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Aqualung · Oct 20th, 2004, 09:57 PM

The November 2004 issue of Business 2.0 has a special insert called Live Rich Retire Richer which has a story called A True Investment Vehicle.

In it, Karl Brauer, editor-in-chief of Edmunds.com, picks three cars that meet the following criteria:

Pick a car that's a lust object for the Fast and Furious crowd, with a beguiling body, fat tires, and plenty of power.
Rarity. No matter how much your kids drool over the Boxster, Porsche has made so many that they'll never become showpieces.

The three cars he picks are the MINI MCS MC40, Lotus Elise, and the Ferrari 360 Challenge Stradale. See what Karl says about the MINI MCS MC40 here as well as the other cars.

UPDATE: I re-scanned and uploaded as a jpg file

GBMINI · Oct 20th, 2004, 11:47 PM

Requires sign up and payment to see the link ... I don't agree with them anyway (we will see, in a few years time)

Aqualung · Oct 21st, 2004, 12:52 AM

Sorry Ian, didn't realize that....here's part of the article...

Who could have guessed? You, perhaps, even if you don't know valves from Valvoline. Rule No. 1 is to pick a car that's a lust object for the Fast and the Furious crowd, with a beguiling body, fat tires, and plenty of power. Why? Men in their 40s and 50s never forget the cars they craved as teens. The second rule is rarity. No matter how much your kids drool over the Boxster, Porsche has made so many that they'll never become showpieces.

With these guidelines firmly in mind -- and with the knowledge that this is a long shot at best, since most cars end up being worth no more than their weight in scrap metal -- we turned to Karl Brauer, editor-in-chief of car-buying guide Edmunds.com, to help us select three vehicles that drive well today and might just drive the collectibles market tomorrow.

$26,500
Horsepower: 163
Availability: 1,000 cars
MINI COOPER S MC40
The Mini is an econo-box like no other. It's fun to drive, has great lines, and comes in limited quantities. "I don't know when there's ever going to be as much supply as there is demand," Brauer says. Since most Minis will be treated like economy cars -- and thus driven into the ground -- Brauer expects well-preserved ones to escalate in value. One potential standout: the $26,500 S MC40, a limited edition with a paint job commemorating Mini's upset victory in the Monte Carlo Rally 40 years ago.

jr2000 · Oct 21st, 2004, 03:45 PM

And because mini doesn't produce this edition in Europe it going to be more exclusive ,only 1000 around the world and signed by paddy hopkirk what a deal?

Aqualung · Oct 21st, 2004, 09:25 PM

here's a scan of the article, I tend to avoid this due to copyrights, but it doesn't seem to be an issue here?

Odd, I verified that it works on my machine, Adobe Reader 6.0.2 is my version...

sequence · Oct 21st, 2004, 11:55 PM

your .pdf link wouldn't load (I have AR 6.0) Pop-up said file is damaged, could not be repaired. Jimbo

R1 · Oct 22nd, 2004, 02:46 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by sequence

your .pdf link wouldn't load (I have AR 6.0) Pop-up said file is damaged, could not be repaired. Jimbo

I got it to work. It downloaded as the wrong file type, attachment.php???

I just re-named it attachment.pdf, and it worked OK.

Oct 20th, 2004, 09:57 PM	#1
Aqualung Sitting on a park bench.. Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Bahstun, MA Local Time: 11:49 PM Posts: 1,189 Offline	Business 2.0 Calls the MC40 "A True Investment Vehicle" The November 2004 issue of Business 2.0 has a special insert called Live Rich Retire Richer which has a story called A True Investment Vehicle. In it, Karl Brauer, editor-in-chief of Edmunds.com, picks three cars that meet the following criteria: Pick a car that's a lust object for the Fast and Furious crowd, with a beguiling body, fat tires, and plenty of power. Rarity. No matter how much your kids drool over the Boxster, Porsche has made so many that they'll never become showpieces. The three cars he picks are the MINI MCS MC40, Lotus Elise, and the Ferrari 360 Challenge Stradale. See what Karl says about the MINI MCS MC40 here as well as the other cars. UPDATE: I re-scanned and uploaded as a jpg file Attached Thumbnails Last edited by Aqualung : Oct 23rd, 2004 at 09:12 PM.

Oct 20th, 2004, 11:47 PM	#2 (permalink)
GBMINI MINI2 Master Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Gloucester, MA, USA Local Time: 11:49 PM Posts: 7,604 Offline	Requires sign up and payment to see the link ... I don't agree with them anyway (we will see, in a few years time) Ian C. Gloucester, MA, USA (UK expat) driving GPMINI and Convertible GBMINI#6

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jr2000 MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Oct 2004 Local Time: 11:49 PM Posts: 3 Offline	And because mini doesn't produce this edition in Europe it going to be more exclusive ,only 1000 around the world and signed by paddy hopkirk what a deal? Last edited by jr2000 : Oct 21st, 2004 at 04:11 PM.

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Oct 21st, 2004, 12:52 AM	#3 (permalink)
Aqualung Sitting on a park bench.. Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Bahstun, MA Local Time: 11:49 PM Posts: 1,189 Offline	Sorry Ian, didn't realize that....here's part of the article... Who could have guessed? You, perhaps, even if you don't know valves from Valvoline. Rule No. 1 is to pick a car that's a lust object for the Fast and the Furious crowd, with a beguiling body, fat tires, and plenty of power. Why? Men in their 40s and 50s never forget the cars they craved as teens. The second rule is rarity. No matter how much your kids drool over the Boxster, Porsche has made so many that they'll never become showpieces. With these guidelines firmly in mind -- and with the knowledge that this is a long shot at best, since most cars end up being worth no more than their weight in scrap metal -- we turned to Karl Brauer, editor-in-chief of car-buying guide Edmunds.com, to help us select three vehicles that drive well today and might just drive the collectibles market tomorrow. $26,500 Horsepower: 163 Availability: 1,000 cars MINI COOPER S MC40 The Mini is an econo-box like no other. It's fun to drive, has great lines, and comes in limited quantities. "I don't know when there's ever going to be as much supply as there is demand," Brauer says. Since most Minis will be treated like economy cars -- and thus driven into the ground -- Brauer expects well-preserved ones to escalate in value. One potential standout: the $26,500 S MC40, a limited edition with a paint job commemorating Mini's upset victory in the Monte Carlo Rally 40 years ago.

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sequence No Steenkin Preevileeg Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Makin' Killer Tacos Local Time: 08:49 PM Posts: 662 Offline	your .pdf link wouldn't load (I have AR 6.0) Pop-up said file is damaged, could not be repaired. Jimbo

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R1 Addicted to Speed!! Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: ..."B" roads!! Local Time: 04:49 AM Posts: 4,915 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by sequence your .pdf link wouldn't load (I have AR 6.0) Pop-up said file is damaged, could not be repaired. Jimbo I got it to work. It downloaded as the wrong file type, attachment.php??? I just re-named it attachment.pdf, and it worked OK.

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