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Originally Posted by murraydeschot
Based on the burgeoning values of ROAD F1's. What would be the guesstimated total cost of the following be ...
Aquiring a Road F1,
McLaren making the following changes ...
LM spec Engine
Full Repaint
High Downforce Kit
LM wheels
New Leather Interior
HID Lighting
Full service.
Added to that. Based on an average 6,000 km (3720 miles) per year useage (i.e. high-days and holidays), what would the annual servicing costs work out at?
As a final note. Would conversion from standard car to hybrid have a negative effect on furure equity values? Or would it be better to retain a standard spec, original coloured car for long-term investment purposes?
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$4.2 mil USD? This is a rough swing of sorts, based on the current values of road cars and on what I recall where freshening-up/maintenance costs on #038 before it was sold. From the eBay posting at the time, it was mentioned that $300K USD was spent to put it in as-new condition, and that was a few years ago IIRC.
I don't think upgrading from standard road car fare to near-LM would have too much of an effect as, outside of classic old Ferraris, Mercedes, Bugattis, et al., the F1 is most probably the best investment one can make in an automobile. Here in the DC/MD/VA area, I'd say F1s hold their value (and appreciate) far better than real estate!
