2013 7speed Manual a keeper?
#1
03-11-2014, 07:15 PM
2013 7speed Manual a keeper?
Question: All my buds keep mentioning that having a 7-speed manual 911 is going to be a keeper (meaning it will be worth $$$) since Porsche will stop making a manual soon. I'm not looking to bring in other variables, such as option combinations (like sport chrono+) to determine a keeper, just the fact that having a manual trani will make the difference. Perhaps one day far into the future it will be rarer, just like a car with a column shifter is? But those cars aren't more valuable (or less?) than others because of a shifter. What do you guys think?
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03-11-2014, 07:28 PM
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Personally I think the difference in value will be negotiable in the near future.
However, if the distant future (when we are all gone) it just may be more relevant.
It's going to be a while before it becomes the "Last of the Mohicans" like the 993.
However, if the distant future (when we are all gone) it just may be more relevant.
It's going to be a while before it becomes the "Last of the Mohicans" like the 993.
#3
03-11-2014, 07:34 PM
Don't ever bet on a car becoming valuable. Chances are it won't. Treat it as a commodity, which it is.
The boomer generation is dying....classic car values skyrocketed recently but will fall as the boomer generation shinks. Fewer cars are manual today, and fewer kids really care about cars (video games have taken over). Electric cars are on the upswing, and who knows what the market and regulation will look like in 10 years.
Don't pick an option because you think it will add value at resale. Pick a car you want to drive, drive it as long as you want, and then sell it at whatever market will price it at. (And most options have $0 resale value).
It is a car, not a financial transaction. If you want something you can bet on, buy a 993.
The boomer generation is dying....classic car values skyrocketed recently but will fall as the boomer generation shinks. Fewer cars are manual today, and fewer kids really care about cars (video games have taken over). Electric cars are on the upswing, and who knows what the market and regulation will look like in 10 years.
Don't pick an option because you think it will add value at resale. Pick a car you want to drive, drive it as long as you want, and then sell it at whatever market will price it at. (And most options have $0 resale value).
It is a car, not a financial transaction. If you want something you can bet on, buy a 993.
#4
03-11-2014, 10:09 PM
Don't ever bet on a car becoming valuable. Chances are it won't. Treat it as a commodity, which it is.
The boomer generation is dying....classic car values skyrocketed recently but will fall as the boomer generation shinks. Fewer cars are manual today, and fewer kids really care about cars (video games have taken over). Electric cars are on the upswing, and who knows what the market and regulation will look like in 10 years.
Don't pick an option because you think it will add value at resale. Pick a car you want to drive, drive it as long as you want, and then sell it at whatever market will price it at. (And most options have $0 resale value).
It is a car, not a financial transaction. If you want something you can bet on, buy a 993.
The boomer generation is dying....classic car values skyrocketed recently but will fall as the boomer generation shinks. Fewer cars are manual today, and fewer kids really care about cars (video games have taken over). Electric cars are on the upswing, and who knows what the market and regulation will look like in 10 years.
Don't pick an option because you think it will add value at resale. Pick a car you want to drive, drive it as long as you want, and then sell it at whatever market will price it at. (And most options have $0 resale value).
It is a car, not a financial transaction. If you want something you can bet on, buy a 993.
#7
03-12-2014, 03:51 AM
If you are looking for a car that is actually an investment, you need to look at either a 356 or pretty much any Ferrari....
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#11
03-14-2014, 07:04 PM
Thanks for your feedback. I've formed an opinion after reading your thoughts and thinking about it some. As an FYI, I wouldn't buy this car as an investment. I bought the car to drive it - and that I am. Whether I should keep it, given the stick versus PDK is the question. If you look at Ferrari's because they made fewer cars years ago, they usually price like a U - start off high, drop after a few years and then tend to go back up and up, because of the rarity and panache of owning one. Its not because they are manual. Looking at Lambos and Ferraris there are surely fewer sticks to find, but are Ferrari buyers/owners looking for an investment, buying a stick car? My thinking is that there will always be a small minority who want a stick, but collectors will buy a car for the combination of passion, beauty and rarity, regardless of whether its a stick or not.
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#14
03-15-2014, 06:50 AM
Don't ever bet on a car becoming valuable. Chances are it won't. Treat it as a commodity, which it is.
The boomer generation is dying....classic car values skyrocketed recently but will fall as the boomer generation shinks. Fewer cars are manual today, and fewer kids really care about cars (video games have taken over). Electric cars are on the upswing, and who knows what the market and regulation will look like in 10 years.
Don't pick an option because you think it will add value at resale. Pick a car you want to drive, drive it as long as you want, and then sell it at whatever market will price it at. (And most options have $0 resale value).
It is a car, not a financial transaction. If you want something you can bet on, buy a 993.
The boomer generation is dying....classic car values skyrocketed recently but will fall as the boomer generation shinks. Fewer cars are manual today, and fewer kids really care about cars (video games have taken over). Electric cars are on the upswing, and who knows what the market and regulation will look like in 10 years.
Don't pick an option because you think it will add value at resale. Pick a car you want to drive, drive it as long as you want, and then sell it at whatever market will price it at. (And most options have $0 resale value).
It is a car, not a financial transaction. If you want something you can bet on, buy a 993.
#15
03-15-2014, 07:08 AM
Don't ever bet on a car becoming valuable. Chances are it won't. Treat it as a commodity, which it is.
The boomer generation is dying....classic car values skyrocketed recently but will fall as the boomer generation shinks. Fewer cars are manual today, and fewer kids really care about cars (video games have taken over). Electric cars are on the upswing, and who knows what the market and regulation will look like in 10 years.
Don't pick an option because you think it will add value at resale. Pick a car you want to drive, drive it as long as you want, and then sell it at whatever market will price it at. (And most options have $0 resale value).
It is a car, not a financial transaction. If you want something you can bet on, buy a 993.
The boomer generation is dying....classic car values skyrocketed recently but will fall as the boomer generation shinks. Fewer cars are manual today, and fewer kids really care about cars (video games have taken over). Electric cars are on the upswing, and who knows what the market and regulation will look like in 10 years.
Don't pick an option because you think it will add value at resale. Pick a car you want to drive, drive it as long as you want, and then sell it at whatever market will price it at. (And most options have $0 resale value).
It is a car, not a financial transaction. If you want something you can bet on, buy a 993.