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Tell him not to buy one without first doing a lot of research. He could start by chatting to the following:
www.edmondharris.com
www.autofarm.co.uk
www.maxted-page.com
www.rennsportclassics.eu
And he'll need a copy of the Gruber & Konradsheim book - Carrera RS
Good M472 Tourings start at £100k+ and decent M471 Sports (lwts) start at £150k+ (but he'll be lucky to find one). Demand for the best cars exceeds supply. Rhd is really only of interest in the UK, most markets want lhd.
Be very careful of anything that needs work. A full resto, often the only way to go, is minimum £50k+++.
www.edmondharris.com
www.autofarm.co.uk
www.maxted-page.com
www.rennsportclassics.eu
And he'll need a copy of the Gruber & Konradsheim book - Carrera RS
Good M472 Tourings start at £100k+ and decent M471 Sports (lwts) start at £150k+ (but he'll be lucky to find one). Demand for the best cars exceeds supply. Rhd is really only of interest in the UK, most markets want lhd.
Be very careful of anything that needs work. A full resto, often the only way to go, is minimum £50k+++.
Great advice above from Geneve.
These are seriously specialist cars and you really have to do your homework before buying, or you could get completely shafted. Genuine numbers matching RHD cars are very rare indeed and change hands for big money. Best advice if you're not an expert and have deep pockets (as I assume your friend must have) is to pay top money and buy from a marque expert like Autofarm. They will find the best cars on the market, but charge a hefty premium. Budget £120-150K in the current silly market. You could buy one for around £50K less than 5 years ago. How things change!
These are seriously specialist cars and you really have to do your homework before buying, or you could get completely shafted. Genuine numbers matching RHD cars are very rare indeed and change hands for big money. Best advice if you're not an expert and have deep pockets (as I assume your friend must have) is to pay top money and buy from a marque expert like Autofarm. They will find the best cars on the market, but charge a hefty premium. Budget £120-150K in the current silly market. You could buy one for around £50K less than 5 years ago. How things change!
You got a crystal ball then?
What's happening now is a correction in price to what these and other early 911s are really worth relative to classic Ferraris, Lambos, Astons etc. In other words they were massively undervalued for many years. Although having said that, the RS is pushing it a bit right now! You wouldn't buy one as an investment in this market, that's for sure. But if you've got the money to buy one anyway, then why not! These are amongst the best cars Porsche (or anyone else for that matter) has ever made.
What's happening now is a correction in price to what these and other early 911s are really worth relative to classic Ferraris, Lambos, Astons etc. In other words they were massively undervalued for many years. Although having said that, the RS is pushing it a bit right now! You wouldn't buy one as an investment in this market, that's for sure. But if you've got the money to buy one anyway, then why not! These are amongst the best cars Porsche (or anyone else for that matter) has ever made.
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