{"id":1845337,"date":"2026-03-25T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1845337"},"modified":"2026-03-25T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T21:00:00","slug":"here-are-18-used-noughties-supercar-bargains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1845337","title":{"rendered":"Here are 18 used Noughties supercar bargains*"},"content":{"rendered":"
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YOU\u2019LL PAY: \u00a345,000<\/strong><\/p>\n

YOU\u2019LL LOOK LIKE: A lottery winner on their way to the Greek pillar emporium<\/strong><\/p>\n

Has the 360 finally aged out of its blobby phase and into used Ferrari temptation? Though its curves were never as universally approved as its F355 predecessor (and it was the first V8 Ferrari to shun pop-up headlamps), the 360 was stiffer, lighter and more powerful than the F355, and these days its lack of overt aero makes it look charmingly simple. The 3.6-litre V8 has proved tough, but 360s don\u2019t like being left in store, so don\u2019t be drawn to low mileage cars which will need expensive recommissioning. The flappy paddle \u2018F1\u2019 gearbox needs finesse (and prefers a throttle lift for smoother upshifts) but that\u2019s the price you pay to save a bundle \u2013 360s with the more desirable open-gate manual ask a minimum of \u00a360,000.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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YOU\u2019LL PAY: \u00a3100,000<\/strong><\/p>\n

YOU\u2019LL LOOK LIKE: An OnlyFans model done well<\/strong><\/p>\n

A raging bull can be yours for a whole lot less, of course. Early Gallardos (especially soft-top Spyders) with the more melodic 5.0-litre V10 are these days knocking on the \u00a350k trapdoor. But if you can stretch the budget to the scary six figure realm, you unlock one of the best facelifts in supercardom. The LP560-4 didn\u2019t just add power with its Audi honed 5.2-litre V10. It also heralded pointier Reventon inspired looks, some more German approved interior materials and \u2018Thrust Mode\u2019 launch control. Most candidates will get Lambo\u2019s version of the clunky robotised manual called \u2018e-gear\u2019 which frankly isn\u2019t much cop. But this was 2008. We thought Basshunter<\/em> and The Ting Tings<\/em> were cool.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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YOU\u2019LL PAY: \u00a31.3m<\/strong><\/p>\n

YOU\u2019LL LOOK LIKE: the smuggest person alive, with good reason<\/strong><\/p>\n

Blowing the budget on a hypercar from the rubber charity wristband era? Porsche\u2019s racecar powered flagship is still cheaper than an Enzo because it\u2019s more plentiful: 1,270 were built from \u201903\u2013\u201906. Values stayed \u2018sensible\u2019 due to a reputation for tricky limit handling and the infamous lightweight silicon-carbide clutch making traffic light stallathons a peril even in the age before rampant camera phones. But now the world has caught on to the magic of an all carbon Porsche roadster powered by a soaring 5.7-litre V10 connected to a worldie of a six-speed manual, while new bespoke Michelins and aftermarket suspension offerings have tamed the handling \u2018nuances\u2019 which even put the wind up legendary rally pilot Walter R\u00f6hrl.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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YOU\u2019LL PAY: \u00a320,000<\/strong><\/p>\n

YOU\u2019LL LOOK LIKE: You\u2019ve got no imagination<\/strong><\/p>\n

Is a 911 a supercar? Not in Carrera S form, admittedly \u2013 but it is the epitome of the do it all everyday sports car. The 997 was effectively a heavily facelifted, fettled 996, but even as recently as 2004 you got feelsome hydraulic power steering, a gruff, growling atmospheric flat six, and manuals as standard in every model without having to shell out for a special edition. The reason they\u2019re so cheap now is, besides ubiquity, the 997 inherited some of its dad\u2019s chocolatey engine foibles, so the pre-facelift cars are susceptible to\u00a0bore scoring if they\u2019re not heat cycled. Again, don\u2019t presume a low miler that\u2019s trundled about town is going to be a safer bet than a well cared for moon and back example.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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YOU\u2019LL PAY: \u00a338,000<\/strong><\/p>\n

