"Not a bargain when 918 prices will be 40% lower after 4 years whereas the P1 and LaFerrari will be mostly unchanged."
SciFrog, you may be right, but I would like to read other views about comparative values. My sense is that LaFerrari may hold its " monetary value" better, but only because it is a "collector" car available only to a select group, and it will be driven rarely if at all. (Futch may have an informative view on this, so I do not want to overstate an impression). The P1? Not at all sure it will hold its value better than the 918.
My sense is that most 918 buyers will use their cars much more, and there is real value in that driving experience. Value is not just monetary, as with any luxury purchase. To state it differently, enjoyment plus monetary residual equals full and real value.
And even comparing residual monetary value only, I am not sure the 918 will lose the 40% you state. Maybe in the short term, but beyond that initial "depreciation" period, the 918's monetary value will likely regain or even exceed all monetary ground. I would like to hear views about CGT current values, which may be an indication.
Moreover, most wealthy buyers probably don't --as hard as it is for me to understand--really care about initial depreciation. They buy, they enjoy
i welcome comments, since my views are only "hunches".