Limbo-Land....not Lambo-Land......

[CUE99T]

Car purchase fell through last week between one thing and another but the buyer has assured me the money wil be transferred today, I have no reason to doubt him as the issues were out of his control but assuming it goes, so do I go shopping this month or wait til the market settles in Oct?

Does it really matter for a supercar purchase what the main market is like if they are so rare surely they are above the regular market trends?

Not to give the game away too much, I have been looking at cars over 150k.....

What do you think?

And what discount would you argue for against 200k+ cars?

Paul

[GI Jnr]

Buy in December if you ask me. Especially if you're not fussed about catching the end of the summer.

I bought the Murci from LL in mid December and pushed for completion before the New Year and got just shy of five figures off the advertised price.

[Wanta996(Gotta)]

There seems to be a gap between cars at £150k (New Gallardo,Used Murci,997 GT) - 250k(Ferrari 599,Used Maclaren SLR,Used Carrera GT). I would find it a hard market to dabble in with the fear of getting stung - badly.

[RobPhoboS]

Paul, what market are you looking at, new or used ?
If used what era ?

[dealmaker]

It's an interesting dilemna - I always used to believe in the adage - "buy sportcars in the winter and 4 X 4''s in the summer" - but certain "specialists" are advising me that at the rarified levels of £200k+ supercars - owners aren't bothered about selling and therefore the normal rules don't apply - and therefore Hyper-car prices are immune to seasonal fluctuations - I am not sure if I believe that or not?

I'm prepared to risk hanging on until Oct/Nov to see if prices soften a little.

[Rico]

dealmaker said:

owners aren't bothered about selling and therefore the normal rules don't apply

Would that be true for SOR or private sales, but for dealers sitting on £200k of motor, they'd still want a quick sale?

[CUE99T]

I think your right dealmaker I wasn; really that bothered but now my car has been part paid (completeion Monday)I'm now looking.

I think the CGT and 640 are the main runners, but the LHD Porsche puts me off it, other than that it wins in the sounds and helpfulness of maintenance as the OPC is 5 mins from me but Edibnvurgh Lambo is like 140miles away!!

Want something kinda new and still in manufacturer warranty and also a UK car.

Mmmmmmmmmmmmm......

[RobPhoboS]

Well 640 and CGT are both corkers !

If you went with the CGT you can also rip the roof off...

http://videos.streetfire.net/video/f18fe5be-ec05-4...
or if you prefer a little quieter (shame on you)
http://videos.streetfire.net/video/a2bdc7c9-010b-4...

[dealmaker]

CUE99T said:

I think your right dealmaker I wasn; really that bothered but now my car has been part paid (completeion Monday)I'm now looking.

I think the CGT and 640 are the main runners, but the LHD Porsche puts me off it, other than that it wins in the sounds and helpfulness of maintenance as the OPC is 5 mins from me but Edibnvurgh Lambo is like 140miles away!!

Want something kinda new and still in manufacturer warranty and also a UK car.

Mmmmmmmmmmmmm......

Paul,

I think you need to think through the CGT rationalisation again then my friend! ONLY Porsche Reading are allowed to do the maintenance on CGT's - so if you thought 140 miles was bad ....a CGT would seem a whole lot worse..what 440 miles????

[Ade355]

For that money I would go for a in warranty Murcie roadster.

PS Did the deal go through on your Murcie?

[CUE99T]

yes mate all done car is being picked up tonight by the chap in a transporter.

Got 2 buiness bits of work which take me to later in the year so will probably leave the next purchase for a few months if I can manage to sit on my fingers!!!!

[CUE99T]

dealmaker said:

Paul,

I think you need to think through the CGT rationalisation again then my friend! ONLY Porsche Reading are allowed to do the maintenance on CGT's - so if you thought 140 miles was bad ....a CGT would seem a whole lot worse..what 440 miles????

I think your right on this mate for the big bits but was more thinking on the lines of small stuff surely they could fix it there.


Anyway, lets see what gives once my garage has been empty for a week........

[Freewheeler]

CUE99T said:

dealmaker said:

Paul,

I think you need to think through the CGT rationalisation again then my friend! ONLY Porsche Reading are allowed to do the maintenance on CGT's - so if you thought 140 miles was bad ....a CGT would seem a whole lot worse..what 440 miles????

I think your right on this mate for the big bits but was more thinking on the lines of small stuff surely they could fix it there.


Anyway, lets see what gives once my garage has been empty for a week........

Garage now empty Paul??

[RobPhoboS]

Can I move into it ?

[CUE99T]

RobPhoboS said:

Can I move into it ?

only if your arriving in a cgt or 640 Rob

[LG04]

Paul

There is not allot out there for £150k as you know... Im selling all to have one car. with a baby on the way i might get a VW Golf or Carrera GT

CUE99T said:

Car purchase fell through last week between one thing and another but the buyer has assured me the money wil be transferred today, I have no reason to doubt him as the issues were out of his control but assuming it goes, so do I go shopping this month or wait til the market settles in Oct?

Does it really matter for a supercar purchase what the main market is like if they are so rare surely they are above the regular market trends?

Not to give the game away too much, I have been looking at cars over 150k.....

What do you think?

And what discount would you argue for against 200k+ cars?

Paul

[CUE99T]

Freewheeler said:

Garage now empty Paul??

Yes..........shhsssss.......

[AMD87]

Merc SLR's seem to be pretty decently priced now,kenny dunn had one a couple of weeks back up for £215k and sold it with in 2 days!

lp640 would be really nice too,ether way no doubt ill be annoying you for a few passenger laps up at knockhill

[Freewheeler]

AMD87 said:

Merc SLR's seem to be pretty decently priced now,kenny dunn had one a couple of weeks back up for £215k and sold it with in 2 days!

SLR in the Times last weekend for £179k, sale due to new 599!! Sensible miles too IIRC!!

[autofocus]

Paul,

Why not have a look at an SLR, they are coming down in price as mentioned above in other posts. They are a few sub 200K now.

Heres one not to far from you either: -

http://www.paulcummings.co.uk/?cp=vehicledetail&am...

Besides which I have still not managed to get any decent shots of a Mclaren SLR. Managed to take pics of three different Veyrons but only seen two SLR's in the flesh.

Car does look stunning in Black: -





Personally if it was my choice there would be an Ferrari F40 parked on the drive. Stunning car !!

Regards

Tim

Edited by autofocus on Tuesday 21st August 19:55