Many countries and even states in the US are looking to ban the IC engine. If that holds true, in 10 or 15 years, a new buyer will need to think about how long they intend to own the car. Califorina is wanting to ban the internal combustion engine in 2040. They would simply not allow you to register the car for road use. That means these would all be track queens. At that point, I would think the value would drop across the board. Who knows, maybe the mission e will be the Porsche to have.

I am sure that banning new car sales will be more likely. I only brought this up because I can see this having an impact with “Classic” cars. If NA engines are gone next year, there will be a good chance that IC only cars will not be far behind. I would think that we are only a model generation from hybrid 911 as a standard. At that point, there will be a market for NA engines. This would help drive the 997 and early 991s as classic Porsches. There will be enough of them around for third parties to still make parts and pleanty parts at scrap yards. NA 911s will be rare, but available. This will help create a market that will keep prices stable. From there, people will want the best examples.

This is a good point, the cost of insurance, registration, etc., that is. What many also forget is the future value of money (the impact of inflation on purchasing power). So, for example, if you pay $100K for a car in 2018, and inflation averages 1.8 percent over 10 years, you would need to sell it for 119,530.23 to break even (this sum would have the same purchasing power in 2028 as $100K has in 2018). A significant rise in the rate of inflation would mean you’d have to get even more in 10 years - which may be a big ask if the economy is imploding. Anyway, this is something that people seem not to take into account when they think about their ROI - it also makes depreciation look even worse.

Lol. The 991.2 is the exact same “fat” body, just different rear lights and different/more lines in the bumpers.

These are all nice cars so future classic status will be mostly determined by which are more pure, and which have said purer elements that are phased out (always the standard bearer for what makes for future classics).