II do not think there are a lot of surprises in this vid as it more deals with the GT`s and the more expensive 911 derivatives over the years which perhaps relates more to the folks who are really into it in terms of financial returns...? I stuck with the vid and it did get interesting for ME, at circa 10:23mins in when the presenter suggested that the Early 911`s (long bonnet) were likely to loose their market value in time, for reasons that I have thought seemed entirely logical for quite a number of years now..? Either I missed it or he failed to mention the 356.... Though I suspect all it takes to alter values is to find a few recent movies being turned out where early 911`s feature to the degree that one or two popular modern "stars" are seen to use one such as their choice of transport...?
Being an old geezer myself I well understand that younger generations over a few decades were ever likely to adopt their own automotive icons which might differ from those of my Baby Boomer generation. If you have watched the TV show Bangers and Cash, you might note that most of the vehicles being picked up are from widows or older guys who`s pensions likely may no longer cover costs, or might have difficulties maintaining or even driving their vehicles, and who`s garages look a bit like mine with a degree of memorabilia and tools gathering dust filling the place.....Then there is the auction room scene where there rarely if ever seems to be any young folk present, let alone making bids, the majority of attendees seem to be 50+ as a minimum...?
OK so the 911 is an icon compared with a Triumph Stag, though perhaps not a whole lot different from an E Type, and there was one episode I watched where the "E" did not sell, I suspect as may often be the case the owner`s imagined value was not met at auction...?
When I was struggling with making the decision on whether air or water cooled, in my planned return to Porsche ownership, there were a few factors of old VS newer models which caused me to end up with a 991.1, as opposed to the air cooled I was so fond of back in time, though that Porsche seemed to suggest that no air cooled was suited to run on E10, kinda tipped my thinking towards the water cooled generation.....
In truth although the 991 looks the business with more pleasing curves than my old SC had , my thinking from the outset that was that the SC was quite a bit more of a raw sports car experience and thus demanded more driver input and equally provided more returns by way of sports car driver satisfaction at much lower speeds, I think that my 991 is PDK kinda emphasises that a bit too..... Though I may be suffering nostalgia overload at times...(-:
Oh the vid link... (-: 10min 23 sec in for the chat on early 911 future valuations if that is your interest..
Being an old geezer myself I well understand that younger generations over a few decades were ever likely to adopt their own automotive icons which might differ from those of my Baby Boomer generation. If you have watched the TV show Bangers and Cash, you might note that most of the vehicles being picked up are from widows or older guys who`s pensions likely may no longer cover costs, or might have difficulties maintaining or even driving their vehicles, and who`s garages look a bit like mine with a degree of memorabilia and tools gathering dust filling the place.....Then there is the auction room scene where there rarely if ever seems to be any young folk present, let alone making bids, the majority of attendees seem to be 50+ as a minimum...?
OK so the 911 is an icon compared with a Triumph Stag, though perhaps not a whole lot different from an E Type, and there was one episode I watched where the "E" did not sell, I suspect as may often be the case the owner`s imagined value was not met at auction...?
When I was struggling with making the decision on whether air or water cooled, in my planned return to Porsche ownership, there were a few factors of old VS newer models which caused me to end up with a 991.1, as opposed to the air cooled I was so fond of back in time, though that Porsche seemed to suggest that no air cooled was suited to run on E10, kinda tipped my thinking towards the water cooled generation.....
In truth although the 991 looks the business with more pleasing curves than my old SC had , my thinking from the outset that was that the SC was quite a bit more of a raw sports car experience and thus demanded more driver input and equally provided more returns by way of sports car driver satisfaction at much lower speeds, I think that my 991 is PDK kinda emphasises that a bit too..... Though I may be suffering nostalgia overload at times...(-:
Oh the vid link... (-: 10min 23 sec in for the chat on early 911 future valuations if that is your interest..
.......his memory of them when they where new and the reality of how they actually drive now was shocking to him, he knew during the first drives of each he would not be keeping them, he has now given up on classic supercars. The one car he has kept is a 993 C2S. I asked him why he kept it and he said for 2 reasons. He never actually owned one back when they where new, whereas he had all the others but the main reason was he just liked it. It was the one classic he had bought which still felt like quality. It is a nice example with the rare (for a 2S) full leather interior. He said he just sat in it and smelt the leather and oil and said yes this is the one I'm keeping. He knows I have a 993 which is why he told me the story. An interesting guy to talk to and it has no real relevance to this thread 
