1809

I was going to ask this in the 911_50 sticky, but I figured I'd get some biased answers ()so I wanted to ask the general 991 group.

I know this is really subjective, but being new to the 911 world, I wanted to ask if the 911 50th worth the premium over a 991.1 GTS? Just from a non-emotional, 10,000 foot overview, the 50th seems to be simply a limited production cosmetic variant comparable in performance to the 991.1 GTS.

Now, letting emotion into the picture... Man, did Porsche ever do the 50th right in my eyes. The gauges, the houndstooth interior, the tastefully done chrome accents on the exterior, the exterior colors, the coarse brushed aluminum accents. It ticks all my boxes.

Taking emotion back out of it... Could I justify the 50th's higher price by thinking depreciation will be less steep? Is this a model where appreciation could be in the picture (i.e. could it be considered an investment)? Even if the car might appreciate, it would never be a garage queen. It would be a car I'd drive often in good weather, even if it was just to commute back and forth to work.

I know at the end of the day it will boil down to personal preference (and finances), but I wanted to get a general sense of what the community's thoughts were.

daberlin

Seems to me you answered your own question.

mwjackson92

What is the premium on a 50th edition compared to a GTS? Like $20k? If you have the money, get it and never look back. The deprecation will be lower, but more importantly it's just such a special car. I went to a launch event for the Mercedes AMG GT in San Diego, and someone pulled up in their 50th Anniversary 991. That car received more attention than the brand new GT.

points

It took a year to find mine. All my Porschii, except the first, have been special cars. Its part of the mystique of owning the best car made in the world.

This will be my last one so depreciation was not a factor.

PCA1983

I think the same could be said fir the 991.2 C2S versus the Endurance Racing Edition C2S. My finances would limit me, so i probably would not. I just missed out on a project car - a Club Blau Coupe that had front end collision damage, but it was straight and no airbag deployment fir under $60k. But it took me too long to figure how I'd do the rebuild and it was quickly sold.

Needsdecaf

Except the endurance racing edition was a shoddy badge and sticker job and was accordingly received by the Porsche faithful. It will never have any better depreciation vs a standard C2S.

STG

The resale price will always be more on the 50th. The premium you pay now will always be there at resale. A cool model and will always sell for more than a comparable mileage GTS. Go for it!

Pavegeno928

It's phenomenal all around. I drive my 50th all four seasons in snow, rain, and sun. If you can afford to buy one, you can afford to replace parts and paint as the decades go on. I've done that with my 88 911 with 140K miles and it still drives amazingly. Get a 50th and enjoy it!

STG

+1

I think it will depreciate more because it's so ugly. They can't sell those cars for nothing.

CSK 911 C4S

I would pay a little more (3-5%) for a 50th if everything else was the same.

Chris3963

If you intend to drive as you imply, the 50th will depreciate only slower. The only 50th that appreciate will be low mileage pristine examples.

Chris3963

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Hurricane

Yes! They are very special cars...

1809

Thank you to everyone for your input.

Now to buckle down and wait patiently for a 7MT with houndstooth interior, preferably in Geyser Grey (although the Graphite Grey is a close second).

NoGaBiker

I gave up on that exact spec after six months and just ordered a GTS. The only upside to the GTS was ventilated seats, nice to have in Georgia. I could never get a 50th without the Pepita seats, and those don't come with ventilation.

Other than that it ticks every other box for me better than a GTS, as much as I love my GTS.