981 Cayman S Price Check
03-19-2019, 07:41 PM
#1
981 Cayman S Price Check
Hi all,
I have an offer accepted on a 981 CS from a private seller pending a succesful PPI. It's a four owner car, but the third owner had the car for less than a month, according to the current owner, due to a divorce. Current owner (#4) has driven the car for the last 20,000 miles. Clean Carfax, and service records. Notable options below:
2014 Cayman S
55K Miles
BASE Cayman S
423 20" Carrera S Wheels
XDH Wheels Platinum Satin
480 Manual Transmission
680 Bose Stereo System
840 Sport Design Steering Wheel
P04 Sport Seats Plus (2-Way)
P9A Convenience Package
XLF Sports Exhaust System
Y8 Mahogany Metallic
MSRP: $73,680
Negotiated price is $40K. Car is on the west coast and will be relocated to the east coast. I've been tracking the 981 market, but there are few examples of 981 CS's w/ MT to draw comparisons to. There are a few listed currently with similar MSRP's, slightly lower mileage (~45K), listed between $44-45K. CarGuru's instant value shows it between a fair and good deal.
Anyone else recently purchase a 981 CS? Does this seem like a fair deal all things considered? Thanks.
I have an offer accepted on a 981 CS from a private seller pending a succesful PPI. It's a four owner car, but the third owner had the car for less than a month, according to the current owner, due to a divorce. Current owner (#4) has driven the car for the last 20,000 miles. Clean Carfax, and service records. Notable options below:
2014 Cayman S
55K Miles
BASE Cayman S
423 20" Carrera S Wheels
XDH Wheels Platinum Satin
480 Manual Transmission
680 Bose Stereo System
840 Sport Design Steering Wheel
P04 Sport Seats Plus (2-Way)
P9A Convenience Package
XLF Sports Exhaust System
Y8 Mahogany Metallic
MSRP: $73,680
Negotiated price is $40K. Car is on the west coast and will be relocated to the east coast. I've been tracking the 981 market, but there are few examples of 981 CS's w/ MT to draw comparisons to. There are a few listed currently with similar MSRP's, slightly lower mileage (~45K), listed between $44-45K. CarGuru's instant value shows it between a fair and good deal.
Anyone else recently purchase a 981 CS? Does this seem like a fair deal all things considered? Thanks.
03-19-2019, 08:09 PM
#2
Track Day
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Haha I was looking at that car and talking to seller. It’s a beautiful car and pending a PPI sounds fair. I had to pass when I realized it didn’t have XM or bluetooth audio and for my daily driver is a requirement. I was going to offer slightly less but that’s definitely a good deal.
03-20-2019, 02:33 AM
#3
It really depends upon what YOU value.
That car: $40k ask, $73k MSRP, and 55k miles.
Another car: $55k ask, $90k MSRP (with MT, Sports Exhaust, Sport Chrono, and PTV, which is very rare), and 28k miles.
Let's say you drove the first car 30k miles and sold it for, say, $25k. Your 30k miles cost you $15k, or $0.50/mile.
Now drive the second car 30k miles and sell it for, say, $40k (for which there's a pretty strong case, given your example above). Your 30k miles cost you the same $15k, or $0.50/mile.
In which car would you prefer to have the 30k/$15k experience?
If you have any interest in Door #2, let me know. :-)
That car: $40k ask, $73k MSRP, and 55k miles.
Another car: $55k ask, $90k MSRP (with MT, Sports Exhaust, Sport Chrono, and PTV, which is very rare), and 28k miles.
Let's say you drove the first car 30k miles and sold it for, say, $25k. Your 30k miles cost you $15k, or $0.50/mile.
Now drive the second car 30k miles and sell it for, say, $40k (for which there's a pretty strong case, given your example above). Your 30k miles cost you the same $15k, or $0.50/mile.
In which car would you prefer to have the 30k/$15k experience?
If you have any interest in Door #2, let me know. :-)
03-20-2019, 10:17 AM
#4
Rennlist Member
I think that's a fair price. It's pretty lightly optioned, if you care, but that's amongst the cheapest 981CS's out there and it has some good drivers' options that make up for the lack of extras.
03-20-2019, 12:32 PM
#5
Burning Brakes
Agreed. Good price, in part because it's lightly optioned. If it checks out otherwise, go for it.
03-20-2019, 07:13 PM
#6
Haha I was looking at that car and talking to seller. It’s a beautiful car and pending a PPI sounds fair. I had to pass when I realized it didn’t have XM or bluetooth audio and for my daily driver is a requirement. I was going to offer slightly less but that’s definitely a good deal.
It really depends upon what YOU value.
That car: $40k ask, $73k MSRP, and 55k miles.
Another car: $55k ask, $90k MSRP (with MT, Sports Exhaust, Sport Chrono, and PTV, which is very rare), and 28k miles.
Let's say you drove the first car 30k miles and sold it for, say, $25k. Your 30k miles cost you $15k, or $0.50/mile.
Now drive the second car 30k miles and sell it for, say, $40k (for which there's a pretty strong case, given your example above). Your 30k miles cost you the same $15k, or $0.50/mile.
In which car would you prefer to have the 30k/$15k experience?
If you have any interest in Door #2, let me know. :-)
That car: $40k ask, $73k MSRP, and 55k miles.
Another car: $55k ask, $90k MSRP (with MT, Sports Exhaust, Sport Chrono, and PTV, which is very rare), and 28k miles.
Let's say you drove the first car 30k miles and sold it for, say, $25k. Your 30k miles cost you $15k, or $0.50/mile.
Now drive the second car 30k miles and sell it for, say, $40k (for which there's a pretty strong case, given your example above). Your 30k miles cost you the same $15k, or $0.50/mile.
In which car would you prefer to have the 30k/$15k experience?
If you have any interest in Door #2, let me know. :-)
03-21-2019, 08:05 AM
#7
I think you'll be extremely happy with the 2 ways sport seats. I had those in my cayman. Set the drivers seat to the right spot one time and you'll never need to move it. I found them very comfy and positioned perfectly. I also did the Bluetooth aux trick in mine and never had an issue with it, works great! Sounds like a good deal to me.
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03-23-2019, 10:34 PM
#9
You are going to LOVE it! Enjoy all the miles!
...It may be your first, but likely won't be your last. It's a slippery slope from here. :-)
...It may be your first, but likely won't be your last. It's a slippery slope from here. :-)