The cars auctioned were both expensive and cheap. This Z8 was just a warm-up. The Porsche 356 convertible behind it sold for 330,000 yuan, and the Porsche 550A Spyder with an all-aluminum body behind it sold for 4.45 million yuan.
They are both Porsches, but the difference is so big. Xia Yu doesn’t like the appearance of this 550ASpyder very much, otherwise he would have bought it.
The next few cars were all Porsches, and soon it was the turn of the modified 911 that Xia Yu had his eyes on. The starting price was 425,000 yuan, and after a few rounds of bidding, it reached 700,000 yuan.
"750,000!"
Xia Yu finally took action. He felt that he could get it within 1 million.
"775,000!"
The price increased by at least 25,000 each time, and someone made a new offer.
“825,000!”
Xia Yu added 50,000, and the scene suddenly became quiet. No one gave a new quote for a long time.
"Bang, 825,000 sold!"
Auctions are that simple. If you don’t follow, he doesn’t follow, and no one follows, then the item is yours.
With Xia Yu's current salary, he can buy four cars like this every day. It doesn't matter if they are a little more expensive. It would definitely be more troublesome to buy one himself than at an auction. He doesn't have the time and energy for that.
We took down the first car of the day, a 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300SL, which also went up for auction, but the Porsche 911's hammer price was only its starting price.
"The starting price is $850,000, and each bid increment must be no less than $50,000!"
The starting price doubled, and the bid also doubled, but it was still a small amount for Xia Yu.
"1.3 million!"
After watching the previous rounds of bidding, Xia Yu finally joined the competition and won his second Mercedes-Benz for 1.3 million yuan, and his second Mercedes-Benz GTR was soon put on the auction block.
This car is much more expensive than the 300SL. After just a few rounds of bidding, the price exceeded 3 million and then approached the 4 million mark.
"Fuck, it's so expensive! It's almost as expensive as a Bugatti, and it's a limited edition."
Ji Yang and Xia Yu complained that he had prepared 10 million dollars this time because he was not sure how much the new Bugatti would cost. But now the GTR is going up to 4 million, and if he buys two cars, his money will be gone. So why buy a Bugatti!
“3.7 million!”
Xia Yu joined the fight.
“3.8 million!”
“Four million!”
The price increase was raised to 100,000 yuan each time. Xia Yu saw that the situation was not right, so he increased the price to 200,000 yuan. No one spoke for a long time this time. I'm afraid they all gave up the competition.
"4 million deal!"
The auctioneer hammered down the deal and Xia Yu bought three cars at once, spending more than 6 million US dollars.
All I can say is that it’s not a car like the 250GTO. Classic cars are still quite cheap at auctions, and all of them are not as good as a vase like his.
He could get a dozen after paying the luxury car tax, but these classic cars would not be taken back and scrapped directly, and they would definitely not pass the annual inspection. He didn't want to find any scalpers, so he decided to enter the country temporarily to collect them!
After winning three cars, Xia Yu’s auction journey did not end there. Soon another car that interested him appeared - Ferrari F2002!
This isn't a Ferrari road car, nor a two-door sports car, but a legendary F1 racing car.
Michael Schumacher drove it to win his fifth world championship title. The fiery red body was engraved with glory. When Xia Yu saw it, he knew what to choose for his first Ferrari.
"Old Xia, is this the auction's Easter egg? The organizers are awesome, bringing these two cars here to warm up the 250GTO."
Ji Yang said excitedly.
He had previously taken a rough look at the list of vehicles up for auction, and this car was not on the list at all. Everyone present was also very surprised.
"I want to take it, how about it?"
Xia Yu raised an eyebrow and said.
"I knew you were coveting Ferrari's F1, but I didn't expect you'd actually come across one this time. Just buy it, it's got great collectible value."
The collection value alone is not enough. Xia Yu values its practical value more. It just so happens that the Shanghai International Circuit is built according to F1 standards, so he wants to set lap times after buying it.
Although the performance of the car in 2002 is definitely not as good as the current one, he is not participating in the F1 race, and we are playing with feelings.
"But last year, that F2001 sold for $7.5 million. How much will this one fetch this year?"
This was Ji Yang's question. When the F2002 was introduced on the stage, the people in the audience were whispering, discussing whether they should buy this legendary car.
There is no need to discuss Xia Yu, he has definitely got the F2002. If he has the F2004, it will be even better, because that is the real god car.
"The starting price is $4 million. Please bid!"
After introducing the glorious history of the car, the auctioneer announced the official start of the auction.
The starting price is the final price of the GTR. This F2002 is already expensive, but if it is changed to F2004, I am afraid the starting price will exceed 10 million euros!
The reason is that Schumacher dominated the F1 arena for the last time in the 2004 season, winning a total of 13 races. His absolute peak created a hero's swan song. After reaching its peak, the era of Schumacher began to slowly come to an end, until a car accident in 2013...
For foreigners, 13 is really not a good number. Xia Yu sighed in his heart and raised his hand to join the bidding.
“5.5 million!”
“5.7 million!”
The competition is still fierce. There are many Ferrari fans among those who like vintage and classic cars. Many people even come for the last 250GTO. It seems like a good idea to spend a few million dollars and get this F2002 at the same time.
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