Stripped 911, Caymen S, Boxster S

[Perfectlap]

well its like this, go out and drive the wheels off a car while blind folded.
The warm fuzzy feeling of lateral g forces coupled with the music of a Porsche engine and exhaust note is why people want a CaymanS. Think the total opposite of Mercedes' new auto brake/throttle cruise control approach.

The Boxster is the only full blooded convertible ever produced by Porsche and its the only car in a very very long time that was soooo good they made it into a tin top. Although BMW jumped on the bandwagon recently with the Z4 (but purely for aesthetics, that car has been a disappointment).

[Ronzi]

So, Brucelee, which do you think would retain the higher percentage of it's original price after 2,3,4, and 5yrs, the stripper 911 or the (over)loaded Box?

I think the answer is going to be the stripped down 911. I always thought that highly optioned cars lost a greater % of their value, because buyers of these used cars are not willing to pay for luxury options (that add up fast) like full leather, PCM, wood, metal, carbon, special paint, painted trim, and others.

[Perfectlap]

I've been looking at 996S's for a while now and they seem to hold value very well.
Even the striped down plain Carreras do well or the dealers are not willing to go below a certain price. From a resale point of view I think its a better value than the Boxster.