YOU\u2019LL LOOK LIKE: A Swiss banker who takes self defence classes<\/strong><\/p>\n

These have got to go boom sooner or later, right? The prices, not the barking 4.2-litre V8s. The R8 is the car which propelled Audi into the supercar leagues for the first time, and is up there with the ur-Quattro and TT as one of the four rings\u2019 greatest icons. Even today it impresses because it\u2019s frankly so un-Audi where you\u2019d want it to be \u2013 the deft steering, the svelte damping, the playful feel \u2013 and ultra-Audi exactly where you\u2019d hope \u2013 the cabin, the shutlines, the refinement. Yes, these days the interior plastics and hides will have gone a touch shiny, and you\u2019ll pay 10 per cent less for the \u2018R-tronic\u2019 flappy paddle auto, but this is Ingolstadt\u2019s 458.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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YOU\u2019LL PAY: \u00a3390,000<\/strong><\/p>\n

YOU\u2019LL LOOK LIKE: Jeremy Clarkson<\/strong><\/p>\n

The most recent GT40 is a world away from its truly Le Mans derived 2017 successor. That was a twin turbo V6 spaceship with FIA obeying aero and active suspension. The 2005 GT was a sledgehammer supercharged V8, a manual gearbox and a pile of Fiesta switchgear. But it did exactly what the original GT40 had been built to: rub Ferrari\u2019s nose in it. For just over \u00a3100k you got more grunt than a 360, more style, more panache, and doors that ate into the roof. Although Ford built over 4,000 and tuners have made merry with the low stress engine\u2019s limits, only 28 GTs originally emigrated to the UK, so you\u2019ll pay four times the RRP to own one. Still, if you break a mirror stalk, parts are cheap…<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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YOU\u2019LL PAY: \u00a325,000<\/strong><\/p>\n

YOU\u2019LL LOOK LIKE: You weigh your socks when dressing for a track day<\/strong><\/p>\n

With Lotus currently caught in a Chinese EV identity crisis of its own making, it\u2019s sorely tempting to just take the ostrich approach to the company\u2019s current woes and bury your head in one of these brilliant lightweights. The Exige was the Elise\u2019s hard-top hardcore stablemate \u2013 more butch in the bodywork, with stickier tyres and by this\u00a0time, bulletproof Toyota power in the back. Because Lotus barely changed the recipe between the S2\u2019s arrival in 2004 and its morph into a V6 semi-supercar in 2012, there are plenty to choose from, a thriving modification scene (supercharger anyone?) and you\u2019ll be as quick as a Porsche GT3 for a third of the price.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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YOU\u2019LL PAY: \u00a370,000<\/strong><\/p>\n

YOU\u2019LL LOOK LIKE: You get Porsche Design homeware vouchers for Christmas<\/strong><\/p>\n

OK, you\u2019ll accept no substitute? Then the cheapest way into 911 GT3 ownership will be a gen-2 996 \u2013 the second 911 to wear the badge, but the first to get Andreas Preuninger\u2019s guiding hand. As a result it\u2019s actually better than the gen-1, which enjoys inflated prices because it\u2019s genesis. Later cars get a 20bhp boost to 381bhp, wider tyres, beefier suspension and upgraded brakes. All were manual. Those were the days. The Mezger engine won\u2019t throw a bearing like the standard 996, but look out for poorly repaired crash damage, like creases or fresh welds in the floor (under the carpet). Another telltale? Resprayed panels to hide gravel rash. Oh, and wear gloves \u2013 there\u2019ll be a lot of sweaty DNA in that suede steering wheel. Eww.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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YOU\u2019LL PAY: \u00a3250,000<\/strong><\/p>\n

