Inchyra... Thinking of potential purchasers I suspect many folk may have wakened up to the possible reality that buying combustion engined vehicles ( other than the very rare) for investment purposes may well have passed it`s best some time back, and given the recent impetus behind acceptance of climate change to the extent that some parliaments have declared a climate emergency, may well advance legislation relative to cutting usage of motor vehicles in general, and I suspect recreational usage may be an early target...?
If the majority of Porsches in existence in the UK are perhaps used for other than daily transport, I wonder how many owners might there be who are hanging on to them with hopes based around the idea of "investment potential" using them as rarely as they dare, and over the next months and years may begin to wonder whether to off load them sooner rather than later as the result of possible evolutionary changes in legislation affecting aspects of general usage.. and how that might effect values...?
I am no economist, though I suspect the best returns to be had from a Porsche may be to make use of it as much as you can while you can. Perhaps a bit like the once cast iron investment that houses were thought to be... some folk may think they have made a lot of money out of moving house ever upward in terms of cost.... if they bought wisely on the basis of Location, Location, Location.....and eventually CASHED UP..? In the case of a Porsche I suspect the wise will buy on Condition,Condition, Condition, and two years off the road would seem unlikely to improve on that..? Tyres would be two years older and perhaps develop flat spots, acids trapped in the oil may cause issues, of course the oil will have quite some time to drain out of many places requiring a careful re-start, and what chances are there that the battery will survive, brakes may stick on etc. etc. etc... re-commisioning could have potential for more expense than might be imagined..?
As for advantage...? Well at least the speedo mileage read out will not have increased...? I have read elsewhere on this forum where it seems there are those who may have a measure of experience in Porsche circles and elsewhere, critically questioning the accuracy of speedo mileage readouts on vehicles for sale, I tend to think along very similar lines...hmm. If interested you could beam up
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Good luck in your decision making and wishing you fair winds and safe anchorages.. :thumb: