Seasonal Pricing!
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Looking for a 2.7 Cayman but finding them amazingly seasonally priced!
I'm a little surprised by how much prices seem to have risen over the past 2-3 months given they're not that rare and not convertible. Is it that only desperate sellers come out before April/May or there other factors at play?
Any thoughts?
I'm a little surprised by how much prices seem to have risen over the past 2-3 months given they're not that rare and not convertible. Is it that only desperate sellers come out before April/May or there other factors at play?
Any thoughts?
I'm finding that Feb-Apr there were typically a number of decent 2008 cars (admittedly generally private) in the £15-17k range. Now this takes you into 06-56 cars. Prices are generally £1k-2k higher. I'd prefer to get straight into a Cayman now but fear I might be best running around in a jalopy until the summer madness is over.
The quality (or lack there-of) of service history on many cars has been shocking.
I looked at a local one owner 'FSH' 58 plate car yesterday with a first service after 2 years and over 20k miles at The One Stop Shop Servicing Centre aand the second service at a Porsche specialist 28k miles later!!!
I know our Red car friend broke the rules - his car looks good but Northumberland might as well be on Mars coming from Dorset!
The quality (or lack there-of) of service history on many cars has been shocking.
I looked at a local one owner 'FSH' 58 plate car yesterday with a first service after 2 years and over 20k miles at The One Stop Shop Servicing Centre aand the second service at a Porsche specialist 28k miles later!!!
I know our Red car friend broke the rules - his car looks good but Northumberland might as well be on Mars coming from Dorset!
It's not unique to Caymans - a number of performance cars tend to firm up into Spring, and then slip back in late Autumn. Spring tends to be prime time for buyers to seek a performance car, and this allows prices to firm. The effect is quite small typically but most notable with convertibles. The reverse happens with 4 wheel drive cars in the main.
As a general rule of thumb, we should be buying performance cars in October and 4wds in May...
As a general rule of thumb, we should be buying performance cars in October and 4wds in May...
Helicopter123 said:
It's not unique to Caymans - a number of performance cars tend to firm up into Spring, and then slip back in late Autumn. Spring tends to be prime time for buyers to seek a performance car, and this allows prices to firm. The effect is quite small typically but most notable with convertibles. The reverse happens with 4 wheel drive cars in the main.
As a general rule of thumb, we should be buying performance cars in October and 4wds in May...
I have never really bought into this theory. Even if it is true, it is so minimal, it is not worth 'timing' a purchase.As a general rule of thumb, we should be buying performance cars in October and 4wds in May...
There are larger variables in pricing elsewhere and it's more important to find the right car in the right condition.
mollytherocker said:
Helicopter123 said:
It's not unique to Caymans - a number of performance cars tend to firm up into Spring, and then slip back in late Autumn. Spring tends to be prime time for buyers to seek a performance car, and this allows prices to firm. The effect is quite small typically but most notable with convertibles. The reverse happens with 4 wheel drive cars in the main.
As a general rule of thumb, we should be buying performance cars in October and 4wds in May...
I have never really bought into this theory. Even if it is true, it is so minimal, it is not worth 'timing' a purchase.As a general rule of thumb, we should be buying performance cars in October and 4wds in May...
There are larger variables in pricing elsewhere and it's more important to find the right car in the right condition.
Helicopter123 said:
It is quite small, but can be quite pronounced in the case of specific models where demand tends to be concentrated at specific times of the year.
Do you believe that jcelee will actually net a saving if he waits until, say, October?Depreciation excepted of course.
If so, how much?
Helicopter123 said:
I'm not a close follower of the Cayman but on looking at a couple of guides the impact looks to be £400 to £600 depending on the value of the car.
Slightly bigger impact on the Boxster, as you would expect.
Even if that is right, you will never find 2 caymans exactly the same to make a true comparison.Slightly bigger impact on the Boxster, as you would expect.
Indeed, that figure could be swallowed up by something as simple as differences in tyre or brake wear! Never mind, all of the other stuff.
Tom Hartley has just sold a 997 GT3 at the start of the track day season for 40k. Of course, this may be the exception, but it just shows that finding the right car is more important than any timing folly.
Thanks guys, bottom line is that I need a car (yes I have a Caterham but am just not hardcore enough to use it daily!) I'm not that fussed about say a £1k difference - I know tyres, brake discs etc will eat this in a flash but fear my circa £17k budget would only get me into something very compromised and older than I had in mind. The cars I had in mind were available for c.£17k are now advertised for £19-20k.
I usually go into cars thinking I'm going to keep them for quite a few years and in practice change them approximately every 2 years, therefore buying right to limit depreciation is key. I think I might go down the jalopy route to give me the flexibility - buy one of those right and I can get out of it even as soon as the right Cayman comes up.
I usually go into cars thinking I'm going to keep them for quite a few years and in practice change them approximately every 2 years, therefore buying right to limit depreciation is key. I think I might go down the jalopy route to give me the flexibility - buy one of those right and I can get out of it even as soon as the right Cayman comes up.
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