[ds968]

 

https://insider.hagerty.com/trends/the-w...e-porsche/

 

 

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[tejon007]

Well that settles it, I'm getting a 951 head, buying a turbo & some orange paint!

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[dlearl476]

Damn. Thats nice.



Although Im curious about the 8 valve head. Variable valve timing incompatible with the turbo or just unnecessary?

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[ds968]

Well that settles it, I'm getting a 951 head, buying a turbo & some orange paint!

 

:lol:    

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[94SilverCab]

I would take 10% of that for mine...maybe...

 

Jay

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[ds968]

I would take 10% of that for mine...maybe...

 

Jay

 

Not me.    I’d even balk at an offer for $ 250 K.   Seriously .    Tons of piece of s**t American muscle cars are selling every day for $ 250 K o $ 500 K ... not a single one of those can hold a candle to the 968,  in any way imaginable .  IMHO. 

 

And since an offer for anything even remotely close to what would make me part with the 968  is not a possibility ( maybe in  another 25 years they could reach true collector car status and big money ) it only means I’ll never sell my 968, which is perfectly fine with me ! 

 

Of course that’s because I don’t need to sell .. if I did, the price would drop quite a bit    :closedeyes:

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[Rap]

If you had to sell what would the price be?

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[ds968]

If I had to sell, probably whatever the market value range would be... I mean there’s not much choice in that case, is there ?! 

Does the exclusivity of only 60  D1R-supercharged 968s in the world make a significant difference ?  How does one establish market value without several of those SC’d models having been sold ?   Some may argue that could even be a drawback, because the big money comes from collectors looking for 100%  pure factory models in pretty much showroom condition.   

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[Rap]

That’s assuming only collectors would be the marketplace. I’ve always found it curious how people rave about the 968. Yet it doesn’t match up to much of an increase in price. Although clearly the price has been inching up.

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[vliegwielolaf1234]

I think they can make another 5k if they remove the carbon stuff under the hood ,

Looks  silly

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[ds968]

That’s assuming only collectors would be the marketplace. I’ve always found it curious how people rave about the 968. Yet it doesn’t match up to much of an increase in price. Although clearly the price has been inching up.

I was referring only to the market where a 968 might command serious money, as I’d venture to say none of those people who pay more than, say , $ 100 K for a 968 will probably ever drive it .   Goes on a pedestal to add to an existing collection of rare cars, until its flipped again to another collector.    The usual market for 968s is , sadly,  just one step up ( buyer-demographic ) from the 944 buyer .   No matter how many rave reviews the 968 gets from car publications.   And in that space, asking prices have been inching up, but I wonder if sold prices reflect that as well. 

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[Rap]

Does talk reflect reality. Always a question.

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[Waylander]

As spares get harder to find, and Porsche keep pushing up the prices of what remains, the values of both 944s and 968s will go down, except for the Clubsport collection cars



And as in this country more and more places and cities wont allow the high pollution cars in, even though my 968 is better in that department than quite a few modern cars



Times are changing, I think by 2030 super unleaded E10 will be 20-25 dollars a gallon and ordinary unleaded will be E20,



All cars older than 10 years will be subjected to massive tax, we will all have to buy battery cars, that will all change by 2040 when it all switches to fuel cells, and the motor industry and governments can kick out ass on more tax and duty on the battery cars they promoted for the last 20 years

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[94SilverCab]

Well, it didn't take long to beat the front engine Porsche record price.



https://www.roadandtrack.com/news/a37654...lflowR%26T

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[ds968]

If you get Rebecca DeMornay along with that car, $ 1.9 M is a fair price ..

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[dlearl476]

If you get Rebecca DeMornay along with that car, $ 1.9 M is a fair price ..

Becky not included. I suspect this will be a "Reserve Not Met" auction if it doesn't pick up tomorrow. Then again, someone might pick up a really sweet deal.

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1989-p...928-s4-51/



ETA: I just looked at it again and it's a No Reserve auction. If you've ever wanted a 928...

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[ds968]

Just watching rebroadcast of May 2021 Mecum auctions  :

 

A 1971 Plymouth 426 Hemi Cuda convertible  had a $ 4,800,000 high bid on it , and it still wasn’t enough for the seller to let go of it !!

Guess he was expecting a minimum of $ 5 Mil ..    Good grief, it’s a friggin’  Plymouth !!  



Pretty much the same car in coupe form, went for $ 375,000.
( I had ‘cuda 440 six pack coupe , but those were more common .. the 426 Hemi is rare, especially in convertible trim, but sheesh, $ 5 million ?!   Heck, I can buy a 1,200 s.f. , 2 br. house on a 2,000 s.f. lot for that kind of money in the Bay Area !!      ) 

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[Rap]

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Wonder if crypto influences this?

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[dlearl476]

This has got to be record for a run of the mill street driven car, doesnt it?

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1993-p...968-coupe/

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[Cloud9...68]

Holy crap!  That's a beautiful car, but a quick read doesn't reveal anything really special about it.  It's not as though it has extremely low miles.

 

I'm strongly considering selling mine, which is very different from the one listed here, because I converted it to a track car about 7 years ago.  But I've started competing in an arrive-and-drive race series, driving rented Radical SR1's, and it's become painfully apparent that no matter how much my driving improves in the 968 at the local track, it doesn't translate one iota to the Radicals.  The cars are just too, well, radically different in their responses.  If anything, tracking the relatively forgiving 968 between races is counter-productive.  The money I would get for the 968 would be better spent driving in a second race series, giving me double the seat time in actual race cars.  I'm hoping 968's are becoming cool, and that some of this will translate to the value of my car, even if it is a track rat...

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