Welcome back and as an ex Spyderman always pop by and post too Good luck with the replacement whatever she maybeORIGINAL: Siy I have been away for last 3 weeks... so missed quiet a bit. I am now Spyder-less... Mine sold for a fraction below the asking price, and was collected last week - one very happy new owner. I pointed him here, so he may be along soon. Just shows though - people are starting to realise how good these cars are... and they like them full fat with all the extras! [][
You did very well to get that price, well done. Just goes to show what ball-c*cks all this "collectors purist launch spec" rubbish is. Did you end up doing a "deal" with the warranty? Is the new owner going to retain your modifications?ORIGINAL: Siy I have been away for last 3 weeks... so missed quiet a bit. I am now Spyder-less... Mine sold for a fraction below the asking price, and was collected last week - one very happy new owner. I pointed him here, so he may be along soon. Just shows though - people are starting to realise how good these cars are... and they like them full fat with all the extras! [
But if you repeat something often enough some fools might start to believe it, however tiresome it is! [8|] On Pistonheads, Porsche 'experts' are already talking about so called 'pure' spec cars being more desirable, but the market has consistently shown it ain't true! [ORIGINAL: billy1Just goes to show what ball-c*cks all this "collectors purist launch spec" rubbish is.ORIGINAL: Siy and they like them full fat with all the extras! [
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go and look at Porsche figures on manual sold vs manual in the UK sold, they like Auto's in barge format but a larger % of Porsche cars are sold manual than UK sell manual. it seems we want it easy, and driving is no longer rewarding and fun. well I am with Chris Harris all the way and in fact just about all the EVO crew who all own older manual cars. really shows what type of car person you are deep down. but I am in the "Walter Röhrl " campORIGINAL: dyllanHaving lived in the states I can categorically state they HATE stick shifts apart from about 1% of the vociferous population Bit like this forum [
I rest my case oh vociferous one [ORIGINAL: MrDemongo and look at Porsche figures on manual sold vs manual in the UK sold, they like Auto's in barge format but a larger % of Porsche cars are sold manual than UK sell manual. it seems we want it easy, and driving is no longer rewarding and fun. well I am with Chris Harris all the way and in fact just about all the EVO crew who all own older manual cars. really shows what type of car person you are deep down. but I am in the "Walter Röhrl " campORIGINAL: dyllanHaving lived in the states I can categorically state they HATE stick shifts apart from about 1% of the vociferous population Bit like this forum [
]Think the majority prefer them that way.ORIGINAL: Siy I have been away for last 3 weeks... so missed quiet a bit. I am now Spyder-less... Mine sold for a fraction below the asking price, and was collected last week - one very happy new owner. I pointed him here, so he may be along soon. Just shows though - people are starting to realise how good these cars are... and they like them full fat with all the extras! [
HEAR HEAR and those are the facts as confirmed by all my stats collated to date. So lets put this one to bed and agree to disagree if we must but ANY SPEC Spyder will find a home at the current market price irrespective of what seats, gears,wheels,and ticked extra boxes[
] and it appears even the mileage isn't as bigger price killer as some including myself have imagined it to be As the years thunder by and the choice for sale at any given moment in time becomes harder and harder to find the overall condition and history will be the price deciding factor first and foremost in any buyers eyes
what car do you drive now ? and how many miles did you and Siy do in your spyders ? both PDK I might add, both did not last long did they ! Also not many here change the oem geo, says it all really. and people are scared to even fit PSS and stay with N spec. I have petrol for blood....
Weren't you considering garaging your Spyder to keep the miles off it? I wonder what type of car person I am - I've had two Caterhams and now have a Spyder PDK (and I've done more miles in it than you have in your manual car....) I don't think there is any correlation between length of ownership, mileage and gearbox. To suggest that there is is rather daft, don't you think? I can immediately think of three high-ish mileage cars (40k+), two of which are PDK.
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