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you're confusing two different issues, demand and resale.
the demand is not false and existed before it was known what, if any, profit could be made on resale.
they influence each other but are not one in the same.

Carrera2kid

I think Jeff is completely right. I learned in law school that "for instance is not proof", but this "for instance" is instructive: my local dealership had 15 guys on the RS wait list before they closed it in August '06, pending their finding what their allocation turned out to be. After selling a zillion CGT's, they were allocated three RS's. They believe they could sell more RS's than Turbos, and they sell 25 Turbos annually.

In comparison, their GT2 waitlist has two names. For whatever reason, there is great remand for the RS, and the demand for the GT2 seems to be (to quote "This is Spinal Tap") more selective.

Maybe it has something to do with the fact that the last RS offered to North America was in 1973, and that turned out to be a legendary car. Or maybe it's because it looks wicked cool. Or maybe it's because it is so much fun to drive. Or maybe it's because it is so hard to get (remember that red head in high school?) Maybe all of the above.

As much in love with my RS as I am, even I don't expect that the current $40K-50K premium will last. And it sure won't last if another group of the get produced in '08. But I do believe the RS is the best 911 varient that Porsche has ever produced (and the 997 GT3 is the second best), and people have responded to that fact in a way that is simply unprecedented among the Porsche community. That is a fact that should be celebrated, in my view, not grumbled about. Porsche is making cars we can care about...how great is that?

I can understand people who weren't lucky enough to get their hands on one being unhappy about the aftermarket prices, but that has nothing to do with demand, as Jeff has rightly pointed out. But chill...if you want an RS, I'm sure you will be able to get one in the fullness of time at a price that makes sense to you.
It just depends what your price is, and when the market will be at that price.

Ray

Carrera GT

If folks want the '07 RS because the '73 RS was a great car in its day, why not buy the '73?

They're about the same price ... the only difference being, the '73 won't go down in value ... : )

Carrera2kid

That's good! I've been thinking about that...but alas, in concours condition, they aren't the same price.

Carrera GT

Well, I was thinking RS Touring, not so much a Lightweight 100 point car sitting on the grass at Pebble with provenance starting when a Porsche family member received it as a birthday surprise from a championship winning driver with his gloves, goggles and helmet in mint condition on the passenger seat ... : )

And the thing is, you can build an early '73 up to RS spec (with fair degree of faithful connection to the original) for $50K and have a lot of fun with it and sell it $45K. You can't build an RS for $123K and if you did, you wouldn't be looking at a 10% loss when you found someone to buy your creation ...

kjslider

Oh, that's the only difference? Come on now, there is very little one can truly compare between what could be put on the road in the early 70's and what is being made now. Two completely different era's, some 30 plus years apart.

normank

Is Rennlist membership still $17.95?

John Velasco

Whip out the credit card!

John Velasco

It's only 4 Starbucks special drinks...

Carrera GT

You're right. I hadn't looked at it in that way.

StickShift964

CGTs make good commuter cars and cars for a "quick" run to starbucks around here.