Do options hold value?

[RaisedOnPorsches]

I'd say three options on the 986 Boxsters that likely hold some value would be:

-Porsche Sport Exhaust
-Factory Hardtop
-Speedster Humps (maybe)

Someone out there will always pay extra for a mean exhaust sound, especially when it is factory original. As for the hardtop and humps, the fact that they are easily removable and separately sellable helps keep interest in these options. I don't know that they'll add too much to the resale of a 986 though.

I wont suggest numbers since I'm currently selling my 986 with a hardtop and humps. I'll let the market set that added value.

[Dave S.]

Originally Posted by RaisedOnPorsches

I'd say three options on the 986 Boxsters that likely hold some value would be:

-Porsche Sport Exhaust
-Factory Hardtop
-Speedster Humps (maybe)

Someone out there will always pay extra for a mean exhaust sound, especially when it is factory original. As for the hardtop and humps, the fact that they are easily removable and separately sellable helps keep interest in these options. I don't know that they'll add too much to the resale of a 986 though.

I wont suggest numbers since I'm currently selling my 986 with a hardtop and humps. I'll let the market set that added value.

I wouldn't pay a dime more for any of those options and would view the humps and hard top as just taking up space in my garage. The exhaust option would be a red flag as I would assume the car had been tracked regularly. The only options that mattered to me in my purchase where heated seats, 6 speed manual and of course the "S" model. Wind stop and PSM were nice-to-have's. Of course I wouldn't really pay more for those options, just wouldn't buy a car that didn't have them. Low miles made much more of a difference in what I was willing to pay.

[Porsche9]

If any of you want to sell me your hardtop and/or factory sport exhaust let me know.

Having said that I expect to get little to nothing for those items unless I'd sell them separately. All the other options are of little to no value to me. All I care about in determining value is if it is a base or S and what transmission it has. Personally I would never buy a car with a tiptronic and believe the market dictates a lower value for tiptronic equipped cars.

[BYprodriver]

Originally Posted by Porsche9

If any of you want to sell me your hardtop and/or factory sport exhaust let me know.

Having said that I expect to get little to nothing for those items unless I'd sell them separately. All the other options are of little to no value to me. All I care about in determining value is if it is a base or S and what transmission it has. Personally I would never buy a car with a tiptronic and believe the market dictates a lower value for tiptronic equipped cars.

This is true, making the optional Tiptronic auto trans probably the most expensive option. $3100+ to buy new & then subtract about 10% from the resale price vs manual Box.