A KEYNESIAN APPROACH TO GT CAR BUYING MAY HAVE SOME MERIT TO CONSIDER :

John Maynard Keynes left behind an enviable art collection, writes Bloomberg Opinion's Mark Gilbert. While the combined works have appreciated well above the rate of inflation, that's largely because of two stellar performers. The lesson seems to be that in buying art, the emotional dividends stemming from the joy of ownership are probably a more reliable motivation than the prospect of turning a profit.

 

Because if $10k to $20k is going to make or break your decision to buy, or happiness with, a car, it almost certainly means that you're buying too much car for your financial position and you're in over your head. These are toys and, IMO, again In My Opinion, either a) they shouldn't represent a material portion of your net worth, or b) you should be someone who is so relaxed about life that depreciation of the car is of little to no concern. If $10k or $20k is enough money to make you wring your hands, I can't understand how the ownership experience of a $150,000 car can really be fun and rewarding. Again, all my opinion, as is my belief that the difference in opinion on this topic is often directly related to the differences in how people define 'means to afford a $150k car'.

 

If you're going to play the role then pay the toll.

 

Again, I disagree. Its entirely possible to be willing and able to afford a 150k car while also still caring about 10-20k. Two things can be true at the same time. (And by afford, I mean really afford the car, not living hand to mouth so you can drive a GT3)

 

Anybody concerned about how much the cars will lose in value should short the GT3 and buy the market. These threads are non sense, these cars are purchased to enjoy them.

 

"All we are is dust in the wind . . . . . . "

 

 

Excellent question. I'm thinking its an ignorant anti-semitic pejorative.

 

LOL. Value threads suck. Buy the one you want, thrash it, move it to the back of the garage and buy another one.

 

that’s what I thought. Very disappointing- although he seems to have disappeared. Meds would be helpful.

 

mind blowing to see these graphs and endless conversations about GT3 prices,
it just shows how many people bought these cars just thinking they were going to get rich after the 911R nightmare.

 

Instead of you re-creating an RS study, we just apply a delta?
New was what, $30K more?!

 

I don’t think anyone counted on getting rich, but I think people(including myself) counted on values more sustainable based on the previous generations. So maybe I’ll have to wait longer into the 992 generation the .2 version of that before I buy the next gen. No big deal, but i can see it tough for people to swallow after such great value retention from the previous generations. Though an easy fix would be raising the new price of the 992 up 20k min.

 

I got so concerned about my ‘19 gt3 getting miles that I bought a 3 year old turbo with 60k miles for like 40% off. I love that car and drive it happily. This is the lesson i’ve been needing in buying used.

So when I think I can get a z06 and an m3 for that gt3 it’s very attractive. I dunno, anyone interested in a yellow gt3 with with sofas, pccb, pdk, leather and threads, pdls.. 3500miles, 3 years of warranty left, sticker was $176k,... in florida, what’s that worth private party? Dealer said about 20k below sticker?

Surprisingly, this gt3 is about 2% of my net worth.. not including my wife’s 401k 🙂

 

Sweet flex.