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Originally Posted by Porsche9
I had a 964 for years before I had to sell it to fit my family needs. With the family grown I am now back in a Pcar again and I am very happy about that. The 964 and in my case a 2002 Boxster S are completely different experiences. Where I completely enjoy the S I loved driving the 964 (people would comment on the car all the time). I to this day regret selling it and it is the only car I every regret selling. The air cooled engine, the iconic shape, interior build quality just don't compare. When I sold it after 5 yeas I got more then I had paid for it and today it would cost another $10k. If you can afford the upfront cost of the 993 then go for it. It will be a investment that you can enjoy every day. The Boxster at least for know will continue to depreciate and have similar running costs. The Boxster may one day go up in value but I think it will be at least another 15 years and it will never be a air cooled 911.
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I highly doubt that 996/997/991 or any Boxster/Cayman will ever go up in value.
The production numbers are nearly 10x 's as the air-cooled 911's and 964/993.
Remember the 993 that nearly bankrupted Porsche out of existence. In its last production year they only sold ~2500 car in all of North America. The first 1997 Boxster sold like 20+K units. Ironic that a poor sales record is now paying huge divdends for the 993.
But put it this way, if they were making 20K 964 or 993's a year for 7 years per series, you could get a 964 or 993 today for $8K. When I first bought the Boxster I was initially considering an air-cooled 911 (but probably have settled on a 964 once I spoke with my mechanic) and those cars were going for peanuts
in a boom/credit bubble economy.
But at some point recently everyone woke up and realized how few air-cooled there are to fight over. That's never going to be an issue with water-cooled Porsches because there will always be unlimited supply of lightly used 997/991/997/991/Panas. But at the same time I would not overpay for a 911 or 964/993 like many are now. Those cars are usually enthusiast owned and finding a good example will be easy. And when you look at what money could buy in the 90's most of those cars have not recouped their sticker prices, and certainly not in 2013 dollars. If you shop smart and find one needing a little bit of work (nothing major) and unfortunately only drive them on sunny days (without running up the odo), you're unlikely to lose money. In other words for a work horse Porsche you better look at something else. But for a Sunday driver, a 911/964/993 beats the pants of buying a modern PDK type Porsche that's bleeding money. But some people just really hate a new leak on their garage floor every month.