PSH
PCGB Member
hi guys
Following on from my comments in the Ace Cafe thread I thought I'd take a look at a number of classified sites to see if the prices have increased as much as i was told..it seems that they have. It's not just turbo's though, yes they still command the highest prices but even the humble lux's have increased substantially. Ok some always try their luck , a lux at just under £9k may be such a case but when you look at the prices across a number of sites, the average is pretty high from both private and trade sellers. I noted that there are a fair few S2's commanding prices over £10k now too. IIRC the cheapest turbo I found was about £8.5k and they go up a long, long way from there which ties in nicely with the figures I was given Monday night at the Ace. Now I do recall an article a few months back stating that turbo's had doubled in price over the previous 6 months, further more that they were expected to double again in the following 6 months, going by the prices being asked in the classifieds this indeed looks the case.
Perhaps, just perhaps our cars are finally commanding the true values they deserve, after all not that many years ago there were few cars in the range that were cheaper, I did a detailed search on Autotrader,,,in fact over 50 pages of all Porsches before getting anywhere near the top S2 prices, no turbo's currently in the adds, perhaps people are realising that they may have an appreciable asset on their hands and not wanting to sell too quickly? Today you can buy Boxster's (most models), Cayenne's (including turbo's), 996's ( including 4S and cars built after the famous rear crank seal had finally been sorted 02) and Cayman's...I did search for 993's but none listed on AT today, looking at other sites the cheapest good car ( ie running and looked after) was £22k so top 944T money but in general these cars have also increased in value by some margin.
What does this all mean? well if you already own one of these cars and are thinking of selling then perhaps you should review your price or better still not sell at all and keep a car that is finally coming of age. If on the other hand you are looking to buy a 944 and especially a turbo you best be quick, they are getting very dear and the cars available seem to be getting scarce . Perhaps this is why there was so much interest in my own car at the Ace Monday night and why people were seriously trying to buy my car, all good news for us 944 lovers don't you think??.....
cheers
Pete
Following on from my comments in the Ace Cafe thread I thought I'd take a look at a number of classified sites to see if the prices have increased as much as i was told..it seems that they have. It's not just turbo's though, yes they still command the highest prices but even the humble lux's have increased substantially. Ok some always try their luck , a lux at just under £9k may be such a case but when you look at the prices across a number of sites, the average is pretty high from both private and trade sellers. I noted that there are a fair few S2's commanding prices over £10k now too. IIRC the cheapest turbo I found was about £8.5k and they go up a long, long way from there which ties in nicely with the figures I was given Monday night at the Ace. Now I do recall an article a few months back stating that turbo's had doubled in price over the previous 6 months, further more that they were expected to double again in the following 6 months, going by the prices being asked in the classifieds this indeed looks the case.
Perhaps, just perhaps our cars are finally commanding the true values they deserve, after all not that many years ago there were few cars in the range that were cheaper, I did a detailed search on Autotrader,,,in fact over 50 pages of all Porsches before getting anywhere near the top S2 prices, no turbo's currently in the adds, perhaps people are realising that they may have an appreciable asset on their hands and not wanting to sell too quickly? Today you can buy Boxster's (most models), Cayenne's (including turbo's), 996's ( including 4S and cars built after the famous rear crank seal had finally been sorted 02) and Cayman's...I did search for 993's but none listed on AT today, looking at other sites the cheapest good car ( ie running and looked after) was £22k so top 944T money but in general these cars have also increased in value by some margin.
What does this all mean? well if you already own one of these cars and are thinking of selling then perhaps you should review your price or better still not sell at all and keep a car that is finally coming of age. If on the other hand you are looking to buy a 944 and especially a turbo you best be quick, they are getting very dear and the cars available seem to be getting scarce . Perhaps this is why there was so much interest in my own car at the Ace Monday night and why people were seriously trying to buy my car, all good news for us 944 lovers don't you think??.....
cheers
Pete
