« Reply #908 on: July 26, 2021, 03:41:09 pm »
Curiously though -- and maybe it's me just trying to justify my station in life -- I really don't think I'd get 4x the enjoyment out of a new Cayman GTS than say, a 12-or-so-year-old Cayman S that I can modify a bit to be exactly as I'd want it. It's still 'exotic' looking and sounding, it still offers relatively modern Porsche driving experiences, and it's plenty quick enough to be thoroughly fun -- especially here in Ontario where even 40 over in an 80 zone (very easily done) gets your car impounded.
New low option GTS = $100K. Used Cayman S = $50K. Sell low option GTS in 4 years for what? 80K. So you drive a new car, warranty, worry free, for $20K. My math is probably all wrong, but I don't think too far off. Now, the issue is price of entry, both in $ and in actually securing the car.
You mean mean no option GTS, which I think is like $97K, not too many "options" you can get for $3K. Plus you have to add all the other things onto that price, taxes, licensing, registration, etc. So let's just say you get it all in for $115K, selling it for $80K in 4 years time sounds reasonable enough, still not bad considering you only lost $35K over 4 years.
Yes, that's more or less what I meant. My spec is just shy of $100K. So yes, 35K over 4 years works out to ~$750 / month, which is less than the $900 / month I paid for 4 years lease on my 335...You know what, I'm starting to talk myself into this lol
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