YOU\u2019LL LOOK LIKE: You\u2019ve got racing boots to match your carpets, haven\u2019t you?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Following the banshee 360 Challenge Stradale, the 430 Scuderia \u2013 or Scud, as everyone seems to call them \u2013 was yet another high watermark for Ferrari\u2019s fusion of flamboyant fury and F1 derived tech: an extra 20bhp, weight down by 100kg, with 60ms gearshift speeds and shorter gear ratios. The highly strung gearbox is where you need to spend your money, making sure the fluid has been changed as Maranello prescribes. Though Ferrari never revealed how many Scuds it actually made, the fact prices never fell from its \u00a3179k RRP and are now over a quarter of a million suggest that \u2013 like the CS and Speciale \u2013 it\u2019s well on its way to being a modern collector\u2019s must have.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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YOU\u2019LL PAY: \u00a320,000<\/strong><\/p>\n

YOU\u2019LL LOOK LIKE: James Bond. In your dreams<\/strong><\/p>\n

We could\u2019ve equally easily gone for a leggy DB9 or a DB7 here \u2013 early 2000s Astons are extremely cheap. Maybe it\u2019s the Ford switchgear. Maybe it\u2019s the running costs. Maybe it\u2019s that although individually gorgeous, most Astons from this period all look alike. But if you\u2019re prepared to be brave, that\u2019s all to your advantage, because you could have one of the most achingly beautiful cars ever made on your drive for less than a new Ford Puma. Vantages succumb to rainwater leaking into the boot, paint bubbling around the front pillars and the cabin\u2019s now very dated tech wise. And you might fancy investing in a faster post \u201808 model with the upgraded 4.7-litre V8. But what a noise. What a shape. And what a badge.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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YOU\u2019LL PAY: \u00a335,000<\/strong><\/p>\n

YOU\u2019LL LOOK LIKE: The left-back for Wigan Athletic F.C.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Conti GTs are also cheap as chips these days, because they weren\u2019t especially rare, and when they go wrong they need a bigger financial bailout than Lehman Bros. We\u2019re not just talking early W12s in rubbish specs here. \u00a330k unlocks the GT Speed, which was once the fastest Bentley ever: 600bhp, 0\u201362mph in 4.3secs and 202mph. But we can top that. Just sneaking into our 2000s timeframe is the 2009 Supersports \u2013 the \u2018lightweight\u2019 GT with 621bhp, a 3.7secs 0\u201362mph time and a 204mph top whack. If you can afford its appetite for fuel, tyres, brakes and tax, it\u2019s a steal. But beware: servicing that hemmed in W12 is a complex (and therefore pricey) job.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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YOU\u2019LL PAY: \u00a3300,000<\/strong><\/p>\n

YOU\u2019LL LOOK LIKE: An L.A. dentist\u2019s personal trainer\u2019s plastic surgeon<\/strong><\/p>\n

McLaren didn\u2019t stop making the F1 because no one wanted it. McLaren called time on the world\u2019s greatest supercar because it had a BMW V12, and that irked Mercedes who powered the F1 cars. Inevitably the two brands collab\u2019d on their own megafast spaceship, and the result was… confused. McLaren wanted an all carbon lightweight road racer, Merc the ultimate super GT. We got a car with a bonnet that ended in a different time zone, an underwhelming plasticky cabin and carbon brakes so numb it felt like the pedal had pins\u2019n\u2019needles. So, not a great car \u2013 but a very interesting one. A car with a story, and Gordon Murray\u2019s fingerprints on the chassis. And compared to a Carrera GT, Enzo or Zonda, a 2000s hypercar bargain.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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YOU\u2019LL PAY: \u00a35\u201310m<\/strong><\/p>\n

YOU\u2019LL LOOK LIKE: The envy of a driver of anything else on this list…<\/strong><\/p>\n

