I have been having several recent conversations about cars for sale and the old Aussie delivery subject, and its corresponding effect on price and desirability of used cars on the market.
Seems there have been some recent high priced sales of early cars where condition and Aussie delivery have helped command very high prices.
One thing a lot of buyers seem to forget is that ALL Porsches were built in the same place (now lets not split hairs about Karmann bodies and Stuttgart bodies shall we ?). I think we are getting to the stage now where these cars can be all put into the same category of being "old" and its should be condition that starts to dictate the true value of these cars.
With most of these cars now around 35 years old, there are bound to be lots of potentially hidden issues when buying a used one. The stamp in the delivery book hardly equates to any guarantee the car will be rust free or in good mechanical condition.
And I get back to always asking the question of potential byers - "What do you want to do with the car ? Drive it, or look at it ?"
Oddly enough, these cars were built to be driven, and driven hard. every owner will tell you how much better they run after a good hard run in one. And thats how good 'ol Ferry designed them and how the engineers built them.
We want to see this club grow and for new members to acquire cars and enjoy their driving experience. I hope that buyers can remain realistic in their expectations, or they will sadly find themselves priced out of the market because they held their expectations way too high - and just watched as prices steadily increased.
Will be interested to read other comments on these thoughts.
Seems there have been some recent high priced sales of early cars where condition and Aussie delivery have helped command very high prices.
One thing a lot of buyers seem to forget is that ALL Porsches were built in the same place (now lets not split hairs about Karmann bodies and Stuttgart bodies shall we ?). I think we are getting to the stage now where these cars can be all put into the same category of being "old" and its should be condition that starts to dictate the true value of these cars.
With most of these cars now around 35 years old, there are bound to be lots of potentially hidden issues when buying a used one. The stamp in the delivery book hardly equates to any guarantee the car will be rust free or in good mechanical condition.
And I get back to always asking the question of potential byers - "What do you want to do with the car ? Drive it, or look at it ?"
Oddly enough, these cars were built to be driven, and driven hard. every owner will tell you how much better they run after a good hard run in one. And thats how good 'ol Ferry designed them and how the engineers built them.
We want to see this club grow and for new members to acquire cars and enjoy their driving experience. I hope that buyers can remain realistic in their expectations, or they will sadly find themselves priced out of the market because they held their expectations way too high - and just watched as prices steadily increased.
Will be interested to read other comments on these thoughts.
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