Oh yes in about 50 years

I think it is very unlikely that Mini prices in general will do anything
but depreciate just like other cars. Obviously a 35 year old Cooper S
has done it's depreciating, but an ordinary 9 year old Mini isn't going
to appreciate.

Most classic cars turn out to be bad investments. You invariably end
up spending far more money on them than you will ever be able to get
back. On the other hand, they are more fun and they don't  depreciate
much either. The value of a real Mini tends to plateau after the
initial depreciation. Keep it in good condition and you can generally
get back pretty much what you paid for it.....as long as you didn't
pay too much for it in the first place.

Don't confuse the prices you see being asked in magazines with the
actual values of the cars. Most people ask silly money and don't get
it.

Real Minis survive in enormous numbers and more are being
restored/recreated than are being scrapped, so will never be worth a
great deal of money unless they are very rare models in very original
condition.

Regards, David Betts
davidb@minilist.org
The Mini Gallery:
http://www.ofoto.com/I.jsp?m=64635537103&n=1366070334

Here in Germany, the prices have risen since the production end of the Mini.
Of course they didn't rocket but have changed significant.

But I wouldn't call it an investment. At least Minis rust quicker than the
will gain value... ;-)

Cheers,
Michael