Imo000

2010 was just a couple years after the ****storm in the US and car prices were down a lot. I think this started to change about a year or so ago. Before that you could get 996s for really cheap, not anymore and this seems to be the case for every other non DD car too......like the 928.

safulop

Well I am not quite out of the shark tank yet, but trying I guess. I found that a super-old car was not practical for upkeep anymore so I wanted a much younger car that would put my 928 to shame in the bargain.

I wound up entering the Maserati world and bought a 2005 Quattroporte. 46K miles, $23,000 with all the modern accessories and very fast. These kinds of cars are one reason that 928 DD values can't really go up much.

Crumpler

Ahhhhrrg.
Nate, I'm still kicking myself. I had a line several years ago on a GTV-6, special edition no less. Always loved them, but the spouse...seemed to think one project car was enough. Why!

Red Flash

This is 100% my take on the situation too.

People looking from the outside in need to find other reasons than the HP/dollar ratio in order to want to buy in. That having been said, I still am not going to dump either of my 928s. I value 928s for many reasons that can not be summed up by the HP/dollar ratio.

GT6ixer

I know right?! My wife said I could have as many project cars as I want, as long as they fit in the garage with space for her car to park. That's why my GT6 is completely dissembled and in buckets. Takes up less space and now room for the 928 and a 4Runner in our two car garage.

I really like the GTV-6. I want one. Still cheaper than a 928 of comparable condition. Jeremy Clarkson said it was his favorite car he ever owned. He also likes the 928. Not sure what that say about me. Hmmm.

GT6ixer

Not bad. Did you consider a Gran Turismo? Seems more akin to a 928 than the Quattroporte.

Tomkat80222

As another person new to this world, I have to agree. I was thinking about appreciation when I choose the GTS. At the same time I didn't want one with such low miles I would be afraid to drive. If my plans for this year work out, I will put almost 6K (over 10% of the current mileage) miles on the car this year and will enjoy every mile. I have no interest in a garage queen unless it's in a museum.

I read that in the 911 world that today high mileage examples needing lots of work are gaining in value. What a paradigm shift it will be when you put 20K into a 20K 928 and it's worth 60K. That is when the collectors will really take notice. Only us nuts with rose colored glasses are willing to loose money to put one back on the road. This may be why values have not risen as there are many of us getting these up to snuff and losing on the back end.

Tomkat80222

I love the Maserati and have looked at several examples when getting the 928. Seems like the most practical Italian car around.

safulop

Well to be old enough for my price point, it would have to be a Gran Sport (thinking 2005-06 or so). But yes, this was my first instinct as well. Have you ever driven Maserati Gran Sport? I found that, despite having a more reasonable back seat than the 928, it is very cramped inside especially height-wise. I am not a very tall man at 5'11'', and yet I found myself wanting to hunch down to see out through the windshield. Even with the seat lowered all the way down.

As for the interior pleasures, there is no contest. The Gran Sport is nice but has a pretty spartan interior with lots of fabric everywhere. The Quattroporte is where the cows come home, or at least, their skins. It is all hand-stitched Poltrona Frau leather, it honestly makes the stock leather of the 928 seem like cardboard by comparison. They use some kind of 20-step tanning process that makes the leather feel like butter.

hacker-pschorr

Maybe we shouldn't get so hung up on value. Here is another way to look at it from an economics standpoint.

Has interest / demand for 928's risen over the last 2-4-6-10 years? Absolutely.
Has supply gone up? Nope, in fact supply continues to go down.

In this scenario the chances of overall values to go down is unheard of unless there is some other underlying economic issue at play, like the economy crashing.

Yes I read the other thread you referenced. You are hanging a lot of your comments on what random people said in a forum 7 years ago. Within the context of this discussion, frankly that's all irrelevant.

What is relevant are comps, here is one:

http://www.barrett-jackson.com/Event...OR-COUPE-89615
1989 Automatic with 84k miles sold for $12,100

Another from 2011 (Mechum doesn't have any 928's sold before 2011):
https://www.mecum.com/lots/SC0511-10...9-porsche-928/
1989 Automatic with 85k miles sold for $13,000

RM Auctions, 2009 not the best comparison, it's all they have:
http://www.rmsothebys.com/ts09/class...4-coupe/344055
Limited info.... 88 S4 sold for $8,250 in 2009. Anyone familiar with RM knows they do not typically sell "project" car so it's safe to assume it's somewhat nice.

Bottom line is you got a really nice car in 2010, but your experience is not the end all / be all of 928 values. You can come up with all the anecdotal evidence you want, that doesn't change the fact that interest in the 928's are rising, and that doesn't typically go along with falling, depreciating values.

Crumpler

+1
Also, women want us...and guys want to be just like us.

johnu

Bwahahahahaha....the first delusional reply of 2017!

hacker-pschorr

Crumpler

It's also important to remember that, along with ownership privilege, come immense responsibilities....

​​​​​also, on my death bed, I receive...total consciousness, so I got that going for me...which is nice.

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WyattsRide

Was that a Porsche 928 dealer option or did you get that direct from the Dalai Lama?