will 987 price go down as quickly as gen 1 cars

[colin smith]

I've seen a well priced 987 but I'm worried the price will collapse like earlier cars???

Also I assume all 3.2's have the same potential problems ( rms , Ims etc) and also what are the autos like on 2005 cars and are they still fun???

 

[Dylan1]

my 987 s is great fun.it has sport chrono as well which helps but standard auto is also great.its a superb midengined handling car so no probs.if you want to avoid potential engine issues (or minimise them) then go for gen 2 DFi cars which i believ dont have the probs.

prices will of course fall as 981 used start to enter the market in larger numbers,but if you keep it for a while that shouldnt be a big problem.

 

[MrDemon]

all cars drop look at a ford escort.

So not sure what you expect !

a Boxster is quite old now so the old ones seem cheap.
I would not say they have collapsed !!

if anything the old ones keep the newer car prices up

 

[colin smith]

ORIGINAL: MrDemon

all cars drop look at a ford escort.

So not sure what you expect !

a Boxster is quite old now so the old ones seem cheap.
I would not say they have collapsed !!

if anything the old ones keep the newer car prices up

Not sure if the escort is a good example and good mk1 or 2 is now worth more than it cost new!!!

The point I was trying to make is I dont want to by a £15k 05 car for in a year or so it only to be worth £9k.

 

[MrDemon]

a 2.7 RS is worth 400k, 964RS worth 85k, again not sure your point !

mass produced cars drop rare cars go up (after a while)

a 05 car is a nice car as it's the start of the 987 and great value at £15k imo. Infact one of the best value sports cars you can buy today.

I would say it will not drop 6k in 12 months, but remember it's a 45k car so if you are thinking you might lose 3k it will prob cost double that to run !

also watch your tax at that date as you could get stung for £470 if you buy wrong P/A

 

[Dylan1]

tax levy changed end march 2006-i know as i had a cayman s 20/03/06 which was lower tax and the boxster is 07 plate oct 06 and is £490 a yr now ouch!!

i suspect a 15k boxster 05 may well be worth only 10-11k in a yr if you sell it-hence my suggestion to keep it 3yrs when it will prob still be 7 or 8k so only 7-8k drop over 3 yrs rather than 5k in one year-there will always be a drop immeicately because of prep costs etc but this effect will be diluted if kept for 3 or more yrs

hope that helps

cheers
dylan

 

[Motorhead]

Colin,

If you're worried about depreciation you could, as others have suggested on your other post, plump for a "classic" Porsche such as a 993 or 964. However, purchasing such a car is not without it pitfalls, as you can appreciate.

I'm afraid you'll not be immune from the dreaded depreciation if you buy a more modern Porsche but, as has been said, it's a fact of life whose effect will be mitigated if you keep the car for 3 or 4 years. Just buy it - and enjoy driving it - is my advice..!

Jeff

 

[spyderwhite]

why do people always think newer Porsche prices are in freefall.yes ones that are less than 3 years old loose a large wedge but older cars are pretty stable.2 examples I sold my 2003 986s 1 owner low mileage car for £12.5k in early 2009 what do they go for now I would say a good one £10k+ so 2.5k in 4 years aint bad.example 2 I sold(actually traded but private sales were the same price) my 2009 caymanS yet again one owner low miles for £26k in late 2011.a good one now would cost the same or more in an opc.
so just buy a good clean example and you wont loose your shirt!

 

[tigertrout]

I have just brought a 987 boxster s.I sold my 964 3 years ago for which i thought was a reasonably good price but would now be worth at least 8k more.The boxster is a very good car coming form someone who loves the 911.
When i was buying my boxster i found there is lots of people buying them as someone else has also said for the money they are very good value for money and i think the value of the 987 will not drop that much.
Go for it you wont be disappointed .