Pagani revealed its first car in 1999 and evolved it into the C12 S in 2002. Even with the credibility of ex-Lamborghini engineer and composites obsessive Horacio Pagani at the helm and a bespoke AMG V12 behind its bubble canopy, there were those who were sceptical Pagani would be yet another boutique flash in the pan. But the company is still very much here today, and it owes all that to the pinup success of the Zonda. It looked like a steampunk spaceship, sounded like Pavarotti\u2019s wedding night and, most of all, under the theatre and lunacy, it was a proper driver\u2019s car. Plus, Pagani couldn\u2019t stop evolving it, and now does a roaring trade in having original cars sent back to the factory to be upgraded with bits of Cinque, TriColore, 760RS and so on. So much so, that the rarest Pagani of all is the untouched C12 S. A 2000s icon \u2013 we can dream…<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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YOU\u2019LL PAY: \u00a347,000<\/strong><\/p>\n

YOU\u2019LL LOOK LIKE: A pillock when you pronounce it \u2018Zee\u2019, not \u2018Zed\u2019 Oh-Six<\/strong><\/p>\n

You\u2019ve got to really want one. You\u2019ve got to point at the magnesium engine cradle, the magnesium roof and carbon (and, ahem, balsa wood) floor, and whine it\u2019s 70kg lighter than a regular C6 Vette. People will mock. The interior is a joke. But if you can deflect the \u2018think how much Porsche 911 you could\u2019ve got\u2019 ire, the Z06\u2019s thunderous 7.0-litre, 505bhp pushrod V8 will make all right with the world.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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YOU\u2019LL PAY: \u00a365,000<\/strong><\/p>\n

YOU\u2019LL LOOK LIKE: You miss the 1970s<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lotus only made 48 of these. It took the last gasp V8 Esprit, stripped 80kg from its waistline and added decals and wing in a vain effort to distract you from the fact it was a 1970s antique underneath. The engine was remapped to offer a brighter power delivery and… well… the Esprit had had its day. As the millennium dawned it was getting left in the dust by the 360, the Gallardo and the 911 Turbo. But if you prize rarity and something built for Britain, by Brits, in Britain, this is a last of the line unicorn.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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YOU\u2019LL PAY: \u00a320,000<\/strong><\/p>\n

YOU\u2019LL LOOK LIKE: The doorman at Claridge\u2019s knows you by name<\/strong><\/p>\n

Like our friend the Conti GT, Bentley\u2019s four door has plummeted in value because it takes bottomless pockets to run and deeper tolerance to put up with people sneering \u2018it\u2019s just a gilded Volkswagen\u2019. The Spur was hand finished to a high standard in Crewe, and delivers 200mph with no unseemly fanfare. Yes, the VW coil packs like to go wrong and it looks like a Toyota Avensis at the back. But it\u2019s so much more dignified than thrusting German uberbarges. Come on you Spurs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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YOU\u2019LL PAY: \u00a340,000<\/strong><\/p>\n

YOU\u2019LL LOOK LIKE: You pray to the gods of warning lights<\/strong><\/p>\n

Pop-up headlamps. Need we go on? Alright then. A Pininfarina penned V12 with four seats. You\u2019d like the open-gate manual, but it doubles the price: for this cash it\u2019ll have the slushy GM four-speed auto. Many foibles have been diagnosed by now, from stretching throttle cables to all manner of engine fluid leaks and damper seepage. Pub fact: the 456M featured Ferrari\u2019s first use of non-structural carbon fibre: \u201898 onward cars get a lightweight CFRP bonnet. Sounds great, until you discover it\u2019s a five figure bill to replace it…<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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YOU\u2019LL PAY: \u00a360,000<\/strong><\/p>\n

YOU\u2019LL LOOK LIKE: You know people who can make people \u2018disappear\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

The 612 followed the 456\u2019s lead in all areas including depreciation, which means it\u2019s close to dipping below \u00a360k. It\u2019s a true four seater with a spacious boot (so it should be at over 16-feet long) and though the piggy eyed, slab sided styling wasn\u2019t Pininfarina\u2019s finest, the front-mid engined balance and rapidfire paddleshift won plaudits at its 2004 launch. Issues to watch for: overdue cambelt services (run!) worn plastic switchgear, plus the digi-dash screen can pack up.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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