2006 base base 987 price

[Dr. Kill]

Originally Posted by porschegeorg

Well....I'm looking at purchasing a brand new (ordering one) 987 base. And
when I say base I mean BASE!! Absolutely no options. I need to stay right
at $41,000 and I believe I have a dealer who is willing to order a base 987 for
this price.

According to Edmunds, the invoice of this car is right around 40k (including
delivery). Do you all think I'm reasonable in offering 41k?

Thanks for any input.

Georg

p.s. I know there are a ton of options that would be nice to have or maybe even
condsidered "must haves" (i.e. I'll buy the windstop at a later date). But I
really need to stay at the 41k magic number.

I don't know this time of year. I bought a new one back in October that was fairly well optioned for $42k (sticker just over $50k). However, it was for an '05 with '06s on the lot. I spent some time negotiating with different dealers and found it was tough to get too far below sticker - I got kind of lucky on mine and it was a nation-wide search (bought it in cali and I live in NJ)

[mach schnell]

I agree with eslai - don't buy a bare bones porsche, just for the sake of owning a porsche! Your investment (and your enjoyment) will be greater with some options. That being said, though, I think the 987 has advantages over the 986 IMHO - however, I was originally looking at 04 986S models, as well as older 911's, M3's and the Infiniti G35 coupe to be within a certain price (mine was a gift from my wife - but we agreed on a set price range - this is somewhere in another thread) Like Dr Kill, we stumbled across an 05 that was left over stock with 06's on the lot and got a deal to die for!

Even doing the initial research before purchasing, I think the lowest I saw an 06 987 was mid $40000's, but this is southern California. I'd keep an eye out for remaining 05's or surf eBay.

[porschegeorg]

Thank you all for your advice! This forum is awesome!! I had the chance to
buy a 2005 987 (dealer service-loaner car) for 37,600 in December of 2005. But
I wasnt ready to purchase then. It turns out that it would have been a killer
deal in that it wasnt a base-base Boxster and it only had 4k miles.

I'm gonna seriously consider that new 05 that mikenoh pointed out. I do have
an offer from a dealer for a base-base 06 for $41,400.

I've owned a 944 and a 914 (a nightmare!) so this 987 will be a DREAM!!! Keep the advice coming and I'll let you know when I finally purchase one.

[MikenOH]

http://north-olmsted.porschedealer.com/new_cars/info.php?inventoryid=144214

My suggestion is that if you're hot on a leftover '05'--which I think is the best deal--you might think of doing something pretty quick. The inventory on '05's for both dealers has really shrunk in the last few weeks.

Freddie Baker is a terrific dealer, BTW.

Where are you located?
Mike

Originally Posted by MikenOH

http://north-olmsted.porschedealer.com/new_cars/info.php?inventoryid=144214

My suggestion is that if you're hot on a leftover '05'--which I think is the best deal--you might think of doing something pretty quick. The inventory on '05's for both dealers has really shrunk in the last few weeks.

Freddie Baker is a terrific dealer, BTW.

Where are you located?
Mike

I second Mike's comment. Everyone is getting ready to purchase their spring/summer toy!

[porschegeorg]

I've just spoken with Chris Austin (the sales manager) at Fred Baker. I've also
called about 4 other dealers with 05's but all of them were too expensive (cars
that had too much equipment).

The car at Fred Baker sounds just about perfect for me. The 05 that he has
would invoice for a little over $39,000. The 06 invoices at $39,222. So these
2 cars are very comparable as far as price goes. The 05 has $1000 worth of
options that the 06 does not have. But I'm also taking a bigger depreciation on
the 05. I'm torn.

However, my descision may be made for me because the manager at Fred Baker
said that his car may be already sold. Someone put a deposit on it last night but
it didnt sound like a solid sale. He will call me this afternoon and let me know. If its not sold, and I can get it for close to 39,999...I might have to jump on that deal.
I need to run some resale numbers (what each car may be worth in 3 years).

Wish me luck!!!

Originally Posted by porschegeorg

The car at Fred Baker sounds just about perfect for me. The 05 that he has
would invoice for a little over $39,000. The 06 invoices at $39,222. So these
2 cars are very comparable as far as price goes. The 05 has $1000 worth of
options that the 06 does not have. But I'm also taking a bigger depreciation on
the 05. I'm torn.

I just don't get this depreciation comment. They are giving you a deep-discount on the 2005...right. Doesn't that wipe-out the depreciation, or most of it?

Another thing about depreciation I just don't get is this example. Say you buy a 2006. And in 3 years it is worth X$ less. OK, so it is worth less in 3 years, that's deprciation...but you also got to drive and enjoy the car for 3 years! Nothing's free. And if customer "A" negotiates a better deals than another buyer, than customer A's car depreciates less. Right?