The V8, was designed to take on the 911, and it didn't quite do it, but hey its an Aston (James Bond) etc. Trouble is lots of 'city traders types'brought them. They though they swan about for a few months in them and than sell on with a profit.


Sadly not, first the build Q is more Lotus than Porsche and surply has caught demand. Its all very sad, but for Gods sake by a car to drive and enjoy, yes you need to think about resale but DRIVE AND ENJOY THE BLOODY THING!


Rant over.


Mike

I agree with you 100%. It's a car. Drive it and enjoy. Buying cars as investments makes no sence

There have been VERY few new cars that have appreciated in the past few years, and not to many where you get the money out that you paid. Look at the Carrera GT.

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Is that 35mph corner 45, 55 or a ..... corner?

i agree with the buy it and enjoy idea, but a friend of mine did by a Z06 last year for MSRP and when he went to pick it up was offered 10K over that. Even after driving it for a month a guy in the corvette club was willing to pick it up for big chunk over MSRP. Long term though there arent many autos that will sell for more than you paid for them....especially if you figure in inflation.

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My Cayman may be gone...but not forgotten.

How much is the Carrera GT now in the States?

$350- $450k

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2007 Speed Yellow Cayman GT 2.7 (retired)
2008 Guards Red Cayman GT 3.4
"Carpe Cayman"

Here ya go ma friend:

Used Cars for Sale: Listings Near Zip Code 21030

Mainy now in the 300K range. I'll drive that black one any day

Oh yeah, I think the house comes with the orange one

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She's a BEAUTY.

Hey, I'll take the Orange one with the house for $700k......ahh, to dream.

Thanks for clearing that up for me. I thought it was just the car for $700k obo. Glad to know the house is included.

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Cayman S – A Six Cylinder Symphony

I dunno. I read the ad, and think the seller wants $700K for just the car. Either that orange paint was really, really expensive, or the seller is smoking some goooood stuff....

IMO, it needs more than just one-off paint to be worth twice a "normal" car.

I believe the seller is actually hoping (must be on crack) to get more than $700K, that was the maximum price the ad would take, but they're accepting bids.

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'07 Guards Red Cayman S
'08 Honda Ridgeline RTL
'99 Miata 10th Anniversary Edition
'07 KTM Super Duke 990
'07 KTM 300 XC-W / '06 KTM 450 XC

It's a car, not an investment.
An investment is something you do to be able to buy the car.

Then drive it like it is meant to, and deal with the consequences.
That means tear and wear, tires, brakes, gas.
So, because of that, event though I paid 3x what I should have (because of the Nisse communist government in Norway), in the end, it will even out.

(For some reason, my little kroko uses nearly as much gas as the shark.. imagine that.. )

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Øyvind Kvålsvoll

2006 Cayman S
1991 928 GT