Would You Rather...

cv129

GT variants would be a better financial decision in terms of depreciation, however. Even 991.1 GT3 cars still exchange hands easily at 110k-120k range nowadays.

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JARblue

My point was if you're looking at spending $150K in cash out of pocket, then obviously that $135K difference out of your bank account is not a big deal. If you cared that much about the money, then you wouldn't be looking to spend it on a car or else you see a value in spending it. Only you can choose your perspective there.

Personally, I'd rather have $135K in my bank account. But that's because I don't have bank funds where I can shell out $150K cash for a vehicle. If I did have that kind of money, I can assure you my perspective would be different.

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danegrey

I would keep the Z as is... like Rusty, I prefer the cayman GT4, also convertibles are great (Have a miata) but convertibles are not good for tracking if you even get the idea about tracking it...

Or for less money and depending on what you are looking for how about s2000.

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HapaZ

Fair points. I’ve driven a 991.1 gts cab, a 991.2 s and a 992 base carerra. It’s been extremely hard to find 992’s in general because of the chip shortage. I’m sure that I’d like the GT3 but I need the backseat for a kid’s car seat.

*J*ap***V*et*

No offense, but if I had porsche money I probably still wouldn't own one...but the pick between the 2 is obvious lol

nis350

Feel the same way here.... If one can truly afford to pay $150K cash for the 992S... probably $160K with tax and license.

Spending additional $15K or needing to sell the 2012 base Z is quite insignificant financially.

I'm waiting for the 992 GTS and will keep the Z as a spare car.

nis350

992 isn't hard to find in California. How many do you want to buy?

TobinH

135k is almost 1k a month passive income invested conservatively.

so if I still had to work for a living, I would never spend that on a car, because you're roughly a quarter to half of the way to not having to.

Spooler

Since you are in Cali, Porsche and no worries about smog stuff and inspections.

JARblue

Have you looked at these?



Don't mind Aunt Edna on the roof

I saw one at a used car lot nearby. Someone was already looking at it, though.

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HapaZ

Yeah this is really the crux of the decision point for me. I think it comes down to priorities and what one can still afford to do if the money is spent, which is totally dependent on each person's situation. I think there is an assumption that if someone has the money for a new Porsche they have enough money not to care about the cost... which for many owners just isn't fully true.

HapaZ

Maybe for you lucky SoCal people! I'm between the Reno dealership and the Sac dealership and neither gets very many allocations.

nis350

if you have to think about priorities before spending $150k+ for any toys, you probably are not ready for various reasons.

Based on your original question regarding spending $15k or $150k, you obviously have not done your homework financially.

Sorry...

nis350

so that's about 9% annual return.... Care to share more detail about this conservative investment?

nis350

looks like it is having an erection