Already worth more than you paid for it: 2009 Pontiac Solstice GXP Coupe
Rob Sass, author of "Ran when Parked: Insider's Secrets of Buying, Selling and Enjoying Classic Cars on a Budget" has a theory that in general, most cars depreciate in value for the first 25 years, at which point they reach their price basement, and their values start to climb again. (K-car owners rejoice! Your cars' value can't get any lower!)
Certain cars get to break that rule though. You may have heard about the 2011 BMW 1M, which is now worth more than it was brand new, mostly because of the 1M's limited production run, and unlimited awesomeness. And now there is another car that can join the BMW on that rule breaking list, and it's not a Ferrari or Lamborghini, or even a Porsche.
It's a Pontiac.
Yes Pontiac! GM's "performance" division, which slowly became the "re-badge" division, Suffered a quick death during GM's bankruptcy. Modern Pontiacs are not generally remembered all that fondly, (besides maybe the G8 and GTO, which are themselves re-badged Australian Holdens) but there is one Pontiac special enough to now be worth more than it cost brand new, only 6 years ago.
The Pontiac Solstice Coupe came to life at the very end of Pontiac's life. Birthed by adding a targa roof to the Pontiac Solstice convertible, this Bob Lutz special was available for only one year before the axe fell on Pontiac, sealing it's fate. (Especially after the whole "DeLorean" Solstice thing fell through, but that's a whole different story) Pontiac's death in 2010 meant that only a very small number of Solstice coupes were made, about 1,266 according to Wikipedia. About half of those coupes made were GXP models, the high performance turbo variant of the Solstice.
So the GXP Coupe is a fairly rare bird that was offered for only one year. Sure the car was not reviewed as highly as other vehicles in its segment, but what the hell, you want to buy one! It's love! Well, here's where things get a little depressing. If you really want one, it looks like you'll be paying more than the car cost brand new. A quick search of the internet reveals about 5 currently for sale, with prices ranging around the $43,000 mark, going all the way up to a crazy $75,000 asking price for this low-mileage car. This for a car that cost about $35,000 U.S. brand new. So if you want one, you'll unfortunately really be paying for it. Is it worth it? Probably not. But who can put a price on love? Plus, with prices already like this, they will probably keep going up. The kids don't need a college fund right?