T8
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I can't believe that it's 4 years ago today that I took this photograph to celebrate the purchase of my 'new' mistress.
The 996T was only kept for a few weeks after the picture was taken as I soon realised that she'd hardly be used and I didn't have the facility to garage two cars. With hindsight I could have paid to put her in storage for 6 months and still made a few extra £k but, hey-ho, that's history now.
At some time over the last six months I had hoped to recreate this picture with a 991S taking the place of the 996T but sadly the current flat market for these cars hasn't allowed it. I wasn't intending to be greedy by keeping two 911s but I did want to 'hedge my bets' by not selling 'Red' until her successor was in place. Sadly the supply of sub-£55k 991S cars seems to have dried up since Christmas so the likelihood of me finding the one I want before the 2019 driving season gets underway seems remote.
More recently I decided that I couldn't take the risk of having money tied up in two depreciating assets so took the decision to part with my current car first. Sadly this hasn't materialised either because I haven't received an offer for my beautiful red car of anything like what it's worth to me.
My quandary now is whether to (a) leave the 997T on the market and wait or (b) to put my search for a newer car on hold for 12-14 months and get on with enjoying the delights of a 997 turbo all over again.
It' s often said that 'absence makes the heart grow fonder' and, after nearly 6 months apart, I'm starting to realise that this might be the case for me and 'Red'. The only reason for me deciding to change in the first place was that after nearly 4 years and over 21k miles the time just felt right. It wasn't an easy decision to make and it took quite a while for me to come to terms with it.
Perhaps fate is keeping us together. :dont know:
The 996T was only kept for a few weeks after the picture was taken as I soon realised that she'd hardly be used and I didn't have the facility to garage two cars. With hindsight I could have paid to put her in storage for 6 months and still made a few extra £k but, hey-ho, that's history now.
At some time over the last six months I had hoped to recreate this picture with a 991S taking the place of the 996T but sadly the current flat market for these cars hasn't allowed it. I wasn't intending to be greedy by keeping two 911s but I did want to 'hedge my bets' by not selling 'Red' until her successor was in place. Sadly the supply of sub-£55k 991S cars seems to have dried up since Christmas so the likelihood of me finding the one I want before the 2019 driving season gets underway seems remote.
More recently I decided that I couldn't take the risk of having money tied up in two depreciating assets so took the decision to part with my current car first. Sadly this hasn't materialised either because I haven't received an offer for my beautiful red car of anything like what it's worth to me.
My quandary now is whether to (a) leave the 997T on the market and wait or (b) to put my search for a newer car on hold for 12-14 months and get on with enjoying the delights of a 997 turbo all over again.
It' s often said that 'absence makes the heart grow fonder' and, after nearly 6 months apart, I'm starting to realise that this might be the case for me and 'Red'. The only reason for me deciding to change in the first place was that after nearly 4 years and over 21k miles the time just felt right. It wasn't an easy decision to make and it took quite a while for me to come to terms with it.
Perhaps fate is keeping us together. :dont know: