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Q: Is this a stupid price to pay for just a base carerra?
A: Yes
Q: Also how is the carerra with every day driving?
A:Many here use it as a daily driver and IMO it's perfectly fine for that. However, most folk here would have another car as their daily. I do.
Q: Is the performance enough?
A: Enough for what?
Q:Or should I just wait till I can get a C2S or C4S?
A: If in doubt.... Wait!
A: Yes
Q: Also how is the carerra with every day driving?
A:Many here use it as a daily driver and IMO it's perfectly fine for that. However, most folk here would have another car as their daily. I do.
Q: Is the performance enough?
A: Enough for what?
Q:Or should I just wait till I can get a C2S or C4S?
A: If in doubt.... Wait!
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If you can find a great deal on a car that has very similar specs, then I think perhaps a small compromise is fine. But in general I agree with the post above.
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High for a Porsche you mean. 12K miles is nothing. 114K is their asking price. It will be bought for less. Plus its CPO'd. Good and even great deals are out there. Unless you just have to have it your way you can get so much more value for your dollar going with a previously owned Porsche, but you know that. It has red seat belts to offset the black seats
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.Gotta love those red seat belts. Need the red gauges too
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Get the car you want...If a C2 is going to be just fine go with that.
If i were looking right now I'd be looking at something like this...even though its a 13 work them a little more on the price and get a new car.
http://porscheoffarmingtonhills.com/...47/special.php
If i were looking right now I'd be looking at something like this...even though its a 13 work them a little more on the price and get a new car.
http://porscheoffarmingtonhills.com/...47/special.php
A 4s with those good options for that low? That is really good. I would compromise a bit for that one.
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Get the car you want...If a C2 is going to be just fine go with that.
If i were looking right now I'd be looking at something like this...even though its a 13 work them a little more on the price and get a new car.
http://porscheoffarmingtonhills.com/...47/special.php
If i were looking right now I'd be looking at something like this...even though its a 13 work them a little more on the price and get a new car.
http://porscheoffarmingtonhills.com/...47/special.php
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Speedsterr, if your goal is to make money back on your car and avoid depreciation, then I think it's a bad "investment" to spend $120K on the C2. But I don't think you should look at this as an "investment." It's a car and you need to enjoy driving it (with all of the performance and luxury options that you need in the car in order to enjoy it. I'm sure the C2 is more than enough engine for almost every driving situation. I happen to have gone the opposite route and spec'd a C2S for around $120k. I sacrificed on some of the luxury options (and saved $4k because I drive a stick) but I couldn't come to grips with not spending the extra few dollars for the 50HP. And I'm very happy with the decision I made. But that's the key; you need to be happy. If you've driven a C2 and it does it for you performance wise, then by all means go build the car you want and be happy with it!
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Speedsterr, if your goal is to make money back on your car and avoid depreciation, then I think it's a bad "investment" to spend $120K on the C2. But I don't think you should look at this as an "investment." It's a car and you need to enjoy driving it (with all of the performance and luxury options that you need in the car in order to enjoy it. I'm sure the C2 is more than enough engine for almost every driving situation. I happen to have gone the opposite route and spec'd a C2S for around $120k. I sacrificed on some of the luxury options (and saved $4k because I drive a stick) but I couldn't come to grips with not spending the extra few dollars for the 50HP. And I'm very happy with the decision I made. But that's the key; you need to be happy. If you've driven a C2 and it does it for you performance wise, then by all means go build the car you want and be happy with it!
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So I was originally looking at a cayman/boxster GTS but since my goal is to have a 911 at some point since I will be so close in price perhaps it should be now.
The C2 I optioned comes to about 122k so I can get around 8-10k off max. Bringing it down to 112-118k. Now what do people who buy a carerra mostly get? Because I don't need a car that will just plummet like a rock. If it is going to do that then I can get a cheaper one to plummet like a rock. Is this a stupid price to pay for just a base carerra?
Since I know with porsche the best value is to just get the biggest engine you can afford and stick with that. I am not asking the question so much as a oh every car depreciates kinda question but is this like a stupid amount. For example I could option a v6 panamera to 180k if I wanted to and THAT would be a stupid amount to pay for a v6. Thats kinda where I am heading with this question.
Also how is the carerra with every day driving? Is the performance enough? Or should I just wait till I can get a C2S or C4S?
The C2 I optioned comes to about 122k so I can get around 8-10k off max. Bringing it down to 112-118k. Now what do people who buy a carerra mostly get? Because I don't need a car that will just plummet like a rock. If it is going to do that then I can get a cheaper one to plummet like a rock. Is this a stupid price to pay for just a base carerra?
Since I know with porsche the best value is to just get the biggest engine you can afford and stick with that. I am not asking the question so much as a oh every car depreciates kinda question but is this like a stupid amount. For example I could option a v6 panamera to 180k if I wanted to and THAT would be a stupid amount to pay for a v6. Thats kinda where I am heading with this question.
Also how is the carerra with every day driving? Is the performance enough? Or should I just wait till I can get a C2S or C4S?
If you want to pay circa 122K...go for the C2S...I have a '13 C2S cab retailed 130K and love it. all performance options except Sport exhaust and Burmeister
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How could you not get sport exhaust? How did you get yours only for 130k? Did you only select performance and nothing else?
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Here is the build:
mahogany metallic
black carerra s wheels
14 way adjustable seats with premium package
bose package
full luxor beige interior
LED headlights
clear glass tail lights
park assist front and rear
electric tilt sunroof
power folding mirrors
pasm plus with PTV
PDK
sport exhaust
sport chrono
white dials
white chrono
beige seat belts
porsche crest on head rest
I think that was about it
C2S with same options is 135k. Again MSRP is 122k but I could get it for 112-114k. And I am non negotiable on all the performance options. If I get rid of sunroof and drop down to bi xenon it comes to aound 118k MSRP so I could get for 110k-112k. But this is very good feedback. So far it seems to consensus is this would be a stupid purchase decision lol.
mahogany metallic
black carerra s wheels
14 way adjustable seats with premium package
bose package
full luxor beige interior
LED headlights
clear glass tail lights
park assist front and rear
electric tilt sunroof
power folding mirrors
pasm plus with PTV
PDK
sport exhaust
sport chrono
white dials
white chrono
beige seat belts
porsche crest on head rest
I think that was about it
C2S with same options is 135k. Again MSRP is 122k but I could get it for 112-114k. And I am non negotiable on all the performance options. If I get rid of sunroof and drop down to bi xenon it comes to aound 118k MSRP so I could get for 110k-112k. But this is very good feedback. So far it seems to consensus is this would be a stupid purchase decision lol.
This will be a sick build. No one can legitimately call this stupid. It's a matter of personal preference, pure and simple. At 112-114K, that's a solid discount and you will have exactly what you want. That is, of course, unless you really want a C2S, in which case, I'd just be a little more patient and wait until you can swing the S version.
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Something to think about.
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Temporary insanity? Momentary lapse of reason? Won't make that mistake again but was trying to at least partially contain cost. I went full leather, 18 way seats, PDCC, sport chrono, PTV, bose, premium pkg plus, etc. next time will get PSE, burmeister.