Are Spyders Becoming Extinct At OPCs!
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philnotts99
Member
Prediction time... When is the right time to sell the 987 Spyder or how long do you keep the car for before selling? This year , next year , 5 years time .....
MrDemon
PCGB Member
when every one is board of cars with no feel and chasing the next new thing, that's when the older cars rocket and go back in demand. or when there is a crash and people cannot afford that next new £100k car so will pay £50k for a stable priced car.
The 964 boys seem to be buying up the Cayman R's atm, they don't want new but want a car with feel, I see one is back up at £50k
The 964 boys seem to be buying up the Cayman R's atm, they don't want new but want a car with feel, I see one is back up at £50k
Cayman Rs / Spyders look a Good bet at 45/50k with lowish mileage right spec what ever that is all our needs are different.
Couple of minor weak spots on the R if being pedantic brakes could be stronger with more feel OK if you have pccb.
Another 20 or 30 bhp would be fantastic but to be honest plenty fast enough for the road occasional track.
I mean what else can you buy for this money now days in the special Porsche range.
Cayman R's are amazing simple light great drivers car .
Couple of minor weak spots on the R if being pedantic brakes could be stronger with more feel OK if you have pccb.
Another 20 or 30 bhp would be fantastic but to be honest plenty fast enough for the road occasional track.
I mean what else can you buy for this money now days in the special Porsche range.
Cayman R's are amazing simple light great drivers car .
Right time to sell is a difficult one to predict prior to a car starting to increase significantly in value due to demand. A lot of people who own a 'special' or potentially special car prior to it becoming the must have collectable, don't keep it long enough to wait for the megabucks because the reality is that enjoying the here and now might mean having to sell the car either to make space in the garage or to release funds for the next desire. Also there's the running costs that eat into potential profit. For example, if someone buys a new car and services for 20 years and then the car returns to list price, they haven't made anything. If someone buys a 17 year old car and the value rockets in year 3 then they're onto a winner. So part of the question could be, how much would a Spyder have to appreciate and in what timeframe, for say, the person who bought one used for say £40k (arbitrary example) [or new or whatever you personally paid] in order for it to be worth hanging onto. How much will you make and how long you are willing to wait to make that I guess is a consideration. With mine I decided it wasn't worth the wait and still feel OK with that decision. Ok perhaps i'd get a bit more now than what I sold it for but i'd have spent all that in servicing and warranty extension (my personal choice) costs. Also I would have to be mindful of the mileage as I enjoyed a lot of miles in it and started to think more about not driving it than driving it.
I've not been watching the Spyder market like I used to. Putting aside what a great car we all know it is for a moment, how many people are holding onto them. That's an indication of their current desirability from a supply perspective. If supply equals demand they won't shoot up like when demand outweighs supply. The main thing that defines a value is what someone is prepared to pay and that is in part driven by how hard it is or is not to find the item on the market, not how good or bad the item is.
I've not been watching the Spyder market like I used to. Putting aside what a great car we all know it is for a moment, how many people are holding onto them. That's an indication of their current desirability from a supply perspective. If supply equals demand they won't shoot up like when demand outweighs supply. The main thing that defines a value is what someone is prepared to pay and that is in part driven by how hard it is or is not to find the item on the market, not how good or bad the item is.
spyderwhite
Member
Is that lapis blue? My first porsche a boxster 986s was that colour which is beautiful but a pita to keep clean more so than basalt black!
philnotts99
Member
Midnight Blue Metallic from the 993?
It does look like Lapis Tracy had a Lapis 986 few years ago but you can never tell in photos.
Agreed hard to keep clean and swirl free but boy when it's clean it looks fantastic.
Agreed hard to keep clean and swirl free but boy when it's clean it looks fantastic.
Certainly could be John good shout.
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]spyderwhite
Member
Midnight blue was also used on the 986s but that to me doesn't look dark enough,could be wrong though.
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