mnawa

pending sale

RapidGT

It was $210k.

Britzky9

Someone just paid a $35,000 premium because a car changed roof tops...

2011 GT3, meteor grey, 8173 mi, $174,980
https://www.gulfcoastautogroup.com/i...ac2a92bs783351
WP0AC2A92BS783351

Zweck says they have this Meteor Grey .2 GT3 coming in.
VIN: WP0AC2A92BS783351
$210,000

(please pardon the indignation, as I am fomo-ing on .2's right now... )

Body In White

It’s not a crazy idea, but it would require a lot of logistical complexities (secure looooooooong-term storage, registration, annual service, etc.), never mind finding a trusted “care-taker” or scheduling periodic trips to Europe to deal with the car for the next 13 years. After all of that, you still have to import it into the US which is pretty straight-forward… it just costs time and money.

The reality is that most folks don’t have the long-term interest or attention to sit on a car like that until 2036 before they can bring it state-side, but I hope someone will try — I’ll be rooting for them. 😀

RapidGT

BRG shows up in different lights. Sometimes can appear very dark and sometimes much lighter. There was also Porsche Racing Green Metallic which was a dark metallic green offered by Porsche in the 997 era. This was a metallic paint unlike BRG and it seemed to be a tad darker. If we’re talking outside of Porsche BRG has been different between different manufacturers throughout history dating back 100+ years so there isn’t a precise shade besides a darker green.

Upscale Audio

I don't get what they meant by "Alcantara inlays" Was there something different on that car?

RapidGT

I believe he was referring to the seat inserts as inlays.

FrenchieDadRS

this idea has tickled my mind...

cosmos

Its not really $100k. Converting $ to € plus the 20% VAT plus registration etc. it’s closer to $70.

Now factor in storage, rent, insurance and how many times you actually drive the vehicle there and the proposition looses its luster, hence why it’s not done more often.

Arbitrage is for the wealthy, not the cheap trying to save a buck.

JS

Just move to Italy.

dpklein

In 2040 lets say, when these cars are eligible to be imported to the United States, and we all agree they are some of the best Porsches made, will US collectors pay the same amount of money (or more) if the GT3RS is in an interesting color, has the right options etc, vs what can be bought here today or in the future in the US. Case in point Euro F40 vs US F40s. Price discrepancies are quickly being "arbitraged" out because at the end of the day, there are a limited amount of F40, GT3RS, Skylines to go around, and in 17 years nobody is going to care where the car was (if maintained etc) nor what the emission/legislative issues were at the time of production. So I guess buying Euro only cars like the EB110, McLaren F1 was a stupid investment decision? The answer is absolutely not.

If I buy a car in the US, I still have to allocate storage space/garage space, insurance, gas an maintenance here in the US. So for me, that's a wash no matter in which country it sits. There are reputable car storage spaces both in the United States and in Europe, which cost roughly the same. But lets say the cost is a factor. $500 per month extra, that $6K a year. You now have broken "even". But you go to Europe, and you have in this example a GT3RS to drive in the alps, etc etc, which you can/t do in America, and if you wanted to drive your car there, you'd have to ship it, insure it etc, and ship it back. Thats a different animal than shipping within the United States. So over 13 years your cost of ownership is exactly the same (unless you have property in Europe) but every time you go to Europe you have a "rental car" that is totally awesome. Can't put a price on that.

RapidGT

Guards Red .2 GT3 with 6k miles, steel brakes, FAL, DEM, and full leather. Priced at $220k.

https://www.cars.com/vehicledetail/3...-f99ba0d5f56d/

VIN: WP0AC2A97BS783295

RapidGT

Heavily tracked white .2 RS with 17k miles. Priced at $279k.

Current listing:
https://mart.pca.org/ads/60734

When previously at Switchcars @ 15k miles:
https://www.switchcars.com/cars-for-...che-911-gt3-rs

VIN: WP0AC2A92BS783155

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RapidGT

Pumpkin .1 RS with 1800 miles, PCCB, full leather, and a good amount of mods. No price listed. The car in the limited photos is not the VIN they list. It’s this car they had on BaT a couple years ago.

https://www.youngmotorcars.com/inven...he-911-gt3rs-2

VIN: WP0AC29947S793276

Wonderdan

I always go back to what my FU money friends tell me when I engineer ways to extract a penny from a penny… put that much thought into your next company and it won’t matter