Interesting thinking on the market value of a CAT D Porsche relative to personal evaluation, though it is perhaps worth examining a little closer...?
Seems possible if not probable that a rather large number of old Porsches will have had repair processes carried out on them, whether as the result of structural corrosion or accident damage, the latter may or may not have been recorded by an
Insurance company.
Like it or not it seems despite excellent corrosion resistance, by now even a Porsche as late as a 993 can suffer a degree of structural corrosion, as to evaluation of the repair process..hmm.. that can be much more difficult than you might imagine, even for a so called expert..? Much depends on the actual repair process carried out, which can either be a full panel/box section replacement, or just a patch welded in... and the process utilised IF correctly identified might affect financial evaluation..?
AN MOT certificate is no guarantee against a patchwork Porsche... and a patched up Porsche can be a real fun car to own... though it`s designed-in crumple zones may well fail to perform as expected, but then that could well be the case in just about any elderly sports car..?
Not sure that you are allowed to put your personal reg on a CAT defined car..? How that might affect it`s value in time...?
Personal requirements relative to the financial value of a car and maintenance of that value over time... hmm...? I suspect there may be few who buy a Porsche and care not a jot as to it`s value retention, though there will be others who hope their car has investment potential in terms of it`s value retention.. With a CAT identity, I suspect there will ever be more risk in the marketplace should the time come to move on for whatever reason..?
Looking at those poor UK folk who have suffered flood damage on TV.... Over the years, it would seem that a few Porsches might have gone for an untended swim in recent years, apparently flood damage cars are defined by
Insurance companies as total write off`s for fear of sewerage contamination amongst other issues...hmm.. :?: