An new 80s Porsche?

[DavidL]

Ok so not a 944 but why would someone do this?
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1168073.htm

Get out there and drive it! Not that anyone actually will I'm sure.
Asking price - £100K
ouch.

 

[Copperman05]

That belongs in a museum... otherswise whats the point?

Edd

 

[Rotorhead]

Back in 1989/90, the market for many prestige and classic cars went stupid, and crazy prices were being asked and achieved for relatively modest Porsches, Ferraris, Astons, etc.

Then, in mid-1990 the market started to fold and prices collapsed. This car was probably such an example - that may have been acquired by a short-sighted speculator for around £100k.

So, what do you do when it's suddenly worth £30k? Sit on it and wait for the market to recover, of course.

Trouble is, it took 15 years and second time around the market was better informed, and more mainstream production models, such as the 930Ts, never found favour as they did back at the end of the '80s.

It has a value of course, but £60k would be more realistic and then it could be used and enjoyed for say 3,000 mls pa and take in the odd display and concours.

£100k is ridiculous, especially as rhd severely limits its appeal beyond the uk.

 

[mik_ok]

I hate seeing cars like this that have never been driven []

 

[mr brightside]

Agree with mik_ok, shame it hasn't been enjoyed, no price i see...any speculations?

Reminds me of the Mk2 Golf GTI 8v VW have in their little collection, not even run in apparrently, such a shame for such a good car but some have to go this way i suppose.

 

[sawood12]

The problem is here that the potential market it appeals to a tiny number of people. It certainly wont appeal to anyone wishing to drive it because on top of the 100k purchase price you'd need to spend god knows how many more tens of thousands of pounds on the car replacing all the components on the car that degrade due to age such as seals and it'd probably really require an engine rebuild. What a way to ruin a perfectly good car.