Steve Theodore

Nizer,

Your point is solid, but the real value is in the rare models...hence the big price delta. Take a rarer car (RS) and then put a factory rare color on it and you have instant resale value champion/collectible.

For a driver, you're absolutely right though. You can get mechanically something very close for a lot less money if you go for a non-RS in a less rare color. But the real collectors and crazies are always going to pay more for the less common stuff.

Nizer

Of course. But I suspect few of the buyers and even fewer of the cars being bought/sold are collectors. The rest are just overpaying for a driving experience that can be (virtually) duplicated for 30%-50% less.

993Brendan

For me I just had to have the RS in orange. While I would have enjoyed a "regular" GT3's performance just as much, I would have always regretted not getting what I really wanted. I ended up paying more than I liked for my one owner RS with 14k miles, but it was tens of thousands less than what they want for this car. I'm not sure I would have paid six figures, but if you want in the game now, thats the price.

LastMezger

+1. The amount of money I've wasted not getting exactly what I wanted only to have to do it later...

LooseMarble

I still pinch myself sometimes to be sure it is actually true that I pickedbio myborange car 12 months ago for 85K. It is tempting to think about selling. I would have a years woth of mortgaage payments in profit. But I would have this car to drive!

993Brendan

I followed the market for about 3 years before purchasing and yours is still the best transaction I saw. Glad you are enjoying it!

///BLACKLABEL

white car at pacific price just raised to 137k

http://www.pacificporsche.com/detail...AC299X8S792067

taking my car off the market for now

dsu*

this orange .1RS Sold!

LooseMarble

Is the buyer here on Rennlist?

mooty

here

http://www.lamborghinilongisland.com...94.htm?type=Us

GreenLantern

The folks at Pacific are nuts. At least, all my past interactions have indicated so, and this car has been in their inventory for ~5 months now. Each month it goes up by $5-$10k, heh. I believe it has been in Sale Pending status twice. The last time an actual person owned this car was May 2013. Since then it has bounced around dealers, and even went through dealer auctions once.

Sadness.

GreenLantern

To you?

scooter993

my buddy bought it! we called and got it for 115K. never track, oem other then the ghetto flip screen radio. the stock radio came with it.

GreenLantern

Very nice! Congrats to your friend! Nice grab, indeed.