996 Carreras Tipped to Rise

[Eddh]

Heard it here first...

[Eddh]

mollytherocker said:

Eddh said:

Heard it here first...

Not quite, many are saying it! Its possible as the previous cars become too expensive for many. I certainly dont think they are going to fall any further.

I cant see them rising much though, but we shall see!

I am just trying to stir the prices up a bit like everyone else seems to be doing

Only thing is there is quite a lot of dogs on the 996 market which I think will struggle, ankoring the decent ones to them a bit.

[Eddh]

skinny said:

i heard that too.

particularly early manual coupe's

Wow fancy that! A little bird told me that the black ones are most sought after...

[Eddh]

Pickled Piper said:

I think canny owners are holding on to them, recognising them as an appreciating asset. Especially the early ones with orange indicators. They will be acknowledged as "first of the water-cooled". t's a real shame they have fallen into the hands of speculators rather than enthusiasts that will use them as they were intended.

pp

Mine is my only car so will be getting used as intended! Obviously I'll be looking after it and it won't ask for anything as per my previous cars.

It is a shame if people start garaging them away but as with everything at the moment going up in value it is to be expected...

[Eddh]

pete a said:

Eddh said:

It is a shame if people start garaging them away but as with everything at the moment going up in value it is to be expected...

I think you just wooshed yourself, that was a sarcastic comment hence the ... afterwards.

This whole thread was meant to be a fun poke at all the other threads on this forum where people are talking up the value of their cars

[Eddh]

pete a said:

pete a said:

I do think that at the current prices a nice well maintained 996 c2/c4s at the right money is fantastic value, and it would be a great car to be able to do as many miles as you like, in whatever weather it is, leave it out in the rain, park it in the car park shopping without worrying about getting a slight scratch, eat a sandwich in with a coffee going along the motorway and sod the crumbs.

Exactly the opposite of what my 997 Gt3 is now, to expensive to trash.

Though it is bloody fun when i do drive it, i'd most likely derive more overall enjoyment from one I drove all the time????

Like i said earlier, great cars and great value for money, even if i did whoooosshhh myself

I agree, I bought mind with the mind of 'well it can't get much cheaper can it?' but also with the mind of 'well it has the odd scratch here and there so i won't mind using it'.

10k for me is hardly pocket change but it is cheap enough for me to enjoy the car, drive it how i feel and park it in the supermarket car park without worrying too much if someone parks next to me and dings it. I tend to park towards the back anyway because there is always spaces and I despise hunting for spaces at the front!

I don't know about your financial situation but for me to have had to borrow money to buy a 40k-50k 911 I'd be a lot more worried about just getting out there and using the damn thing!

I've owned 'mint' cars before and it is quite a stressful experience, I like my cars to look good but I would rather have something that was spot on mechanically and 90-95% of the way there with the bodywork as I find the ownership experience a bit more liberating.