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Originally Posted by Chocaholic
Let’s just be thankful that guys like us could sample all things Porsche up until about 10 years ago when prices began to climb from the comfort zone to the unobtanium they are today.
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That is *exactly* how I feel.. Gotta move on (as PWD72s said). We had a chance to sample the forbidden fruit, and now it's off the menu... It's a strange thing I had not experienced even with other goods, and I can't quite figure out how that happened.. It's almost like someone pulled a plug like 5y ago, +/-..
I guess Porsche figured out they could make more profit (instead of the dealer markup) by selling less and charging more and creating that artificial scarcity - and also sell all the limited editions for $$$.. Prueninger was (fake?)lamenting earlier how only rich folks got an R or a touring, and he wanted those cars to be driven by true enthusiast and have high miles... Ha, then his team released 3x special edition that are selling for 1/2 a mil (speedster 911, this, etc)
I recall early 2010s a friend offering his 997.1 GT3 to me for 70K and I comfortably passed thinking that based on the depreication I'd be afford to do that later on a newer one.. LOL... The part that hurts for me is I drove these cars (the 991.2 GT3 is the one for me) a bit on track and porsche experience sideways, a lot sideways, and got to really realize how effing amazing there are at what they do for us enthusiasts. "Is it best to have loved and lost than never loved at all" - LOL. As to affordable 911s ? Honestly been there done that, the base models and even S are not THAT special for the $ to me, I think BMW does better at that entry level. The GT3s were "special" for the cost back then, but looks they they re-adjusted. Anyway thanks for sharing in the sorrow.. Guess I'm not alone witnessing my income not following GT3 prices, haha !