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Old 01-24-2014, 01:23 PM   #1
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People talk of the value related to an air cooled Porsche, 10 years from now, maybe that will be accompanied with people talking about; the last manual, the last non hybrid, the last analog steer, the last before VW, the last before the Cayanee, maybe even the first water-cooled. Our cars will never be worth what a 550 is because too many were made, but i do see the boxster as being an appreciated older car at the very least. Late 90s cars are starting to look very very good, sometimes a good design needs to age like wine for it to really be appreciated and fulfill its full potential. Others have mentioned jags and alfa romeos and i could do nothing but agree.
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People talk of the value related to an air cooled Porsche, 10 years from now, maybe that will be accompanied with people talking about; the last manual, the last non hybrid, the last analog steer, the last before VW, the last before the Cayanee, maybe even the first water-cooled. Our cars will never be worth what a 550 is because too many were made, but i do see the boxster as being an appreciated older car at the very least. Late 90s cars are starting to look very very good, sometimes a good design needs to age like wine for it to really be appreciated and fulfill its full potential. Others have mentioned jags and alfa romeos and i could do nothing but agree.
well I'll say this about the Boxster/Cayman and 996 Carrera. They will be cars with manual transmissions and non-electric steering and old school flat six's like you say, that the owner can actually drive the wheels off at any track day or autocross, and no matter the weather it can be taken out for a spirited drive, thus it will not be a garage queens treated with kid gloves like so many other Porsches.

It's genuinely a "best of both worlds" workhorse group of Porsches that get a heck of a lot of flack from the "purists" but you'll be out shredding tires while their home waxing or saving up to finish that $10K engine rebuild.
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I bought my 2000 S about a year ago but at the time I was looking at any sports car - I was not married to Porsche despite already having a 914. Looking at comparable sports cars that were also designed in the '90s....many of them LOOKED like '90s cars. Or had awful interiors. Even with the older style climate control look - I think the 986 Boxster very much holds up despite being an aging car.
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For the record, I believe 986's will be scarce in the years ahead because of the comparatively high running costs coupled with a dud of an engine ( which is horribly expensive to rebuild or replace). Future classic? - you bet- strong initial public reaction and most hitting the crusher due to repair costs equals rarity.
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I don't know about becoming a classic, or not, and don't much care. I do believe the lines of the car are sensual and absolutely fantastic. With everyone's predictions of driverless cars (as opposed to the current zombie drivers) and the death of manuals, I do believe there will be an appreciation in 10-20 years. However, I will be too busy enjoying mine to worry about that. I would have taken either a 986 or a 987, but found a 987 first. I do like the side scoops a bit better, feeling they are more proportioned. And I like both versions better than the current.

With regards to design vs. function, I have a '07 Triumph Trophy and a '11 Ducati Multistrada. The Trophy has sensual flowing lines, and gets much more attention when I am out on it that the Duc, despite the Ducati being a much more modern and sophisticated bike. So, people appreciate style.

BTW, in '76 my brother and I had a line on a Daytona with the hemi. $2600. We thought about it, but were both students and figured we a) couldn't afford the gas and b) would probably wreck it. In retrospect, much as I like to think we would still have it, we were probably right - and be contributors to the appreciating value.
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It's genuinely a "best of both worlds" workhorse group of Porsches that get a heck of a lot of flack from the "purists" but you'll be out shredding tires while their home waxing or saving up to finish that $10K engine rebuild.
I feel exactly the same way!
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