A classic car personality has shared his thoughts on used cars that are set to become collectors items soon, increasing significantly in value in the coming years.
Matt Richardson runs the YouTube channel Furious Driving, in which he road tests a wide range of classic and modern vehicles and maintains his own fleet of retro models.
In a recent video, Matt shared a list of future classics that are set to rise in price, recommending drivers looking to buy a soon-to-be desirable car should invest in an original Audi A2.
Audi A2
He explained: “They’re great little cars, built from 1999 to 2005. All aluminium, they were made on a purpose-built production line in Germany and there were some special three-cylinder diesels which would do an average of 80 to 90mpg, they’re amazing.
“The brief for them was to build a small Audi, not a cheap Audi, so it feels premium and it looks premium. The thing I love about it is that it was a landmark of clever design, pushing the boundaries of product packaging, manufacturing techniques and lightness, it was designed to be incredibly light and efficient which is where we should be going with cars today.”
The first future classic recommended by Matt was the Audi A2, the smallest model produced by the brand during the late 90s and early 2000s.
Whilst the A2’s styling may not be to everyone’s taste, they offer a good amount of space for such a small car and can feature either a four-cylinder petrol or a three-cylinder diesel engine.
However, the YouTuber suggested that drivers interested in a used A2 should buy one sooner rather than later, noting that very clean examples have already risen to around £5,000.
Ford Ka
Another once-popular model that Matt suggested that drivers should be able to make money on in the coming years is the original Ford Ka.
He added: “Although it looked really extraordinary, it was actually built around the third-generation Fiesta platform, so very ordinary under the skin, even though it looked pretty out there on the outside.
“The thing is that, it might just be a Mk3 Fiesta, but Richard Perry Jones and his team breathed on it and that made it incredibly good to drive. So, tiny car, cheap to run, but rewarding behind the wheel, what a fantastic combination.”
Fiat Multipla
Finally, Matt advised motorists against being put off by the ugly looks of the Fiat Multipla, stating that the pre-facelift models are expected to become very collectible.
He continued: “I’m garnering a little bit of controversy here, this may be an unpopular decision with some but I think this is definitely a future classic because it’s so different and iconic: the pre-facelift Fiat Multipla, built from 1998 to 2004. It was properly pig-ugly, a gawky-looking weird thing.
“However, it is bold design, and bold design makes memories. People think of it and see it, you say Multipla to anybody and they’ll remember it and that is something that counts. Look at some of the older classics from the 1940s and 50s. If you say the name of a car nobody remembers, it’s worth nothing in most cases. Say the name of a car people do remember, say Austin Seven, the values go right up.”
