Sensible investment but fun/cool car?
Sensible investment but fun/cool car?
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garethld

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113 posts

144 months

Sunday 2nd June 2019
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We sold our GT4 last year and now looking for something else. Max budget c.£100k but would happily spend less. I really want to get something which i can sell within a year or two that will lose little to no capital. Any good suggestions?? THANKS!

GT4RS

4,999 posts

219 months

Sunday 2nd June 2019
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Interesting question!

Look forward to hearing other people’s opinions.

BubblesNW

1,711 posts

205 months

Sunday 2nd June 2019
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It all depends on what you are looking for...

Something to track a few times a year, something to put into a garage and leave to appreciate, something to take out for weekend drives to a country pub or something completely different.

The answer could be a Caterfield, a Morgan, a 355 or a GT3.

More info would be a benefit

GT03ROB

13,969 posts

243 months

Monday 3rd June 2019
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You are probably best off not spending anywhere near the 100k!

Find a good Elise S1

garethld

Original Poster:

113 posts

144 months

Monday 3rd June 2019
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BubblesNW said:
It all depends on what you are looking for...

Something to track a few times a year, something to put into a garage and leave to appreciate, something to take out for weekend drives to a country pub or something completely different.

The answer could be a Caterfield, a Morgan, a 355 or a GT3.

More info would be a benefit
Weekend drives and occasional track use. Maybe a boxter spyder but not sure what the 718 variant will do to the prices of the existing ones....

Essential

1,079 posts

232 months

Monday 3rd June 2019
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987 Spyder

blackmamba

833 posts

258 months

Monday 3rd June 2019
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The new GT4?

EGTE

997 posts

204 months

Monday 3rd June 2019
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Lotus Evora/Exige (V6 Cup). Both ECOTY winners that hold value extremely well.

Cheib

24,969 posts

197 months

Monday 3rd June 2019
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garethld said:
BubblesNW said:
It all depends on what you are looking for...

Something to track a few times a year, something to put into a garage and leave to appreciate, something to take out for weekend drives to a country pub or something completely different.

The answer could be a Caterfield, a Morgan, a 355 or a GT3.

More info would be a benefit
Weekend drives and occasional track use. Maybe a boxter spyder but not sure what the 718 variant will do to the prices of the existing ones....
981 Spyder is a very good shout...or the older Spyder I think new one has little impact on the current one...and may actually be a positive. New one could be a F4T which would be very good news for 981 prices I think...regardless even if it’s F6 NASP or F6T it won’t sound anywhere near as good which arguably matters more with a soft top.

Otherwise I’d say 997.2 GT3 in the right spec.

Actually whether it’s either Spyder or the GT3 spec is very important if you want solid residuals.

Porsche911R

21,146 posts

287 months

Monday 3rd June 2019
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EGTE said:
Lotus Evora/Exige (V6 Cup). Both ECOTY winners that hold value extremely well.
both drop like a stone ! £60/70k new 2nd hand £30k !

Elise 220 2015 models at about £28k ie the charged cooled ones are stable.
or the S2 exige RGB,

987.2 Spyders will keep going up imo (in the right spec)

better to buy a car you like driving, then if it goes down £10k you had 10k of fun in it.

IMI A

9,931 posts

223 months

Monday 3rd June 2019
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I'd get a 991.1 GT3 with that budget and expect 10-20% depreciation.

I think the only way to hold on to all your capital less running costs would be something like the 993 C2 or 964 C2 at 911 Virgin and buy with a 12 month warranty.

Obviously the new GT4 if you can get your hands on one would be your best bet as far as newer Porsches go wink

Adam B

29,432 posts

276 months

Monday 3rd June 2019
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garethld

Original Poster:

113 posts

144 months

Monday 3rd June 2019
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i would love to get a new GT4 but that's going to be pretty tough, i havent got any OPC relationships to take advantage of.

understand re spec. clubsport spec is a must

EGTE

997 posts

204 months

Monday 3rd June 2019
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Porsche911R said:
both drop like a stone ! £60/70k new 2nd hand £30k !

Elise 220 2015 models at about £28k ie the charged cooled ones are stable.
or the S2 exige RGB,

987.2 Spyders will keep going up imo (in the right spec)

better to buy a car you like driving, then if it goes down £10k you had 10k of fun in it.
Depends what age you buy them.....they level off at 30K forever.

ferdi p

1,534 posts

194 months

Monday 3rd June 2019
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garethld

Original Poster:

113 posts

144 months

Monday 3rd June 2019
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ferdi p said:
nice. and low mileage too. i was looking at the black one which JZM has but the mileage is too high

Gio G

2,993 posts

231 months

Monday 3rd June 2019
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garethld said:
nice. and low mileage too. i was looking at the black one which JZM has but the mileage is too high
I recall they had a nice GT3 Club Sport in your budget.. low miles too..

G

Cheib

24,969 posts

197 months

Monday 3rd June 2019
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ferdi p said:
Don’t know anything about that car but I’d get any car of that value/age checked thoroughly by a third party.

FocusRS3

3,411 posts

113 months

Wednesday 5th June 2019
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ferdi p said:
NOOOOOOOOOOO

I'd go to JZM over that mob any day of the week.

Do some research and ask around.........

garethld

Original Poster:

113 posts

144 months

Thursday 6th June 2019
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any thoughts on residuals on the carerra T over the next 12 months?
https://www.jzmporsche.com/used-vehicle-details/Po...