Porsche that will hold its value?
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I am in the market for something seriously nice, however I am probably a bit far off my dream car at the moment which is a 2007 Viper Green 997 911 GT3 RS.
I've been looking at porsches recently and I want something brutal in a car, realistically I have about 85k maybe a touch more. I have been looking at the 911 GTS, but my sensible head says buy something which isn't going to lose money, or may potentially go up in value like a used 996 GT3. Does anyone have any advice as far as porsche are concerned? I like the classics but I'm no mechanic so they scare me and I think modern wise I wouldn't want to go any earlier than 2000 really.
Any ideas? Cayman GT4 going to lose its value now you reckon?
I've been looking at porsches recently and I want something brutal in a car, realistically I have about 85k maybe a touch more. I have been looking at the 911 GTS, but my sensible head says buy something which isn't going to lose money, or may potentially go up in value like a used 996 GT3. Does anyone have any advice as far as porsche are concerned? I like the classics but I'm no mechanic so they scare me and I think modern wise I wouldn't want to go any earlier than 2000 really.
Any ideas? Cayman GT4 going to lose its value now you reckon?
stuttgartmetal said:
Cayman GT4's are going up in money
Certainly not the case. They're edging downwards and are likely to continue to do so given that the replacement will also be NA.Not sure if it's hard-core enough for the OP but the 981 Spyder may well be the last NA version so hold its value better than the current GT4 in the future.
On the other hand, can't go wrong with a 997.1 GT3 or perhaps a LHD 997.2. I've not owned a 997 GTS but those that have seem to love them and are still a reasonable buy.
Only thing against the 6 GT3 is that they're getting on a bit. Finding a good one will be harder and then likely cost more to keep tip-top!
Edited by m33ufo on Saturday 27th August 08:24
You will not make money if you drive it,The maintenance costs will out way any increase,These cars are not cheap to run and will only sell if they have specialist or main dealer servicing and that doesn't come cheap.You are better off coming to terms you will actually lose money in the long run.If you search the really desirable models in the classified ads you will notice that they are all silly low mileage with a fair few in the dealer network that are all being sold well above the cars true value.The specialist dealers are glued to there laptops waiting for the next big thing so you will need to get up very early to catch the worm,if there are any left that is.
Edited by harleywilma on Friday 26th August 09:33
Edited by harleywilma on Friday 26th August 09:34
Why not go for something completely unloved at the moment that no one gives a second look that is also dirt cheap!Going back a few years ago the 924 was very much unloved and to a degree that is still the case so subsequently the top models were cheap! In a porsche mag I have from 2009 a 924 cgt was £18k today (10 years ago one could be had for a packet of crisps)it is 10x that amount now!
My friend bought one for about £5k roughly at the time I bought my first porsche a shiny new £40k 986s how things change!
My friend bought one for about £5k roughly at the time I bought my first porsche a shiny new £40k 986s how things change!
m33ufo said:
Certainly not the case. They're edging downwards and are likely to continue to do so given that the replacement will also be NA.
Not sure if it's hard-core enough for the OP but the 981 Spyder may well be the last NA version so hold its value better than the current GT4 in the future.
On the other hand, can't go wrong with a 997.1 GT3 or perhaps a LHD 997.2. I've not owned a 997 GTS but those that have seem to love them and are still a reasonable buy.
Only thing against the 6 GT3 is that they're getting on a bit. Finding a good one will be harder and then likely cost more to keep tip-top!
Disagree on the 997 GTS. Absolutely crazy money relative to the 997 S (which is almost exactly the same car). I really wanted a GTS but could not persuade myself it was £20k better than an S. Lovely cars, but the price differential is extreme.Not sure if it's hard-core enough for the OP but the 981 Spyder may well be the last NA version so hold its value better than the current GT4 in the future.
On the other hand, can't go wrong with a 997.1 GT3 or perhaps a LHD 997.2. I've not owned a 997 GTS but those that have seem to love them and are still a reasonable buy.
Only thing against the 6 GT3 is that they're getting on a bit. Finding a good one will be harder and then likely cost more to keep tip-top!
Edited by m33ufo on Saturday 27th August 08:24
ORD said:
Disagree on the 997 GTS. Absolutely crazy money relative to the 997 S (which is almost exactly the same car). I really wanted a GTS but could not persuade myself it was £20k better than an S. Lovely cars, but the price differential is extreme.
I feel the same way about the price(£10-15k) between caymanS and CR!Although that is not to say I would not buy either BUT!
ORD said:
Disagree on the 997 GTS. Absolutely crazy money relative to the 997 S (which is almost exactly the same car). I really wanted a GTS but could not persuade myself it was £20k better than an S. Lovely cars, but the price differential is extreme.
I'm not fully up on values of the 997 but I imagine closer to a £10K offset between say an average 11-plate CS and GTS - £50K for the CS and £60K for the GTS?Gassing Station | Porsche General | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff