Not sure about them reaching F40 prices but they're certainly moving in that direction. Supply certainly appears to be scarce (and getting more so) right now.

 

Does anyone think that this could ever happen to Gt2 prices since there are less than 300 in the U.S.; and the new one looks like it will sticker at around 200k plus with dealer mark-up. Does anyone know how many 997 Gt2s are going to make it to U.S.?

 

I think a GT2 will suffer from the "Cosworth Vega" effect in the collectibles market. The exciting, high-performance Cosworth model made in small numbers could never make much image headway because it was still a Vega.

The exciting, high-performance, exclusive GT2 model is still, when it's all said and done, a 911. Lots of fiberglass magicians can make a 911 C2 look exactly like a GT2 for not much cash. For the casual sidewalk courtesan, spotting the difference between an aero-kit 993 and a 997 GT2 as one strolls by is not that easy.

A Carrera GT looks pretty different from the rest of the Porsche stable and gives off all sorts of exotic-car cues in its presentation. A GT2 looks exactly like a 911 with a wing. Half the 911s in my neighborhood have wings of some description. Some are Turbos, some are GT3s, there's a GT2, and a whole bunch of aero-kits or aftermarket whale-tail add-ons connected to plain-Jane 911s.

Exotic car collectors (especially new ones) want cars that look exotic and drive exotically. The Carrera GT has both while the GT2 has only one of the above.

I think that whatever happens to support USA Carrera GT prices will not happen to the same extent for the GT2, if at all.

 

I think this GT2 will suffer some of the same issues the last GT2 did....VERY expensive and not able to hold that value. Although Porsche did take some of those lessons learned from the 6 and bring them forward to the 7....the car is much more purpose built than the 6GT2...but also think the next Porsche hot rod will be 2-3 years out and will be a good leap forward as was the 7 series over the 6, and hurt the GT2 market pretty good....plus leases and warranties will be up by then putting more GT2s in the market.

The CGT is a supercar....arguably the most affordable supercar in the world...and in technical terms...its the ****. You will never see prices as low as they were during that freak US dealer inventory excess where the prices dropped a bit...I don't think coming off warranty or otherwise will effect this. CGT is a global market car and will demand as such. I don't think you won't ever see that w/the new GT2...although it will be bad ***.

My $0.02 of speculative (and probably useless) banter.

 

Excellent post. You hit the nail on the head.

 

An allocation of 68 US cars will keep demand high and prices strong....I think prices will mirror the GT3RS experience...

 

Looks like another one gone ... the silver '05 with 1600 miles that was on Ebay for one day. Spoke with them on behalf of a friend of mine and it's going overseas.