theiceman

Yeah I agree but I don't think it would have been a good conversation starter.

grgallo

I was hesitating to jump in here, another market value thread, but I find it interesting and at times perplexing. Of course I might be biased, I own a '87 911 Coupe. I follow the market now and then. I did not but my car as an investment. I was surfing the market on the AIC Sales website, a Pennsylvania company, they had a tent at the Hershey Swap meet, nice looking cars. On the website you can find (among many cars) a 1984 911 Coupe with 30,200 miles for sale at $73,500 and you can find a 1988 911 Coupe with 26,000 miles SOLD for 39,500.

Comments?

Railmaster.

He probably promised his wife to sell the car and it's not his fault that it's unsold! 😁

flat6wrench

This is one of the reasons I just joined this forum. I thought maybe its time for me to add my 1.5 cents.
I am getting a little exhausted over the topic of 'what is my car worth'. When I started working on these cars 25+ years ago that topic never really came up in the context it does now.
Never mind. I'll just go back to work.

pu911rsr

they built about 10k of these each year they were sold - great cars but way too many to be considered seriously collectable- drive em like you stole em

sithot

I agree it's a lot of cars with total production of 58,914 but good ones still "ring the bell". An acquaintance sold a perfect '78 for $75,000. It was not a low mileage garage queen but the equal to any Porsche Parade fully concours prepped entry.

My 80SC is one of my favorite cars to drive. The former owner installed "sensible" suspension modifications and a somewhat aggressive alignment. He did a some DE with the car and it is a nice compromise for ride and handling. Stock torsion bars and larger roll bars from the Carrera with Bilstein shocks.

tcsracing1

the 78-83SC have really gained some strength over the last 5 years.

the 84-89 carreras really came up, especially G50 cars.

IMO these are great cars to beat on, not to park as a garage queens.

Bloose993TT

Low mileage - 89 Carrera - Sold for $105k

http://www.goodingco.com/vehicle/198...e-911-carrera/

Drisump

Pu in Montana is right...with a caveat. Many of us have bought these cars because of their reliability, availability of parts, possibility to DYI, cost of ownership and the fact you can actually contemplate driving a thirty year old car on a thousand mile journey (I have done many in my 85 and 96). This, is in addition to the 911's many other desirable attributes, continues to drive a strong market. A market where exclusivity was the sole criteria for valuation, you would definitely not see availability of parts, DYI possibilities...and as a result, probably not take that thousand mile journey. Enter the "museum piece" 911, no need for it to be reliable or have a secure and plentiful part supply.... since it's not driven. What is the value of this piece....who can say? At that point, exclusivity and low production volume becomes important. I can't say who are currently buying these cars (the non museum pieces) but I hope they are guys that would like to actually drive a cool car and not treat them as a strong element in their portfolio. Cheers

sithot

Here's good video by Jay Leno regarding his car collection.
http://www.cnbc.com/2015/10/20/leno-...nvestment.html
There is play money and savings money whether collecting Match Box cars or collecting real cars.

911Dave

A low mileage G50 cab just sold last week on BaT for 60k. A similar coupe would have fetched more. If you think a guy is "out of his mind" for asking 80k for a car you haven't even seen, you're not paying close enough attention to the top end of the market.

greens

Yeah but that thing is an enigma and likely very close to a 1 being less than 20k miles, last year of the 3.2, G50, black on black, etc. Similar to the white 89 964 C4 that just sold for the same amount on ebay a few weeks ago.

I have a feeling it was also a case of two guys having had too much to drink going at it. I have no clue where Gooding gets their estimates from but I'm pretty sure I've never seen a 3.2 sell for $120k.

It will surely go in to storage for another 10-20 years and pop up with the same mileage.

lpsalsaman

There were several cars in Hershey going for big money that is for sure! I was there this past Saturday, and there were some nice rides, some were a bit too high for their condition. Others were high but they were specific models like some 930's in almost perfect condition. You can still find a nice ride for a reasonable price but you will have to do a lot of looking around and research, there are out there.

iFox

Couldn't agree with you more. I had been looking for the last 3 years, and while there are "bargains" out there, that seems to be more centered around cars with high mileage and some mods. I didn't buy to store. I bought as I have bought just about everything else, with purpose and use in mind. For me, finding a low mile, original, non sunroof, early car with excellent looks, was the primary mission objective.

I will say that the advice I got about driving many cars was excellent. These cars all speak so differently and its only through driving many examples that you can appreciate the good find. The good find does cost more. The more I drive mine (everyday until winter) the more I am amazed and impressed. It deserves to gain value. It deserves to be highly demanded, though that only comes with an understanding and pursuit of a true drivers car. If the car appreciates, then thats incredible icing on an already incredible cake.

Sher-

flat6wrench

There are still a few bargains to be had. Right place, right time, cash in hand helps. I just purchased a sight unseen '85 cabrio for $18K. I purchased it for the parts. Car arrived on a flat bed and had been sitting for 10 years not running. The car was in better shape then I expected. Fuel, jump box and a new DME relay. Now I am driving around. Not sure what to do now.
Point is, if you want to find a bargain/ deal, you have to be ready to take a chance and pull the trigger. But before you say it, you are correct. It probably wont be a coupe.