anyone with a Triumph Herald which had the nickname 'rust bucket' and back then we were talking metal and thousands were made and more than meganes. Who would have dreamt 70 years later they are still around. People find Model T-Fords all the time. Someone somewhere has a almost a brand new Megane that is just left in a garage due to death of the owner or all sorts of reasons. It's not delibaretly left to make money its just lost somewhere in a lock up ( it is called a Barn find). Who would think a Casio watch was worth much but stick it in the sand for 1,000 years and it will be priceless!
Do you think our cars would last 40 years? I don't doubt the chassis would be in better nick than a 40 year old Cortina, but I think the electrical systems will cause most of the problems. They're not easily fixed, and they're likely to fail long before the mechanical parts.
That's what they all said about a Citroen BX but none around now but if just one was found in average condition it would be worth £30,000 atleast. But who would invest in a Citroen in the early 80's as that was about thw worst manufacturer ever even some preferred a Lada than one. You must have been nuts to invest in one...See my point....
ive be seen a Renault 5 turbo from early 80s and the early 70s alpine is going for 30/ 40k respectively. I think the Megane will become a classic but I think it will depend on how well they have been maintained and looked after and unmodified.
Yeah that's the site, it seems to be the rare ones so would assume R26R, 265 trophy, 275 trophy R would all become classics in a few decades. Certainly wouldn't think any of these are an investment tho.
http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C501994# 20 years old, good condition and £4k. Investment? Not really. Rather good opportunity to acquire car from your childhood.
I would imagine in 30 years time these cars are going to be extremely rare so a completely mint, low mileage example would command a fairly decent price tag. Look at Renault 5 GT Turbos, ten a penny around 10-12 years ago but prices are creeping up, same as old Ford Escorts etc. If someone has a 30 year old Phase I 225 with low mileage it'll be collectible to the right person. Personally I'd say the R26.R being so rare would have that appeal and would most likely be high value but I suspect any of the original 225/R26 models would command a good price if they are clean, cared for and low mileage. If I still have my inferno Phase I and it's got sub-10k on the clock in another 20 years, I'll let you know if I get any decent offers haha.
Predicting future classics is a serious business and its not always logical. I'm sure history will look upon the R26r fondly but the others will most likely pale in significance. The Renaults especially have always followed a certain trend which sees the general models fade away to all but a "Oh yeah, I had one of those once, great fun" memories with the exception of the Clio/R5. The Mk1 16v Clio is going thru a mini revival at the minute and the Williams (even the 2 and 3) are doing silly money if in genuinely straight condition. Personally I think a good Mk1 Ph1 Megane 2.0 16v will one day be worth a bit along with a 172 Cup/182 Trophy and possibly the Laguna Coupe (such a stunning looking vehicle) but the rest I don't see fetching much.
I suppose the one thing the Phase I Megane 225 has in it's favour is that it was the very first RenaultSport Megane so that would give it some kudos.
in 40 years time no-one will remember or care which RS Megane was the best. There will be a handful of people who have them.
Not at the moment you won't but the mint ones are creeping up in price and seem to have quite a following on ClioSport.net. At the moment the early RenaultSport models are at that super cheap stage where they'll be bought and ruined by the majority. Only a handful will bother to preserve them.
