contentious issue ahoy...
I've been looking on and off for a couple of years for a manual 996 4s or a turbo (amongst a couple other cars). prices have no doubt been going up and if you talk to any dealer they will tell you they are still going up.
although since the summer I have noticed things heading in the other direction. just looking on eBay, buy now/classified prices are going with the trend of strong/rising values but the auction prices, where people are bidding what they're prepared to pay are heading the other direction. and a lot of classifieds have been sitting, with quite a few being reduced.
most noticeable are the lower end 4s not meeting their reserve and bidding ending around the £15k mark. also the odd reasonable standard sub £20k 997 4s here and there.
this time last year there wasn't a noticeable slow up at any point or decent <£20k 997 to be seen. I don't recall anything <£16500 either, apart from cat d type stuff or ropey tiptronics. and there were more wanted ads out there from dealers for 911s than there are now.
anyone else noticed this? I'm thinking with the interest rates ever so slightly improving it might have a bit more influence too?
I've been looking on and off for a couple of years for a manual 996 4s or a turbo (amongst a couple other cars). prices have no doubt been going up and if you talk to any dealer they will tell you they are still going up.
although since the summer I have noticed things heading in the other direction. just looking on eBay, buy now/classified prices are going with the trend of strong/rising values but the auction prices, where people are bidding what they're prepared to pay are heading the other direction. and a lot of classifieds have been sitting, with quite a few being reduced.
most noticeable are the lower end 4s not meeting their reserve and bidding ending around the £15k mark. also the odd reasonable standard sub £20k 997 4s here and there.
this time last year there wasn't a noticeable slow up at any point or decent <£20k 997 to be seen. I don't recall anything <£16500 either, apart from cat d type stuff or ropey tiptronics. and there were more wanted ads out there from dealers for 911s than there are now.
anyone else noticed this? I'm thinking with the interest rates ever so slightly improving it might have a bit more influence too?