Every so often we have suggestions that the Omega will/ won’t become a classic.
Here is a thought. In ten years time the average omega will be about 30 years old. Just as the folk who drove them in their hay day are reaching retirement age and unlock cash to spend. Probably no point in putting it in the bank as interest rates may still be v.low. International travel may still be doubtful.
There will still be no new cars to buy ( well a slight exaggeration) but might be true if Covid 2031 has struck and the chip makers never recovered.
What to buy? Stuff from 30, 40 years ago. Just as people now snap up stuff from 30 , 40 years ago from toy cars they had to the real thing.
I am thinking the price of a good Omega could well be high then.
My crystal ball tells a different tale.
And mine. By the time these cars are 30+ years old, there won't be many survivors - like a 3 year old Carlton or even mk2 Cavalier. Hell, when was the last time you saw a very early Omega, which is already close to that age, in use?
Unlike older cars with minimal electrics, and mechanical components shared with other cars, Omegas(and every other equivalent) will be a lot harder to patch up and keep running.But you're all missing the thing that drives up the value isn't
just rarity. There has to be a
much bigger demand than supply, and that requires that the cars are desirable to lots of people. And that just isn't the case, so the small number of survivors will be enough to satisfy the market.
None of that will stop the ever decreasing number of really good cars increasing in value, but it won't be by much.
Edit:
Just noticed Jim's
rare, but nobody cares comment. That sums it up much better than I did. It's exactly where 70s big Vauxhalls are now.