Cars as an investment

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Any stories of cars you had an opportunity to own but turned it down only to regret it later? Examples that really appreciated over the years that is.

I have a few...

1. Turned down not one but two chances to own a GT3RS 4.0L new. What was a $200k car is now a $775k car.

2. Turned down an opportunity to own a pristine Carrera GT. At the time it was a $335k car and I thought that was waaay too much. Today? $1M+

3. Had an opportunity to buy a Dino GTS in the early 90's for a laughable sum of under $50k. Today it is a $375-400k car.

4. 1967 427 Corvette BB with matching numbers in 1989 for $12k. I'm not sure what the prices are today but it's not $12k.

5. Considered buying as "an investment only" a 918 Spyder... Chickened out. Could have made $700k easy just holding it in a garage for a few years...

6. Finally, always wanted a 2005 Ford GT. Loved that car. Walked away from a few deals. Could have enjoyed it and not have worried about depreciation at all or even made money at the right time.