「龙腾网」买一辆10年以上车龄的豪华车是一项好的投资吗？
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Is it a good investment to buy a luxury car that's over 10 years old?
买一辆10年以上车龄的豪华车是一项好的投资么？
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Gene Smith
, In the auto industry for over 40 years
Most of them are money pots after 10 years and the resale value on most continues to plumet.
If you had a rare model with low mileage, you may be able to make a profit.
If you want a particular car and you have the money for continual repairs, buy it. Just don't expect to make money.
There is always an exception but usually sports cars if kept nice are more likely to increase in value than a luxury car.
10年的老车大多数就跟存钱罐似的，其转售价值会一直暴跌。
如果你有一辆罕见的低行驶里程车辆，你也许能赚到钱。
如果你想要一辆特别的车，而且你有钱一直修它，那就买吧。但不要指望赚到钱。
总有例外。但在通常情况下，如果一辆运动型车辆保养得好，它比豪华型轿车更有可能增值。
Arnold Handelman
Depends on the car.
Lexus will run forever with almost no repairs, just regular maintenance.
But, have your own mechanic check things out thoroughly.
But don't call it an investment. It's a car. It needs insurance, maintenance like oil and filter changes, replacing brake pads, car washes, space to park, etc.
The cash flow is all one way, out of your pocket. The value keeps going down. That's no investment. It's the cost of transportation.
这要取决于买什么车
雷克萨斯能永久运行，几乎无需维修，只需要定期保养。
但是，需要让你的机械师彻底地检查一番。
不过也别称之为投资，它是一辆车，需要保险，还有保养，比如机油和过滤器的更换，更换制动片、洗车、停车空间等。
现金流向会是单向的，从你的口袋往外流。其价值会一直下降，那并不是投资，而是交通费用。
Rick Daniels
, Customer Services Director at Princess and Cunard
No. A purchase is different than an investment. An investment is an asset you purchase to bring a return or an appreciation of the asset. Doing this will achieve neither unless you are using it as a limousine for hire or some luxury car you think will become a classic.
That said, most luxury cars are driven by mature, responsible people and not 25 years olds. If you want a luxury car and find one in great shape you can buy one at a very modest price.
不明智。购买和投资不是一回事。投资指的是你购买一种资产，目的是带来回报或资产增值。你这样做既不能带来回报、也不能使资产增值，除非你将它作为豪华轿车用来出租、或者购买一些你认为会成为经典的豪华车。
话虽如此，大多数豪华车都是由成熟、有责任心之人驾驶的，而不是一个25岁的人。如果你想要一辆豪华车，且找到一辆成色很好的，你也可以以非常便宜的价格买到一辆。
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Ronald Kovacs
, Residential Property Management
No. With few exceptions, automobiles are not investments. They depreciate over time and during that time they cost money for storage, maintenance, insurance and repair. Unless the vehicle is used commercially and money earned by it’s use covers those as well as operating costs and leaves a profit worthy justifying the business risks it can never be considered an investment.
With few exceptions, daily driver type cars do not go up in value as they age.
At 10 years old, most passenger vehicles are at the end of their life expectancy. Manufacturers will no longer carry parts and teh aftermarket may have little interest in supplying parts for a limited production model, most of which are no longer on the road. So, one could get stuck with a very expensive full scale model.
不明智，除了少数例外，汽车并不是投资。它们会随着时间的推移而贬值，在这段时间内，它们还会花费储存、保养、保险和维修费用。
除非这辆车用于商业运营，并且使用该车所赚取的资金来涵盖这些费用及运营成本，并且还能剩下能证明其商业风险的利润，否则它永远不能被视为一项投资。
除了少数例外，日常驾驶型汽车不会随着车龄增长而增值。
在使用了10年后，大多数乘用车都已达到了预期寿命。制造商将不再提供零件，售后市场可能对为这些有限生产的车型提供零件兴趣不大，这些车的大多数已经不再生产了。因此，人们可能会被一辆非常昂贵的全尺寸车型所困扰。
Joe Parsons
, studied at Brown University (1967)
Repeat after me:
A car is not an investment.
I don’t care whether it is a luxury car or a beater. It is an asset that you can assume will depreciate.
Of course, some cars have gone up in value. The 1957 Porsche Speedster I decided not to buy for $800 in 1966 is worth a lot more today:
请跟我念：
汽车不是一种投资
我不在乎它是豪华车还是跑车，它是一种你应当假设其会贬值的资产。
当然，有些汽车的价格已经涨了，比如1957款的保时捷Speedster ，1966年时它的售价为800美元，那时候我决定不买，如今它的价值要高得多。
This one sold recently for $376,000. The car I wound up buying for $1,500, a 1958 coupe, would be worth about $100,000 today.
上面这辆车最近卖了37.6万美元，我最后花1500美元购买的那辆1958年产的双门轿跑，如今价值大约10万美元。
Who knew?
But here’s the thing: who knew? I just wanted a car that was unique and drove beautifully.
I still drive Porsches. My current ride, a 2005 Carrera (997.1). I paid about $38,000 for it six years ago. Today, with 75,000 miles on the clock, it would probably sell for upwards of $42,000.
I won’t sell it anything soon.
Buying a car as an “investment” is a fools errand. My current Porsche has been a great automobile because it has held its value and is a blast to drive. I’m going to call that an excellent value.
If you want to get a return on your investment, don’t look to assets that almost invariably depreciate. Buy cars because they’ll serve a specific cuntion, whether it is basic transportation, recreation, ego-stroking, or all of the above.
You’d be far better off putting your money into an investment that typically goes up in value—like rental property. You can control an expensive asset using leverage—a little of your money (a down payment) an a lot of other people’s money (the bank). Leverage provides a multiplying effect on the equity. Equity is the real measure of wealth.
For example, if you buy a rental house for $400,000 with a $100,000 investment (25%) and the property goes up in value 5% each year, your equity will grow like this:
谁会想到呢？
问题就在于：谁能想到？我只是想要一辆独一无二、开起来很漂亮的车。
我仍然在开保时捷，目前我开的是2005年款的Carrera （997.1），六年前我花了3.8万美元买的，现在，它的里程是7.5万英里，售价可能会超过4.2万美元。
我不会很快卖掉这辆车。
将买车作为一种“投资”是一种愚蠢事。我现在这辆保时捷是一款伟大的车型，因为它保持了自己的价值，这是一辆速度很快的车，我愿称之为极好的价值。
如果你想从你的投资中获得回报，就不要指望那些通常都会贬值的资产。买汽车是因为它们的特殊用途，无论是基本的交通、娱乐、还是以上所有的用途。
你最好把你的钱投入一项通常会增值的资产中，比如租赁用房地产，你可以使用杠杆来控制一项昂贵的资产，你只需付一点钱（首付）加上其他人很多的钱（银行）。杠杆效力会对股本产生倍增效应，资产净值是衡量财富的真正标准。
I’d call that a pretty good rate of return.
I’m a dedicated car enthusiast. I wish I still had many of the cars I’ve owned over the last fifty years I would have a very expensive collection. But the thing is, you never know what the future holds with collectible cars.
我认为这个回报率是很好的。
我是一个忠实的汽车爱好者，我希望自己仍然拥有过去50年中曾有过的多款汽车，这样我将拥有一项非常昂贵的收藏。但问题是，你永远不知道你收藏的车未来会是什么样子。