Top ten modern classic cars?

[Glync]

Classic car weekly have listed the D2 S8 in their list of top ten modern classics this week

Thought I would share that with you lads

[ScottD3]

What's the rest?

I do wonder what will happen with the cars of today.
Will they ever become classics?

All the tech and such that's in them will make them harder to keep on the road.
I was at Le Mans a couple of years of ago and parked next to DB2 in a service area.
That car is over 50 years old. Would modern day Jags (glued together) or A8s (Full of electronics) be around in 50 years?

It might be nice to see a D3 on the road in 40 years but I can't see it.

Nice that the D2 got in there though.

[Glync]

They listed in addition to the S8
Porsche boxster
Saab 9000 aero
Jaguar xJR
Rover 800 Vitesse coupe
Alfa GTV
Renault Clio 172
Suzuki Cappuccino
Peugeot 306 cab
Ford probe
No particular order to the list very subjective I suppose, but then I see the price people are paying for old fords now when they were two a penny when I was in my teens and early 20's.
Lord knows I never expected escorts capris and cortinas to be classics! Wish I still had my Crayford convertible mark 2!
I enjoy my classics they are fun to drive and I love working on them and the smell of petrol and oil
I have a Triumph Stag 1975 (with a sorted original engine) a classic mini 1990 and a jaguar XJ6 1996 in my classics fleet. Less than £300 a year to insure the lot and more interesting than banging a little ball round a course IMHO for a hobby
The stag will soon be tax free so very cheap open air motoring for the good months of the year. The mini I bought for my son and he lots interest so I restored it from the ground up over the last two years. The Jag I inherited from my father when he gave up driving he had owned it for 15 years so I know it well.
Main problem with many potential modern classics will be the cost of the electronic bits like airbags and ecu modules which run virtually everything, and having the gear to set things up. Many dealers can't deal with the older stuff as their gear is updated it doesn't cover the older models.
But prices are on the climb for classics at the moment
Cheers
Glyn

[Phil303]

The Peugeot 306 Cabrio is one of the best looking soft tops in recent times. There isn't a bad angle on it. No idea what they are like to own and drive but aesthetically I think they are pretty much faultless.

Great to see the S8 getting some recognition.

Ford Probe? Really? Wow.

[HPsauce]

As the former owner of "rather a lot" of different Rover 800's over the years (but never a Coupe) I never expected any of them to become a Classic!

[sarg]

Originally Posted by Glync

Rover 800 Vitesse coupe
Suzuki Cappuccino
Ford probe

The article lost all credibility with the inclusion of those, sorry.

Bias aside, no M3 or M5 BMWs?

[Phil303]

Ah, there's a caveat - 'For under £5000'.

[tonupkid]

For Rover 800 read Honda, but with BLMC crappiness.
Probe V6, I drove a new one at Millbrook, and it was outstanding... ly bad.
Pondering on this list this afternoon, before seeing it, and thought to myself, The XJR should be in there, and here it is

Looking beyond the D2 S8, which deffo deserves its place. I rate the D3 S8 too. The engine. It's amazing, and a V10 in any motor is rare thing. That, coupled with an unmistakable visual profile.

I'm not biased or anything

What else should be in that list?

[tintin]

Originally Posted by Phil303

Ford Probe? Really? Wow.

I agree with Phil, and there's always subjectivity but a Probe, really????….

[Glync]

I had an 827 rover which spent most of its time back at the dealers! before that I had a Mk1 MR2 which I think should have made the list it was like a mini Ferrari great little toy. Not many good ones left either!
Each to their own I guess people still turn up in Allegro's at the shows I always thought they were awful remember the square steering wheel!!! Lovely! Then there's the Ambassador! I'll get my coat!