Touring is gonna be a future classic
12-22-2017, 08:20 PM
#1
Burning Brakes
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Touring is gonna be a future classic
I feel like the Touring is like a modern day 2.7RS or even RSR that drives way better and can be bought for a fraction of the money. A future classic? What do you guys think?
12-22-2017, 08:54 PM
#3
Burning Brakes
Classic is always in the context of rarity, plus what came before and what comes afterwards. It's not a limited addition car, plus we have no idea what comes afterwards so we'd all be guessing regarding the GT3 or with or without the Touring package.
Regardless, cars are rarely a great place to park money. The 911 50th Anniversary (beautiful car) was a true limited edition model. It came out in 2014-ish and is pretty much the same price now as it was when new. Pretty decent, but in the same time period (for random example) Lockheed Martin stock has doubled. Always best to enjoy now.
Regardless, cars are rarely a great place to park money. The 911 50th Anniversary (beautiful car) was a true limited edition model. It came out in 2014-ish and is pretty much the same price now as it was when new. Pretty decent, but in the same time period (for random example) Lockheed Martin stock has doubled. Always best to enjoy now.
12-22-2017, 09:05 PM
#4
IMO it depends on if they offer it on the 992 and so on, or if this is a one-time only type of offering like the R, GT3RS 4.0 (to a lesser extent) where the production numbers are tiny/limited in the grand scheme of 911s
12-22-2017, 09:57 PM
#7
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however I think Porsche will continue to offer the touring side by side with the winged GT3 in the 992 generation based on APs previous comments.
He strongly wants to keep an inconspicuous but pure drivers car (NA, RWD, 6 speed manual, relatively lightweight) regularly available for 911 driving purists, even as almost all the rest of the Porsche line goes turbo, gets heavier, and becomes more/all PDK & AWD.
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12-22-2017, 10:05 PM
#9
As others have said it depends what comes next. It certainly could be, though if another Touring comes next year with 525 hp not so much. Currently I’ve got the 997 GT3 RS 4.0 heading my list of future 911 classics from the last decade. 993 GT2 and 964 RS 3.6 from the decade before that (though I have yet to drive the latter). I only see the Touring approaching that territory if nothing succeeds/ eclipses it, and I don’t think that will be the case.
That said it’s a something of a Chinese curse to own an appreciating car: the magnetic pull of bubble wrap becomes a real problem. With a depreciating car you’re paying for every moment, so you’re incentivized to use it as much as possible. With an appreciating car the opposite is true. It’d also honestly be very difficult for me to risk half a million dollars at the track, etc, so personally I think the best thing for me is to assume it’s going to depreciate like a rock and act accordingly. If you get lucky one day then so be it...
12-22-2017, 10:09 PM
#11
Why would the Touring be a classic when it exists in the same generation as the R, without the R's exclusivity? The Touring is merely a GT3 without a rear wing...
12-22-2017, 10:48 PM
#13
+1. The only current 911 i see becoming a “classic” is the R. Maybe the .2 3RS if the NA disappears in the 992 version. My .2 3RS will have 5 figure miles by the time we figure that out. Drive it like you stole it. If it becomes a classic at minimum you will get your original $$$ back. If it doesn’t at least you will have enjoyed it. Back to “mining” bitcoin now because they are also future classics and will only go up in value
12-22-2017, 10:57 PM
#14
SJW, a Carin' kinda guy
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No modern 991 Porsche will be a true classic. They made way too many of them. 991 911R is a lot compared to 194 993 GT2, 500 997 GT3RS 4.0, 500 997 GT2 RS etc.
Even the 4.0 and 997 GT2RS I expect will trend down.
5000 GT3 991.2 or more is a lot, especially with the 991.1 GT3 and 991.2 GT3RS being reasonably comparable. I mean there are more 991 GT cars in the US than there are 964 era 911s ....
Even the 4.0 and 997 GT2RS I expect will trend down.
5000 GT3 991.2 or more is a lot, especially with the 991.1 GT3 and 991.2 GT3RS being reasonably comparable. I mean there are more 991 GT cars in the US than there are 964 era 911s ....