tallmat said:er, am puzzled by the
"And if you're being sensible ...... Residual Value"
All 911s depreciated, but 996 and 997 by more proportionally than their predecessors. Just look at current 996 values relative to original list prices.
Can't see any good reason why 991 will be any different, fine car though it is.
997s have depreciated at roughly same rate as most of its peers, early £20k now for decent 60k milers.
All supercar brands seem to depreciate more than 10-15 years back - perhaps due to production numbers being so much higher? Even Ferrari's suffer (519 & 612) feature on 10 worst depreciating cars.
I'm not sure pre 996/997 cars depreciate of appreciate any more. Except for the real early classics, these mid term 911's just seem to pass from one enthusiast to another for roughly the same money all the time give or take couple of grand. It's a funny old market, more like a custodian's club.