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Are these 718’s all there cracked up to be. I have just been looking through the car sales section and it got me wondering. There are 8 25’s, a dozen spiders and loads of GTS 4.0’s for sale.
If they are as good as they say then why is everybody selling them. Is it that only speculators bought them in the first place and they hyped them up in reports. Is the current economical downturn causing panic.
Are investors worried. Have new car sales slowed, or are they just not that good and everyone has realised so. Has the new car waiting list got any shorter ?

 
Personally I think the economical downturn high energy prices certainly haven't help the higher end models plus investors collectors of the less produced models are cashing in with the fear they won't see a profit in the future in case prices drop below the list price paid.

We could not even get the Boxster 25 I went to 7 PCs all allocations had been filled and yes I have bought new and used Porsches before and serviced at PCs.

I have had this in the past on limited edition cars never be lucky enough to be allocated secure one I was on the list apparently .:ROFLMAO:

I won't be paying over list for the privilege of a used model so not bothering with the 25 more than happy staying with the model we have.

Until these used lower production models drop below list price can't see them selling to many.

Still a long waiting list for new and probably won't even get these lower production models.

Only my personal opinion

 
There are 9866 718s registered in the UK (I just counted them) and 264 for sale on Autotrader. About 2.7% of those registered. Therefore I'd say not everybody is selling them, just they've sold well. As for the top-end models - looks like speculators to me.
 
Earlier in the year when I was in the market there were a lot more 718 Boxsters and Caymans for sale than 981s (3x on occasions). I concluded that this was probably caused mainly by 718s bought new on fixed term leases which had come to an end, as well as the more emotional 4 vs 6 cylinder second-hand market opinion. Shame to see so many 4 litre cars not being enjoyed by their first time buyers.

 
Good old statistics. It’s the top enders I had in mind. As I say is it speculator’s or are the cars not all they are cracked up to be. I was hoping some of the sellers would comment on why they are giving up.

 
I must admit to being suspicious about the 4 V 6 cylinder snobbery. The 4 is a capable car and I wonder if 4.0l buyers realise they may of fallen for the Porsche hype.

 
Nothing wrong with GT model 4.0 litre engines as far as I am concerned. Manual gearbox ratio for 2nd gear too long but that’s about it. GTS engine a little detuned 20hp and suspension not same as GT cars but haven’t driven one so can’t comment

 
I have owned both a 718 GT4 and currently a 718 Spyder both are really good cars, I don't think the number of cars for sale has anything to do with the ability of the car. I would suggest that most owners will run out of talent before you reach the limit of the car. I know that's the case as far as I'm concerned.

There are some owners who just regularly change cars, some who take a profit and flip, some who upgrade as these are the introduction to GT Porsche's, some due to the current climate.

If you check back over time you usually find that the new cars change hands more frequently in the early years, once they are around 5 years old it settles, you don't see many 997 GT3's, RS for sale .

To answer your question both the GT4 and the Spyder are brilliant cars, if you fancy one , buy one you won't be disappointed .

 
Personally I think it's owners cashing in on good residuals. I was told by my salesman that he'd give me more than I paid for mine if I wanted to sell it now. 6 months old with 4000 miles on the clock. I PX'd my base Cayman back in March and it went on the forecourt for £10 less than I bought it for brand new. It was 18 months old and had 10000 miles on the clock.

Something to take into consideration as well is that a lot of these cars are ex Porsche UK fleet cars from either head office or from the SEC.

In answer to your original question, take one out for a test drive and see what you think.

Dan

 
To clarify, I have a six cylinder GTS 4.0. I went to buy a GTS 2.5 and the salesman did his job well and put me onto the 4.0. I suppose my thoughts are regarding the premium paid and was it worth it over and above the 2.5. I test drove a 2.5 and liked it, especially the noise it made.

Having owned the 4.0 for 16 months from new and putting nearly 14000 miles on it, the only advantage I can see is on the three track days done with it and realising that it is a fast car.

So the extra premium may just be to rank higher on the Porsche Snobs list Pecking order. A shame really when we are all considered plebs by the 911 boys anyway :ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO:

 
After a six cylinder 911 and a six cyl Boxster I now have a Boxster 718S. Absolutely superb car with first class handling and blistering performance which would leave my past 6 cyl cars for dead. I certainly won’t be selling anytime soon and paying over the odds for a six cylinder version.

 
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