Is the bubble about to burst?

[arcticGT]

Don't forget the White R8 that was sold to a member on PH, that turned into a nightmare thread too.

[gbrown2014]

anonymous said:

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unbelievable...tripled in value over the last four years!!!

[VerySideways]

I'm the king of the 993 fanboys but 83k for a cooking 993 is taking the piss.
So many lovely cars out there for a good bit less money than this.

[aceparts]

I love air cooled more than most but there's no way a LHD Japanese import is £83K, not to me, ever. I'd rather have eight 996's

[gbrown2014]

GT2 RS at Dick Lovett for sale @395k, no sign of the bubble bursting! IMHO ridiculous money for a non clubsport car or any spec for that matter


http://www.dicklovett.co.uk/specialist/used-cars/5...

[Koln-RS]

Agree - I'm a fan of really nice 993s and that mileage is a bit special.

But a LHD import is really going to appeal to the continental buyers, and that market remains distinctly wobbly.

[jayxx83]

Recently found out finance is available on interest only on some of these cars. defo makes some of these higher end cars way more affordable. Especially if you have a nice property portfolio and your tenants rent is paying for it!

[mollytherocker]

anonymous said:

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That is one handsome motor car.

Sitting on povvy 16's too.

[Mario149]

mollytherocker said:

anonymous said:

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That is one handsome motor car.

Sitting on povvy 16's too.

First 3 times was enough even if it is very nice

[mollytherocker]

anonymous said:

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So thats the cause then! Thanks.

[Ken Sington]

anonymous said:

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So where would that be pricewise if it had been used with 70 or 80k on the clock?

[Koln-RS]

£40k(ish)- depends on various factors.

[LaurasOtherHalf]

anonymous said:

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Not sure how it can when almost every component on the car is near 20 years old every solenoid, bush, motor, gasket, seal, bearing etc. etc. A new car experience it won't be.

I'd see the value in buying a brand new air cooled 911 too but so far the only thing close to that is a singer, and they're slightly more expensive

[BrewsterBear]

LaurasOtherHalf said:

I'd see the value in buying a brand new air cooled 911 too but so far the only thing close to that is a singer, and they're slightly more expensive

Or you could build your own;



There is very little on this car that isn't new. If you include the price of the car, bought before prices went silly, it's cost me about £50k to rebuild doing a lot of the work myself, but it's worth every penny. I have specced every part to my own liking too. It's an analogue, air-cooled 911 turned up to 11 in every respect, without losing the essence of what the car was.

Would I get £50k back for it if I were to sell? Very doubtful, however, if I'd bought a 2 year old C2S I'd have lost £20k in 3 years anyway. If I'd bought a low miles, immaculate 3.2 I'd be scared to drive it knowing every mile is knocking a couple of quid off the value.

Yes, if outright figures on performance are your only metric then a new car is far superior. If you want somewhere cast iron to park £50k then get a 40k mile 3.2 and polish it until you can see your worry lines in the reflection. I know which I'd rather own though and as the "value" of my car is not anchored to the fact it has low mileage and original paint I can drive it as far as I like and not worry about stone chips.

[Inverted]

Alpinestars said:

av185 said:

Wouldn t buy a second hand pram off them.....be interesting knowing how they got hold of the 918 outside the network. Wonder if theres a story behind this one too.

Infamous for trying to sell a certain black dog reshelled GT3 numerous times over which had been returned on several occasions by a number of unsuspecting punters.

And the 997 GT2 press car, with one careful owner!

...And the Black/Orange 997 RS a mate nearly bought that they told him was a UK C16, that was actually from Hong Kong. Might have been a clean car but lies like that put you off.

[Harris_I]

BrewsterBear said:

Or you could build your own;



I know which I'd rather own though and as the "value" of my car is not anchored to the fact it has low mileage and original paint I can drive it as far as I like and not worry about stone chips.

Kudos. The value of a car is in the memories it provides.

[roygarth]

anonymous said:

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I agree with Cmoose. I have a 1990 Fiat Panda with 5k miles and it drives and smells like a new car. Yes I know its not a 993......

[braddo]

roygarth said:

I agree with Cmoose. I have a 1990 Fiat Panda with 5k miles and it drives and smells like a new car. Yes I know its not a 993......

Still cool though. Have you had it since new?

[roygarth]

braddo said:

roygarth said:

I agree with Cmoose. I have a 1990 Fiat Panda with 5k miles and it drives and smells like a new car. Yes I know its not a 993......

Still cool though. Have you had it since new?

No, I've had it a couple of years...also have a 1990 2CV in Blue Celeste with 12k miles! I do like small runabout French/Italian cars. My daily commute is in a Red 1990 Renault 5 with 16k miles!

[Digga]

roygarth said:

No, I've had it a couple of years...also have a 1990 2CV in Blue Celeste with 12k miles! I do like small runabout French/Italian cars. My daily commute is in a Red 1990 Renault 5 with 16k miles!

Not exactly archetypal "powerful director" motors.

I can see the appeal though and if it weren't for more than half of my commute being on high deer risk roads (you don't want to see what a deer can do to a small vehicle) I'd love one of the little Fiat/Citroen vans. As it is, I get my utilitatrian fix with a slightly bigger van - perfect for work and for play (dogs & mountain bikes).