I knew a guy that sold his Ferrari for well under 40K. It only impressed people that knew nothing about Ferraris. Like the VW that was rebadged Porsche for the North American market. At Ferrari meets he got the respect of a kit car owner.
I'm of the opinion that you get the car or motorcycle that turns your crank, not anybody else's. After all, you're the one that has to drive it and look at it every day.
I know I have pretty fringe tastes and I *always* expect to take a bath on resale given how much mileage I put on these vehicles, so I'm pretty used to car or bike guys saying, "OMG, you bought *that*?" Why didn't you get the more popular model?"
The two schools of economics, buy it because you like it, buy it because it may/will go up in value. You have 50/50 shot unless your grabbing something that has seen a 7-9% increase every year if cared for .
914, find somebody that likes them and your good, but your up against 1000 sellers and buyers that say not a porche...
If your dad bought a Rolex submariner or sea dweller 30 yrs ago your golden, it went from $879.00 to 15K for a clean one . But hope dad didn't buy an Rolex president .
I'm of the opinion that you get the car or motorcycle that turns your crank, not anybody else's. After all, you're the one that has to drive it and look at it every day.
I know I have pretty fringe tastes and I *always* expect to take a bath on resale given how much mileage I put on these vehicles, so I'm pretty used to car or bike guys saying, "OMG, you bought *that*?" Why didn't you get the more popular model?"
I feel the same way... you collect a few smirks when you pull into the bike lot at work on a 125CC enduro. Or a join a TTSR 3 hour group ride on a 250cc Ninja. Or head down a dirt road with a group of eurobike adventurers on your Vstrom.
My bikes are for my personal pleasure -- I take neither pleasure or pain in someone elses opinion of them.
I think some tastes are acquired at a certain age when you're the most impressionable.
I used to run track when I was a kid and I trained at York University. Every day I'd walk past Ben Johnson's black Porsche 928 parked outside while he was inside training. I used to idolize him and that car was the hottest thing I'd ever seen in person. Ever since then, I've had a sweet spot for Porsche 928s. Preferably a S4 in manual.
Nowadays, pretty much everyone else says to me, "928? Really? NORP (Not A Real Porsche)!"
I knew a guy that sold his Ferrari for well under 40K. It only impressed people that knew nothing about Ferraris. Like the VW that was rebadged Porsche for the North American market. At Ferrari meets he got the respect of a kit car owner.
I think some tastes are acquired at a certain age when you're the most impressionable.
I used to run track when I was a kid and I trained at York University. Every day I'd walk past Ben Johnson's black Porsche 928 parked outside while he was inside training. I used to idolize him and that car was the hottest thing I'd ever seen in person. Ever since then, I've had a sweet spot for Porsche 928s. Preferably a S4 in manual.
Nowadays, pretty much everyone else says to me, "928? Really? NORP (Not A Real Porsche)!"
When I was looking for the mini, I cross shopped against a 928. I found a beautiful example but it was the wrong car for me. One owner, original paint, standard. I wanted something to drive not worship so I left that one for somebody else.
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