nuvolari612

My mistake

Lot of great mechanics that work on the CGT very few know the market.

I remember when there were guys pushing CGT's at 3 then 4 now 7 - it's insanity jump in asap I never understood what held the CGT back other than it wasn't a traditional Porsche.

joejenie

What sucks is in 2010, I seen 2 CGTs in SLC and they were both under $350k. Wanted it, but I'm in homebuilding and was afraid the recession was going to last a lot longer and was scared to deploy cash and was scared to borrow the money. Easy to be Monday morning QB though.

mooty

YES and YES

Me&You

I think a friend may be one of the (now) previous owners of one of those CGTs... The timing, location and pricing lines up with a car he bought. Anyways...

The funny thing - the original owner of the CGT he ended up buying had traded it straight across for a then-new-and-hot-stuff Cayenne Turbo and Panamera Turbo... Ouch LOL

Sterling Sackey

That's rough.

SSO

I thought I had a deal on a great CGT back in 2014 at $425k. Black with grey and full history. Was just waiting for the PPI report. Called the dealer back the next day to ask when the report was being sent and was told he had just sold the car to another buyer.

RS Clubsport

If you do find one that was originally a USA car, I'd focus on one that has been in the EU for a long while so it's easy to validate it's history.

A lot came over around the time I bought mine in 2006, when you could avoid the 10% duty for re-importing to the EU and the FX was good. The second car to mine was for sale a while back GT Silver with around 10 k miles.

nuvolari612

hah I missed a few too - you could be saying the same thing when CGT's are above 1M still believe the CGT will be worth more than a 918 in a few years.

Coyft

Does anyone know if it is possible to retro fit air conditioning? I've seen a car for sale that is good value, but no air-con.

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pors9

The car is worth more with no AC than with AC especially if it also has radio delete. This is rare. Do not retrofit it. This car is worth a premium for the right buyer.

Hear me now believe me later.

E-Man

Coyft

It's nonsense, a car without air con is worth less, than one with.

Jrtaylor9

Yeah, not sure if the non-ac thing on more modern cars is the desirable option that it once was. That being said, adding it after market is going to be a sunk cost, at best. It's going to be a story to explain if/when you ever sell it. I'd just either buy a non-ac because I wanted it or wait for one when ac instead of adding it on a car.

Me&You

As Coyft said, this is total nonsense.

The a/c retrofit should be a simple change and would be easily reversible. Any potential buyer in the future that covets the uniqueness of a non a/c car would still consider this car based on the total package (service, mileage, color, overall condition, etc) and not let something like added (and easily reversible) a/c be a deal breaker. But that buyer pool is a drop in the ocean compared to the vast (vast, vast) majority of buyers that will prefer a car with a/c, regardless of originality.

That's how it is in the 288GTO market - a car that is worth multiples of of a CGT, from an era when a/c wasn't considered standard fare, the market has spoken - originality be damned, most buyers don't want to roast when (even if) they go for a drive.