Prices going up?

[Disaster]

Originally Posted by cas951

Nice.

I'm curious as to the source if the data?

Ditto. Would love to find good source for vehicle pricing trends.

[johnbplus9]

Originally Posted by Disaster

Ditto. Would love to find good source for vehicle pricing trends.

Hi 986 forum members, nice to be joining you! I have a 2011 Boxster base, red/black, 6MT. This little Porsche pastes a smile on my face every time I drive it. To me it seems like the new 718 hasn't caught on yet. Sales are down compared to 981 last year.

I was wondering if reduced 2017 718 Boxster sales translated into increased value for previous years. I did a web search and found that "Car Gurus" has a price tracker. It seems there may be a trend, but could be seasonality so perhaps too early to tell.

In my web search I also came across this thread. I joined the forum so I could share the link with you good folks!

Hope everyone is enjoying their summer, top down and smiling all the way!

Cheers, John

[356Guy]

All the high priced Boxsters I saw for sale this spring sat around for a long time. A few had multiple price drops. Most of those ads are gone now. Who knows what the final sale price was or if they even sold. Yes they are a bargain for what you get but I think the market is small and everybody knows about the weak links and the cost to fix.

[Oldcarguy]

Would you sell your Boxster today for what you initially paid for it or less? I wouldn't.

My totally subjective observation is that the 986 Boxster market is trending toward binary. Two markets, 1) pricing trending gradually upwards for the declining pool of 986 Boxsters in overall excellent condition and 2) eroding market pricing for the increasing pool of unloved, abused or neglected money pits. IMHO, forty or fifty years from now collector / restorers will be scrambling for any 986, whatever the condition.

Just my .02 cents. I really don't care what the Boxster market does. If my 986 goes belly up for whatever reason, I'll make the best of it and move on. If it keeps on keeping on, I'll hang onto it for as long as we have a symbiotic relationship, then I'll make the best of it and move on.