Cokerrat

Eh, some people look at things as the likely cost for buying that experience. Want to own a Porsche for a couple of years? It’s reasonable to consider what the likely out-of-pocket cost will be for the full cycle. Frankly this is a point in the 911’s favor compared to direct competitors like the AMG GT. Anyway, if that’s what OP is going for, I agree getting a ‘20 is going to result in the least net cost for a couple or three year ownership stint. I think you have to assume used prices return to normalcy 2 or 3 years down the road — or rather, I think you’re taking undue risk if you assume anything else.

Ray K.

Based on the lack of allocations I’m guessing there will be relatively few 2023’s. I assume the resale will be strong for quite a while.

rk-d

Shogunade

IDK about that. Say OP gets a 20 at $10k under sticker with less than 10k miles. And lets say the car is CPO, so warranty will end in 25. If he buys it now, he'll have 1.5 years warranty. So when he goes to sell, there'll be no warranty left, 5-15k miles more on it, it'll then be a 2 owner car and most likely pricing will have normalized.

He'd probably take a bigger hit with that than buying one brand new then selling that in 2-3 years.

CubsFan1

OP - I would consider a pre-owned 911, any year, that you feel comfortable purchasing and not worrying about depreciation. It's just not worth it, whether it's a Ferrari, Lambo, or Porsche, etc. When the cost and future value is in your head it won't go away after you buy any car. Another way to look at it is, how much are you willing to pay to drive the 911 over the next two years. It doesn't matter what the market does, you make a decision on what you're willing to part with. Good luck!

malba2366

Due to the timing you bought and sold in, your experience is not likely to be replicated anytime soon.

Nein Eleven

Ed Bolian mentioned on a recent TST podcast that he factored in 0.5% (of MSRP) depreciation per 1k miles driven when buying and selling supercars for his old rental business.

detansinn

Use as a rental car is so detrimental to a car’s value that CarFax flags it with a warning. It’s nearly as much of a hit as a Salvage Title… and rightly so.

ipse dixit

At some point it becomes paralysis by analysis.

Just buy the car you want. Drive. Rinse and repeat.

Everything else will take care of itself.

Nein Eleven

I was talking about mileage impact on resale value, not rental nor salvage status. Don’t rely on CarFax reports since anything can be hidden/scrubbed and never buy a used car from Florida.