coullstar said:
They wont, too many 996 produced to command the prices that the likes of the 993 etc do. To many bits that air cooled dont like, the lights put people off regardless of what we all think. To be honest Im not fussed if the prices rise, I kind of like it being the bastard child of the 911 and thats its an affordable 911 so I dont worry too much on using it or keeping the OPC stamp in the book etc etc.
Im not going to pretend it has anything over the other models, main thing is for the price right now its hard to beat.
Main appeals are:
Good to drive,
Relatively easy/cheap to maintain.
Easy to tweek.
modest value
its a 911.
^^^^ Is the right answer.
The fans and folk with a vested interest have been bigging them up for years saying things like 'Get one while they're cheap", blah, blah. Yet they never go up.
Great cars but unfortunately the engines in them have way too many possibilities for a terminal failure.
Even without IMS bearing failures and bore score (which do happen on 3.4 too as I've seen plenty at my Indy's over the years), they can crack bores, drop a valve etc.
They're just too much of a risk for entry level 'exotica". Things like a Toyota engined Elise or E46 M3 are a safer option.
Yes they all cost money to run but don't often require a new engine. M3 vanos might need doing plus rear subframe but still, it's not £12k!
I'm a huge 996 fan, but we need to be realistic. A lot of folk are scared of the issues or just don't like the looks. There's plenty of choice in the £25k bracket. Nothing that drives as well, but for every person who values steering feel etc, there's one who values a flat bottomed steering wheel and better hifi.
You have RS4s, M3s, Lotus, a newer Boxster or Cayman, etc etc.
Like I say I love them. Onto my third one now, but that ten year or so period from 1998-2009 (pre DFi engines) are probably the worst in history for Porsche engines.
The mid 70's 2.7 engine was dire and 964s leak oil, but they were never catastrophic failures. They'd limp on for years.
Anyway, last summer was peak price time. We won't see things back at those prices for a while.
Buy one because you like it, then keep it nice and enjoy it. It should be relatively affordable motoring in something that offers a great experience for the money. :thumb:
As Griffter says, it could go either way values wise anyway. One bit of bad news regarding legislation and the arse will drop out of the market overnight.
The goal for no more new ICE car sales is 2035. But dig deeper and a lot of countries have a 2050 goal of no ICE cars on the roads whatsoever.
It doesn't look good. :nooo:
